SickGear Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy SickGear hosting and run your TV show manager on your own server. xCloud runs the pinned SickGear 3.29.4 image as one container, writes your username and a generated password into SickGear's settings before its first start, mounts persistent volumes for settings, the show library and incoming downloads, and publishes it over HTTPS on your domain. You add your own providers and download client.

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What is SickGear?

SickGear is a Usenet and BitTorrent PVR that upstream describes as providing management of TV shows and anime, detecting new episodes and linking downloader apps. It offers show suggestions from Trakt, IMDb and AniDB, an advanced add-show finder, automated search, per-show episode retention, quality upgrades, and Plex, Kodi and Emby integration. Self-hosted SickGear is the alternative to tracking episodes by hand, under the GPL-3.0 licence.

On xCloud it is SickGear 3.29.4 from the official image, pinned by digest because Docker Hub publishes only latest and develop. It is one container with three volumes: sickgear_data for settings, databases and logs, sickgear_tv for the show library and sickgear_incoming for finished downloads. It starts with no shows and no providers, which you add yourself.

From Sign-Up to a Running Show Manager In Just 3 Easy Steps

A SickGear install normally means a container, a sign-in you have to remember to set, three storage locations, a domain and a certificate before you can add a show. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick SickGear from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, set the web interface username and password (generated if left empty) and your timezone.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official SickGear image as a single container, pinned by immutable digest, write your sign-in into its settings before the first start, mount the sickgear_data, sickgear_tv and sickgear_incoming volumes, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Add Your First Show
The first start takes about a minute. Open your HTTPS SickGear URL, sign in with the credentials card, add a show from Add Shows, then connect your own search providers and download client under Config.

Everything SickGear Does, On Your Own Server

SickGear runs in full here: the same web interface for tracking shows, searching providers and filing episodes, behind a sign-in from the first start.

Track Shows And Anime
SickGear manages TV shows and anime, detects new episodes and shows what is missed and upcoming in Daily Schedule layouts such as Day by Day.
Your Own Providers
Searches usenet and torrent sources you configure under Config. No providers are bundled, so you connect the ones you already use.
Hand Off To Download Clients
Forward search results to clients such as NZBGet, SABnzbd, qBittorrent and Deluge, or save them to a blackhole folder for a client to pick up.
Post Processing And Renaming
Built-in post processing files episodes under /tv with configurable folder and file names; completed downloads are picked up from /incoming.
Library And Notifications
Fetch metadata for clients such as Kodi, Emby, Plex and Jellyfin, and notify them to update their library when episodes arrive.
Sign-In From The First Start
Your username and password are written into SickGear's settings before it first starts, so the interface is not open without a sign-in.

Everything You Need To Run Your TV Show Manager 24/7

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

SickGear 3.29.4 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Sign-in generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With SickGear

Keep track of the series you follow
Add shows and let SickGear detect new episodes as they air, with a daily schedule that lists what is coming.
Hand episodes to your download client
Link a download app such as qBittorrent, Deluge or Transmission, so found episodes are sent for you to fetch.
Control how many episodes you keep
Set each show to keep all episodes or only a number of recent ones, and choose whether to upgrade quality over time.
Tell your media server about new files
Update Plex, Kodi or Emby libraries and, optionally, clear watched episodes from played media.

SickGear Screenshots

SickGear Daily Schedule page in the Day by Day layout after sign-in, with the /tv library volume shown at the bottom

SickGear Add Shows page searching TV info sources for a show before picking a parent folder

SickGear vs Alternatives

Manual episode tracking: Following shows by hand means checking air dates and renaming files yourself. SickGear detects new episodes, searches your providers and keeps your show folders organised.
Sonarr: Sonarr has its own OneClick page as another PVR for TV series. SickGear is a SickBeard descendant that manages TV shows and anime, with per-show episode retention, quality upgrades and per-provider scene-release options.
Radarr: Radarr has its own OneClick page and does the same job for movies. Run SickGear for series and Radarr for films if you collect both.
Tvheadend: Tvheadend has its own OneClick page and handles live TV and recording. SickGear works with downloader apps and your own providers rather than broadcast tuners.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

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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. SickGear itself is licensed by its maintainers under GPL-3.0.

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

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Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Can you self-host SickGear with Docker?

Yes. Upstream publishes an official Docker image, and this template is SickGear Docker hosting already set up: the 3.29.4 image pinned by digest, three named volumes, a sign-in written before first start, and HTTPS. It is your own SickGear cloud instance, with no separate database.

How much RAM does SickGear need?

The template lists 512 MB memory, 1 core and 5 GB disk; idle use in QA was about 90 MiB. The 6 GB plan is the entry rung here. Disk matters most, since the show library lives on the sickgear_tv volume.

Is SickGear free?

Yes, GPL-3.0 open source with no fee. The dedicated Cloud VPS is the only cost, and it can be cancelled any time. Provider and downloader subscriptions you add are billed separately by those services, and the show library stays on volumes you control.

How do I sign in to SickGear?

Use the username and password on the installation credentials card. They come from the install form, with the password generated if you leave it empty, and are written into SickGear's settings before it first starts, so the interface is never open without a sign-in.

Does SickGear include Usenet providers and a download client?

No. SickGear starts with no shows and no providers. Add shows from Add Shows, then connect your own search providers and download client under Config, adding only sources you are authorized to use. Upstream integrates with NZBGet, qBittorrent, Deluge and Transmission.

Does SickGear work with Plex, Kodi and Emby?

Upstream lists separate Plex server and client settings, multiple LAN Plex server support, and Kodi and Emby integration, including optional deletion of watched episodes. Configure them under Config once a server is reachable from this one. None is preconfigured by the template.

Where do SickGear episodes and downloads go?

Finished shows are managed under the /tv volume and completed downloads are picked up from /incoming inside the container. Both are empty volumes in a new install. Point your download client's output at the same incoming path, or at a folder it shares.

How do I change the SickGear password?

Change it in SickGear under Config, General, Interface. The credentials are written into SickGear's settings once, on the first start, so editing them later in the deployment environment does not change the sign-in. The session also ends whenever SickGear restarts.

Why does the SickGear Webcal link show port 8081?

Behind the proxy the Webcal link on the Daily Schedule page shows the wrong port, 8081. To subscribe to the calendar, use your site's /calendar address on the HTTPS domain instead. The rest of the interface is unaffected.

How do I back up SickGear?

Back up the three volumes: sickgear_data for settings, databases, cache and logs, sickgear_tv for the show library and sickgear_incoming for completed downloads. The library is usually the largest, so copy sickgear_data more often. Keep the generated credentials private.

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How do I upgrade SickGear?

The install stays on the pinned 3.29.4 image until you adopt a newer template version, so an upstream rebuild of latest cannot change it silently. Back up the volumes, examine upstream's release notes, then redeploy and check sign-in and a show. Nothing upgrades automatically.

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.