Seedbox Refresh Plan

New Folder Architecture

/home/pikietchu/data/
├── torrents/          ← ruTorrent downloads & seeds here
│   ├── tv/
│   ├── movies/
│   └── anime/
└── media/             ← hardlinked library, Plex reads here
    ├── tv/
    ├── movies/
    └── anime/

Port Reference

• Jackett → screenshot full indexer list (every row)
• For each private tracker — go to tracker site → Profile → copy passkey/API key to a text file
• Sonarr → Settings → General → copy API key
• Radarr → Settings → General → copy API key
• ruTorrent → Settings → Categories → screenshot (preserves your category/path mappings)
• Note your ruTorrent port (visible in its USB dashboard URL)

We're moving from the split /files/ structure to a unified /data/ structure. This is done via SSH before uninstalling anything so your existing data stays intact.

Create New Structure

# Create the new unified data directory
mkdir -p ~/data/torrents/tv
mkdir -p ~/data/torrents/movies
mkdir -p ~/data/torrents/anime
mkdir -p ~/data/media/tv
mkdir -p ~/data/media/movies
mkdir -p ~/data/media/anime

Move Existing Downloads

# Move torrent files to new structure
# (rsync preserves hardlinks, mv does not)
rsync -av --remove-source-files ~/files/sonarr/ ~/data/torrents/tv/
rsync -av --remove-source-files ~/files/radarr/ ~/data/torrents/movies/

# Move media library to new structure
rsync -av --remove-source-files ~/media/TV\ Shows/ ~/data/media/tv/
rsync -av --remove-source-files ~/media/Movies/ ~/data/media/movies/
rsync -av --remove-source-files ~/media/Anime/ ~/data/media/anime/

Verify Move Completed

# Confirm files are in new locations
ls ~/data/torrents/tv/
ls ~/data/media/tv/

# Check nothing was left behind
ls ~/files/sonarr/
ls ~/files/radarr/

In the USB dashboard, uninstall in this exact order. Select delete config/data each time. Do not touch ruTorrent.

• Sonarr — uninstall + delete config. Confirm gone from installed list.
• Radarr — uninstall + delete config. Confirm gone.
• Jackett — uninstall + delete config. Confirm gone.
• Plex — uninstall + delete config. Your media files are untouched.

Install in this order from the USB dashboard app installer. Don't configure anything yet — just get them all installed and running first.

• Prowlarr — install first, everything else connects to it
• Sonarr v4 — install the v4 option specifically
• Sonarr v4 (second instance) — for anime, on port 8990. Check USB docs for how to add a second instance — usually labelled "Sonarr 2" or you name it "Sonarr Anime"
• Radarr — install
• Plex — install
• Bazarr — install

Prowlarr replaces Jackett. Configure it first — Sonarr and Radarr will sync their indexers from it automatically.

Add Indexers

• Open Prowlarr → Indexers → Add Indexer
• Search for each indexer from your Jackett screenshot and re-add it
• Public trackers — search and add, no credentials needed
• Private trackers — paste passkey from your notes when prompted
• Click Test after each one before saving. A green tick = working.

Connect to Sonarr TV

Settings → Apps → Add Application → Sonarr

Prowlarr Server:  http://127.0.0.1:9696
Sonarr Server:    http://127.0.0.1:8989
API Key:          [Sonarr TV → Settings → General → API Key]
Sync Level:      Full Sync

Connect to Sonarr Anime

Settings → Apps → Add Application → Sonarr

Prowlarr Server:  http://127.0.0.1:9696
Sonarr Server:    http://127.0.0.1:8990
API Key:          [Sonarr Anime → Settings → General → API Key]
Sync Level:      Full Sync

Connect to Radarr

Settings → Apps → Add Application → Radarr

Prowlarr Server:  http://127.0.0.1:9696
Radarr Server:    http://127.0.0.1:7878
API Key:          [Radarr → Settings → General → API Key]
Sync Level:      Full Sync

• All indexers added and tested green
• Connected to Sonarr TV — Full Sync
• Connected to Sonarr Anime — Full Sync
• Connected to Radarr — Full Sync

Download Client (ruTorrent)

Settings → Download Clients → Add → rTorrent

Name:      ruTorrent
Host:      127.0.0.1
Port:      [your ruTorrent port]
URL Path:  /RPC2
Username:  pikietchu
Password:  [your USB password]
Category:  sonarr-tv
Directory: /home/pikietchu/data/torrents/tv/

Media Management

Settings → Media Management

✓ Rename Episodes:              ON
✓ Use Hardlinks instead of Copy: ON  ← critical
✓ Import Extra Files:            ON
  Extra file extensions: srt,ass,ssa,sub,idx

Episode naming:
{Series Title} - S{season:00}E{episode:00} - {Episode Title}

Root Folder:
/home/pikietchu/data/media/tv/

Quality Profile — Standard HD

Settings → Profiles → Add

Name:          Standard HD
Upgrade Until: Bluray-1080p

Quality order (top = most preferred):
  ✓ Bluray-1080p Remux
  ✓ Bluray-1080p
  ✓ WEB-DL-1080p
  ✓ WEBRip-1080p
  ✗ 720p and below (disable)

Import Existing Library

• Series → Import → select /home/pikietchu/data/media/tv/
• Sonarr will scan and match your existing shows automatically
• Review the matches — correct any mismatches before confirming
• Confirm import. Sonarr now manages your existing library.

• ruTorrent download client added and tested
• Hardlinks enabled in Media Management
• Root folder set to /data/media/tv/
• Standard HD quality profile created
• Existing TV library imported

This is a completely separate Sonarr instance on port 8990. Same process as TV but with anime-specific settings.

Download Client (ruTorrent)

Settings → Download Clients → Add → rTorrent

Name:      ruTorrent
Host:      127.0.0.1
Port:      [your ruTorrent port]
URL Path:  /RPC2
Username:  pikietchu
Password:  [your USB password]
Category:  sonarr-anime
Directory: /home/pikietchu/data/torrents/anime/

Media Management

Settings → Media Management

✓ Rename Episodes:              ON
✓ Use Hardlinks instead of Copy: ON
✓ Import Extra Files:            ON
  Extra file extensions: srt,ass,ssa,sub,idx

Episode naming:
{Series Title} - S{season:00}E{episode:00} - {Episode Title} [{Quality Title}]

Root Folder:
/home/pikietchu/data/media/anime/

Quality Profile — Anime

Settings → Profiles → Add

Name:          Anime
Upgrade Until: Bluray-1080p

Quality order:
  ✓ Bluray-1080p Remux
  ✓ Bluray-1080p
  ✓ WEB-DL-1080p
  ✓ WEBRip-1080p

Custom Formats (Settings → Custom Formats → Add):
  +100 SubsPlease
  +100 Erai-raws
   +50 Dual Audio
   +30 BluRay
   -100 FRENCH
   -100 VOSTFR
   -100 DUBBED

Import Existing Anime Library

• Series → Import → select /home/pikietchu/data/media/anime/
• Review matches — anime metadata can be trickier, check each one
• After import, go through each series and set Series Type → Anime
• Assign the Anime quality profile to all series

• ruTorrent download client added (category: sonarr-anime)
• Root folder set to /data/media/anime/
• Anime quality profile with custom formats created
• Existing anime library imported
• All series set to Series Type: Anime

Download Client

Settings → Download Clients → Add → rTorrent

Name:      ruTorrent
Host:      127.0.0.1
Port:      [your ruTorrent port]
URL Path:  /RPC2
Username:  pikietchu
Password:  [your USB password]
Category:  radarr-movies
Directory: /home/pikietchu/data/torrents/movies/

Media Management

Settings → Media Management

✓ Rename Movies:                ON
✓ Use Hardlinks instead of Copy: ON
✓ Import Extra Files:            ON
  Extra file extensions: srt,ass,ssa,sub,idx

Movie naming:
{Movie Title} ({Release Year}) {tmdb-{TmdbId}}

Root Folder:
/home/pikietchu/data/media/movies/

Import Existing Library

• Movies → Import → select /home/pikietchu/data/media/movies/
• Review matches — TMDB matching is generally very reliable for movies
• Confirm import

• ruTorrent download client added (category: radarr-movies)
• Hardlinks enabled
• Root folder set to /data/media/movies/
• Existing movie library imported

Recyclarr automatically syncs TRaSH Guides quality profiles and custom formats into Sonarr and Radarr. This means your quality settings stay best-practice without manual maintenance.

