How to Install Sonarr on Arch Linux

Sonarr is a popular open-source TV show manager and downloader. It can be installed on Arch Linux to help you manage your TV shows and download new episodes as they become available.

Here are the steps you need to take to install Sonarr on Arch Linux.

Step 1: Install Mono

Since Sonarr is written in C#, it requires the Mono runtime to run on Linux. To install Mono, simply run the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -S mono

This will download and install the latest version of Mono on your system.

Step 2: Add Sonarr Repository

Next, we need to add the Sonarr repository to our system. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:

echo -e "[Sonarr]\nSigLevel = Optional TrustAll\nServer = https://apt.sonarr.tv/arch/sonarr\n" | sudo tee -a /etc/pacman.conf

This will add the Sonarr repository to your pacman.conf file.

Step 3: Update package list

After adding the Sonarr repository, we need to update our package list using the following command:

sudo pacman -Sy

This will ensure that our system has the latest list of available packages, including Sonarr.

Step 4: Install Sonarr

Now that we have updated our package list, we can install Sonarr by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S sonarr

This will download and install the latest version of Sonarr on your system.

Step 5: Start and Enable Sonarr

After installing Sonarr, we need to start it up and enable it to run at startup. To do this, run the following two commands:

sudo systemctl start sonarr
sudo systemctl enable sonarr

This will start Sonarr and enable it to run automatically at startup.

Step 6: Access Sonarr

Now that Sonarr is installed and running, we can access it from a web browser by visiting http://localhost:8989/ on your Arch Linux machine. You should be able to start managing your TV shows and downloading new episodes through Sonarr.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Sonarr on Arch Linux!