CouchPotato
CouchPotato: Open-Source Media Server
Automatically download movies and TV shows from online sources, integrated with torrent trackers and Usenet indexers for a seamless media experience.
What is CouchPotato?
CouchPotato is an open-source, self-hosted automated media server designed to manage your movie and TV show library. It integrates seamlessly with torrent trackers and Usenet indexers to automatically search for, download, and organize video files on your home media server.
Once installed on a computer or NAS device running Linux, Windows, or macOS, CouchPotato connects to your favorite trackers and indexers to search for movie and TV releases. You can add movies and shows to your wanted list, and CouchPotato will fetch the best quality releases as soon as they become available. It will also rename the files and add metadata like posters, descriptions, and subtitles.
Some key features include:
- Ability to handle both scene and non-scene video releases
- Flexible quality preferences for automatic downloading
- Notifications through Discord, Slack, Telegram, Twitter, or other services
- Integration with Plex, Kodi, and other media centers to trigger media library scans
- Automatic NFO, poster, and subtitle fetching
- Renaming and organizing of downloaded movies into designated folder structures
With easy setup via Docker and comprehensive customization options, CouchPotato offers automated torrent/Usenet media acquisition to keep your Plex or Kodi library continuously updated with the latest releases.
CouchPotato Features
Features
- Automatic movie/TV show downloading
- Customizable quality preferences
- Movie/TV show wishlist
- Notifications on new releases
- Plugin support
- Multi-user support
Pricing
- Open Source
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