Install via SSH

# Check if available in USB dashboard first
# If not, install manually:

# Download latest release
mkdir -p ~/recyclarr
cd ~/recyclarr
wget https://github.com/recyclarr/recyclarr/releases/latest/download/recyclarr-linux-x64.tar.gz
tar -xzf recyclarr-linux-x64.tar.gz

# Initialize config
./recyclarr config create

Config File

Edit the generated config at ~/.config/recyclarr/recyclarr.yml:

sonarr:
  tv:
    base_url: http://127.0.0.1:8989
    api_key: [sonarr-tv-api-key]
    quality_profiles:
      - name: Standard HD
    custom_formats:
      - trash_ids:
          - 85c61753a347e0f938f5e2e2  # x265 HD
          - 9b27ab6498ec0f31a3353992  # x264

  anime:
    base_url: http://127.0.0.1:8990
    api_key: [sonarr-anime-api-key]
    quality_profiles:
      - name: Anime
    custom_formats:
      - trash_ids:
          - 026d5aadd1a6b4e550b134cb6 # Anime BD Tier 01
          - b4a1b3d705159cdca36d71e8  # v0 (release group)

radarr:
  movies:
    base_url: http://127.0.0.1:7878
    api_key: [radarr-api-key]
    quality_profiles:
      - name: Standard HD

Run Recyclarr

# Test sync (dry run first)
./recyclarr sync --dry-run

# If output looks correct, run for real
./recyclarr sync

# Set up a cron job to keep it synced weekly
crontab -e
# Add this line:
0 4 * * 0 /home/pikietchu/recyclarr/recyclarr sync

• Recyclarr installed
• Config file created with all three app connections
• Dry run completed successfully
• Full sync run — profiles updated in Sonarr/Radarr
• Weekly cron job added

• Open Plex → sign in with your Plex Pass account (activates all premium features automatically)
• Add Libraries via the setup wizard

Library Setup

Add Library → TV Shows
  Name: TV
  Folders:
    /home/pikietchu/data/media/tv/
    /home/pikietchu/data/media/anime/  ← add both to same TV library

Add Library → Movies
  Name: Movies
  Folders:
    /home/pikietchu/data/media/movies/

Settings

• Signed in with Plex Pass account
• TV library added (both tv/ and anime/ folders)
• Movies library added
• Hardware acceleration enabled
• Auto-scan enabled
• Library scan running (let it complete in background)

Bazarr automatically fetches subtitles for your entire library and new downloads. For anime it will pull ASS fansub subtitles as primary and SRT as fallback — giving you full styled subs in Kodi and compatible subs for Tesla.

Connect to Sonarr TV

Settings → Sonarr

Address:  127.0.0.1
Port:     8989
API Key:  [Sonarr TV API key]
→ Test → Save

Connect to Sonarr Anime

Settings → Sonarr (second connection if supported)
or manage anime series manually within same Sonarr connection

Address:  127.0.0.1
Port:     8990
API Key:  [Sonarr Anime API key]
→ Test → Save

Connect to Radarr

Settings → Radarr

Address:  127.0.0.1
Port:     7878
API Key:  [Radarr API key]
→ Test → Save

Subtitle Providers

Add in this priority order under Settings → Providers:

Language Profiles

Settings → Languages → Add Profile

Profile: Anime
  Language: English
  Formats in priority order:
    1. ASS   ← fansub styled subs for Kodi
    2. SSA   ← older ASS format fallback
    3. SRT   ← Tesla/browser compatibility fallback

Profile: Standard
  Language: English
  Formats:
    1. SRT

Assign Profiles

• Series tab → select all anime shows → bulk assign Anime profile
• Series tab → select all other shows → bulk assign Standard profile
• Movies tab → all movies → assign Standard profile
• Click Search All to start downloading subtitles for existing library

• Connected to Sonarr TV
• Connected to Sonarr Anime
• Connected to Radarr
• OpenSubtitles.com account created and added
• Jimaku and Animetosho providers added
• Anime language profile created (ASS → SSA → SRT)
• Standard language profile created (SRT)
• Profiles assigned to all series and movies
• Search All triggered for existing library

Before declaring victory, run through this verification checklist to confirm the full pipeline works end to end.

Pipeline Test

• In Sonarr TV — find a show with a missing episode → click Search
• Watch the Activity tab — confirm Prowlarr finds a result and sends to ruTorrent
• Confirm ruTorrent starts the download in the correct torrents/tv/ folder
• After download completes, confirm Sonarr imports it to media/tv/
• Confirm Plex picks it up automatically (check Recently Added)
• Confirm Bazarr fetches subtitles within a few minutes

Hardlink Verification (SSH)

# Compare inode numbers — must be identical for hardlinks to be working
ls -i /home/pikietchu/data/torrents/tv/[downloaded-file.mkv]
ls -i /home/pikietchu/data/media/tv/[same-file-after-import.mkv]

# Example of correct output (same inode = hardlink confirmed):
48293847 /home/pikietchu/data/torrents/tv/show.mkv
48293847 /home/pikietchu/data/media/tv/Show/Season 1/show.mkv
#  ↑ same number ✓

