# Sonarr

> Sonarr is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the media management category. Automatic TV Shows downloader and manager for Usenet and BitTorrent. It can grab, sort and rename new episodes and automatically upgrade the quality of files already downloaded when a better quality…. It has 16,826 GitHub stars, is released under the GPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr |
| Website | https://sonarr.tv/ |
| GitHub stars | 16,826 |
| Forks | 2,020 |
| Open issues | 73 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | C# |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | C#, Docker |
| Categories | Media Management |
| Commits, last 12 months | 610 |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Latest release | v4.0.20.3014 (Sep 16, 2026) |
| Created | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

## Install

Sonarr ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr for the image name and environment variables.

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