Maintainerr Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Maintainerr hosting on xCloud gives your media server a self-hosted media cleanup tool that removes unwatched titles by rules instead of by hand. Deploy Maintainerr from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned 3.30.1 image behind an nginx gateway with a generated username and password and mounts a persistent volume for your rules. It needs an existing Plex, Jellyfin or Emby server, and its rules can delete real media, so test them first.

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What is Maintainerr?

Maintainerr automates media library cleanup. Its README describes libraries that fill up with titles requested, watched once and never touched again, and says you write rules for what is unwatched and unrequested, and it gathers those titles into a collection, gives everyone a grace period to catch up, then clears them out. The template README adds that rules can use data from Plex, Jellyfin or Emby and from Radarr, Sonarr, Seerr and Tautulli. Self-hosted Maintainerr is a cleanup tool you run yourself. It is licensed under MIT.

Here, the xCloud template starts Maintainerr 3.30.1, pinned by digest, behind an nginx Basic Auth gateway, because Maintainerr has no login of its own and its API can delete media and returns stored API keys. Rules and settings sit on the maintainerr_data volume. It bundles no media server and does not mount your library, so the leftover folder cleanup does not work.

From Sign-Up to a Live Cleanup Tool In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting Maintainerr normally means a container, a way to keep its API and stored keys private, a volume, a domain and a certificate. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Maintainerr from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Maintainerr image, pinned by immutable digest, behind an nginx Basic Auth gateway, mount the maintainerr_data volume, generate the gateway password and publish it over HTTPS on your domain. The Maintainerr container itself is not published on the host.
Step 03
Sign In And Run The Wizard
Save the username and password from the credentials card, open your HTTPS Maintainerr URL and sign in. Then follow the setup wizard: add your media server first, then Radarr, Sonarr, Seerr or Tautulli.

Everything Maintainerr Does, On Your Own Server

Maintainerr runs in full here: rule-based media cleanup on your own domain, protected by a login from the first minute.

Rules Across Your Services
Build AND/OR rules that combine media server data with Radarr, Sonarr, Seerr and Tautulli.
Leaving-Soon Collections
Matching media is gathered in a collection and kept for a grace period before it is removed.
Plex, Jellyfin And Emby
Works with Plex, Jellyfin and Emby; it does not include a media server, so you connect the one you already run.
Notifications And An API
Notifications are configured in the interface, and Maintainerr has a documented API.
Protected From The First Minute
Maintainerr has no login of its own, so xCloud puts a generated Basic Auth login in front of the interface and API.
Your Settings Survive A Restart
Rules, collections and media server settings live in the maintainerr_data volume and survived an xCloud Restart in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your Media Cleanup 24/7

Managed hosting for Maintainerr, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Maintainerr 3.30.1 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Gateway login generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Maintainerr

Clear out what nobody watches
You write a rule for titles unwatched for a long time, and Maintainerr collects them and removes them after a grace period.
Give viewers a warning
Matched titles appear in a collection for a set time, so people can watch them before they go.
Link cleanup to requests
You use request data from Seerr to protect titles someone asked for and remove ones nobody requested.
Stop deciding by hand
An administrator replaces periodic manual deletion with rules that run on a schedule against the media server and its helpers.

Maintainerr Screenshots

Maintainerr rules page showing the cleanup rules list

Maintainerr collections page showing media collected for removal

Maintainerr vs Alternatives

Manual library cleanup: Deleting media by hand needs no extra tool but takes your time and relies on memory. Maintainerr applies rules on a schedule, so test them carefully because matched media is really removed.
Janitorr: Janitorr is a separate open-source project that its repository describes as cleaning Radarr, Sonarr, Jellyseerr and Jellyfin before you run out of space. Maintainerr builds AND/OR rules over Plex, Jellyfin or Emby with Radarr, Sonarr, Seerr and Tautulli; compare both before choosing.
Tautulli: Tautulli is a separate Plex monitoring tool with its own OneClick page, and Maintainerr can use its watch data. It reports usage, while Maintainerr acts on it.
Sonarr: Sonarr is a separate TV manager with its own OneClick page that Maintainerr connects to. It fetches and organises shows, while Maintainerr decides what to remove.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Maintainerr hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Maintainerr sits alongside other media tools.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Maintainerr itself is licensed by its maintainers under MIT.

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Maintainerr on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
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From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is Maintainerr free?

Yes. Maintainerr is open source under the MIT licence, with its licence text linked at the pinned v3.30.1 tag. xCloud bills for the Cloud VPS under it, not for Maintainerr, and there is no per-library fee. You still need your own media server.

Can you self-host Maintainerr with Docker?

Yes, and this Maintainerr Docker hosting template does it for you: the ghcr.io/maintainerr/maintainerr image, pinned by digest, runs behind an nginx gateway on your own server, with HTTPS in front. It is not a Maintainerr cloud account, so your rules and keys stay with you.

How much RAM does Maintainerr need?

The template sets a floor of 512 MB of RAM, one CPU core and 2 GB of disk, because Maintainerr coordinates rules rather than serving media. With the 6 GB tier sold here you have a large cushion.

How do I sign in to Maintainerr?

Use the username maintainerr and the generated password from the credentials card, which the nginx gateway requires before the interface or the API is reachable. Then follow the setup wizard to choose Plex, Jellyfin or Emby and add Radarr, Sonarr, Seerr or Tautulli.

Why is there a login in front of Maintainerr?

Maintainerr has no accounts or built-in authentication, and its API can change rules, run rules that delete media and return your stored API keys. The whole domain therefore sits behind Basic Authentication. Keep the password private, because anyone with it controls your library cleanup.

Does Maintainerr include a media server?

No. It does nothing without an existing Plex, Jellyfin or Emby server, and optionally Radarr, Sonarr, Seerr and Tautulli, which must be reachable by URL from this server. Maintainerr only coordinates them. Test every rule before you let it delete anything.

How do I change the Maintainerr gateway password?

Change GATEWAY_PASSWORD in the Environment editor and redeploy, then use the new value in your browser. The credentials card keeps showing the original, so record the new one. The password protects both the interface and the API.

Does the Maintainerr leftover folder cleanup feature work?

No. That upstream feature needs your media library mounted at the same path as in Radarr and Sonarr, and this template does not mount a library. The rule-based collection and removal features work through the media server and the helper services instead.

How do I back up Maintainerr?

Back up the maintainerr_data volume, mounted at /opt/data, which holds the SQLite database of rules and settings, logs and overlay assets. Keep the gateway password in your notes. Test a restore, and note that your media library itself needs its own backup.

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How do I upgrade Maintainerr?

A running 3.30.1 site stays exactly as installed until you adopt a newer template version on your own schedule. Back up the volume first and read the upstream release notes, then check your rules still match what you expect before re-enabling deletion.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.