# If numbers differ — hardlinks are not working
# Most likely cause: folders on different mount points

Repeat for Anime and Movies

• Trigger a test search in Sonarr Anime — verify same pipeline flow
• Trigger a test search in Radarr — verify movies pipeline
• Verify Bazarr fetches ASS subtitles for an anime episode specifically

• TV pipeline test passed end to end
• Anime pipeline test passed end to end
• Movies pipeline test passed end to end
• Hardlinks verified via inode check (TV)
• Hardlinks verified via inode check (Anime)
• Hardlinks verified via inode check (Movies)
• Bazarr fetching ASS subs for anime ✓
• Plex auto-scan picking up new files ✓
• Plex accessible remotely (test from phone) ✓

The best available option for native-feeling playback on the Tesla screen is Plex web via ABetterTheater — a fullscreen redirect trick using the YouTube app that removes all browser chrome and fills the entire display with your content. It's the same Plex web interface you already use, just actually fullscreen.

How ABetterTheater Works

Tesla's YouTube app can be used as a fullscreen browser launcher. ABetterTheater exploits this to open any URL — including Plex — in true fullscreen Theater mode, bypassing the normal browser UI chrome that clips the bottom of the screen.

• On your Tesla, open the YouTube app inside Tesla Theater
• In the YouTube search bar, type: abettertheater.com and navigate to it
• From ABetterTheater's app list, select Plex
• Sign into your Plex account — your library loads fullscreen
• Bookmark this URL for future use: https://abettertheater.com

Browser Codec Reality on MCU3

Your 2023 Model 3 has MCU3 (AMD Ryzen) — the most capable Tesla infotainment hardware. The browser is Chromium-based and handles these natively without transcoding:

What This Means in Practice

For Tesla browser direct play with zero transcoding your files need:

Video:     HEVC Main 10 ✓  (MCU3 handles it natively)
Audio:     AAC stereo 256k ✓  (keep as Track 2 — FLAC/Opus stays as Track 1)
Subtitles: SRT ✓  (keep as Track 2 — ASS stays as Track 1 for Kodi)
Container: MKV or MP4  (both work in browser)

This means Tdarr's AAC compatibility track job and Bazarr's SRT fallback job are both essential — not optional. Files missing either will transcode on Tesla, causing buffering and quality loss.

Plex Settings for Tesla

In Plex web on your Tesla, set these to minimize unnecessary transcoding:

• ABetterTheater accessed via Tesla YouTube app and bookmarked
• Signed into Plex via ABetterTheater — library visible fullscreen
• Plex quality set to Original/Maximum
• Test: HEVC file with AAC track + SRT plays without transcoding (check Plex dashboard)
• Test: Anime episode shows SRT subtitles correctly on Tesla screen

Every encoding decision below is driven by two device requirements: Kodi on Steam Deck (primary, full quality) and Plex browser on Tesla MCU3 (secondary, browser constraints). All other devices — Airbnb TVs, phones — are handled by Plex server-side transcoding and need no special consideration.

Target File Specification

anime_show_s01e01.mkv
├── Video:    HEVC Main 10
│             CRF 18–20 · -tune animation · yuv420p10le
│             Direct play: Kodi ✓ · Tesla MCU3 ✓ · Plex apps ✓
│
├── Audio 1:  FLAC 2.0 or Opus   (DEFAULT — for Kodi)
├── Audio 2:  AAC 2.0 256k        (Tesla browser direct play)
├── Audio 3:  AAC 5.1 384k        (if source has surround — Airbnb TVs)
│
├── Sub 1:    ASS / SSA           (DEFAULT — full styling for Kodi)
└── Sub 2:    SRT                 (Tesla browser fallback — no transcode)

Tdarr Processing Pipeline

These are the only operations Tdarr should perform. Order matters — audio mux runs first since it's fast and safe, video re-encode last since it's slow and lossy.

CRF Reference (When Re-encoding)

ffmpeg -i input.mkv \
  -c:v libx265 \
  -crf 18 \              # anime flat colors need lower CRF to prevent banding
  -preset slow \
  -tune animation \     # critical — optimises flat colors + sharp edges for anime
  -profile:v main10 \
  -pix_fmt yuv420p10le \ # preserve 10-bit colour depth
  -c:a copy \            # copy ALL existing audio tracks untouched
  -c:s copy \            # copy ALL existing subtitle tracks untouched
  output.mkv

# CRF guide:
# Anime BD source:       CRF 18
# Anime WEB-DL source:   CRF 20
# Live action BD:        CRF 20
# Live action WEB-DL:    CRF 22
# Never exceed CRF 23 for anything you intend to keep long term

Full Playback Compatibility Matrix