Lidarr
Music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users.
- Media Management
- C#
- GPL-3.0
- Docker
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 5,712
- Forks
- 393
- Open issues
- 805
- Commits, last 12 months
- 71
- Last commit
- Sep 14, 2026
- Latest release
- v3.1.0.4875Nov 16, 2025
- Created
- May 6, 2017
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About Lidarr
Music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. Lidarr is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and written mainly in C#, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 5,712 stars and 393 forks on GitHub, with 71 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- hacktoberfest
- music
- nzb
- torrent
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What is Lidarr?
Lidarr is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Media Management category. Music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. The source code lives at github.com/Lidarr/Lidarr, where it has 5,712 stars.
Is Lidarr free and open source?
Yes. Lidarr is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Lidarr with Docker?
Yes. Lidarr provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Lidarr?
Popular open-source alternatives to Lidarr include Sonarr, MeTube and Radarr.
Is Lidarr actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Lidarr was on Sep 14, 2026 with 71 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v3.1.0.4875, published Nov 16, 2025. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.