If you don’t want to manage all those containers and configuration, this plumbing has been done time and time again and you can decide to build upon an existing project that has done most of the heavy lifting already or you could just opt for a complete out-of-the-box solution.

Cloudbox

Cloudbox/Cloudbox : Rapidly deploy a Docker containerized cloud media server.

The Cloubox has you completely covered with Plex (+ Tautulli, …), Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Jackett/ruTorrent, NZBGet/nzbhydra2, Organizr, Ombi, Portainer and optionally also Emby, Traktarr, Heimdall etc.

This setup focusses on cloud integration and comes with the following assumptions, prerequisites and features:

• The files are actually stored in the cloud (GDrive)
• You need a custom domain for pretty urls like radarr.your-domain.com
• You need a Plex or Emby account
• Builtin Https with Let’s Encrypt
• Backup/Restore
• An Ubuntu Server 16.04 or 18.04 with root access and at least 100GB HD (500GB+ preferred)

For me Cloudbox wasn’t a good fit primarily because I do not want to sync/backup with the cloud which is basically the whole philosophy of this setup. I’ve seen some testimonials that it just works though, even for giant libraries (60TB) stored on GDrive.

However it’s not like Cloudbox will just deploy itself with an easy installation wizard and clicking next, next, next… Their Wiki, has step by step installation instructions, and while it is much longer than you’d hope, it is really necessary to read them and actually follow them step by step. If you do, you’ll have the whole system setup in less time compared to trying to do so yourself: You don’t need to figure out how to link everything nor do you need to learn all the applications, you can just follow their installation wiki which also contains screenshots of the required configuration for each project.

FlexGet

Flexget/Flexget : a multipurpose automation tool for content like torrents, nzbs, podcasts, comics, series, movies, etc.

At first glance, this seems to be more a thing for tech savvy users, built with the philosophy of “get stuff from anywhere”. And that shows by their plugins. They have integration with TrakTV, TheTvDb, IMDB, RottenTomatoes, and much much more like for example CSV, HTML, FTP, Apple Trailers, …

If you are looking for something hands on, this might be for you. There is work in progress for a Web UI that can already be used.

Docker-Compose

htpcBeginner/docker-traefik : Docker Compose, Traefik, Swarm Mode, Google OAuth2/Authelia, and LetsEncrypt

sebgl/htpc-download-box : Sonarr / Radarr / Jackett / NZBGet / Deluge / OpenVPN / Plex

tom472/mediabox : Container based media tools configuration

phikai/htpc-docker-standup : docker-compose configuration to start a HTPC w/ Plex, Deluge, Sonarr, Radarr and more!

funkypenguin/docker-htpc-suite : A suite of tools for HTPC, nicely dockerized

Other

GhostWriters/DockSTARTer : DockSTARTer helps you get started with running apps in Docker.

liaralabs/swizzin : A simple, modular seedbox solution

iam4x/bobarr : The all-in-one alternative for Sonarr, Radarr, Jackett… with a VPN and running in docker

Openflixr

Openflixr uses VM instead of Docker.

Currently under new management: their website is down, the alternative url. Check out their Discord if interested!

QuickBox

QuickBox/QB : A simplistic approach to achieving easy seedbox and services management from a beautifully designed dashboard.

There is now a QuickBox Pro which most of the attention of the maintainer goes to, so keep that in mind when choosing this option. A nice web UI to install software (ie Sonarr, Radarr, …), monitor your server (CPU, RAM, …) and easy user management.

Discontinued

htpcBeginner/AtoMiC-ToolKit : AtoMiC Toolkit simplifies HTPC / Home Server setup and management on Ubuntu and Debian variants including Raspbian.