1. Installation

Sweet! So you want to install the arr stack on your self hosted device. Well, as with any app you need decide which app workflow deployment you want to use. Here, we focus on the docker compose deployment using a dedicated VM. Now, personally I like to run the arr stack in a dedicated VM and Jellyfin in another Docker VM. This gives you the possibility to move your Jellyfin instance around easily to different hosts and if something is wrong with your arr stack then your users can still enjoy all the media regardless. The only function that will be stopped is downloading new content at that moment. Eventually, it is up to you and the amount of resources you have at your disposal. 

1. The firs step is creating a new docker VM which can be easily done as usual with the docker vm proxmox helper script. 

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I keep every tunable value in a .env file rather than hardcoding it in the Compose file. Ports, paths, and the user IDs all live in one place, which makes the Compose file readable and easy to reuse. I also run every service on an external network called media_network, which means the network is created once, outside of Compose, and the stack attaches to it. That keeps the network stable even when I tear the stack down and bring it back up.

Create a project directory and the .env file: