Homelab Academy / Modules
Independent application with evidence.
Module: Sonarr & Radarr
Activity type: Homework / independent application
Objective: Explain Sonarr's role in a media automation architecture.
Draw a data-flow diagram containing Sonarr, one indexer, one download client, a completed-download directory, the television root folder, and a media server.
Write a permissions plan for a dedicated Sonarr identity and a separate download-client identity without granting universal write access.
Compare portable, native-service, and container-based Sonarr installations. Identify one operational advantage and one operational cost of each.
Design a backup plan for /opt/lab-classroom/class40/data that states backup frequency, retention, restore testing, and protection of sensitive configuration.
Explain how mismatched container paths can prevent completed-download imports and provide a conceptual corrected mapping without changing this lab.
Document the checks you would perform before allowing Sonarr access from another host.