SuggestArr Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy SuggestArr hosting and let what your household watches turn into automatic Seer requests. xCloud runs the pinned SuggestArr 2.15.0 container, generates its signing key, mounts one persistent volume for settings, the SQLite database and logs, and publishes the web interface over HTTPS. You bring your own Plex, Jellyfin or Emby server, a TMDb API key and a Seer instance.

  • No terminal
  • No technical skills needed
  • No lock-in, cancel anytime

What is SuggestArr?

SuggestArr automates media recommendations and download requests based on activity in Jellyfin, Plex and Emby. Upstream says it retrieves recently watched content, finds similar titles through the TMDb API and sends automated requests to Seer, with an approval step, user selection, real-time logs and a cron schedule you edit in the web interface. Self-hosted SuggestArr replaces manually requesting every title, under the MIT licence.

On xCloud it is SuggestArr 2.15.0, pinned by digest, as one container with SQLite on the suggestarr_config volume, although upstream can also use PostgreSQL or MySQL. Nothing else runs beside it, and this template installs none of Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, TMDb or Seer. The first visitor creates the administrator account, so open the site right after install.

From Sign-Up to Your First Recommendation Job In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting SuggestArr normally means pulling an image, choosing a config volume, generating a signing key, and adding a domain and a certificate. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

  1. Step 01

    Sign Up

    Create your xCloud account and pick SuggestArr from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.

  2. Step 02

    We Deploy It For You

    One click. We bring up the official SuggestArr image as a single container, pinned by immutable digest, mount the suggestarr_config volume for settings, the SQLite database and logs, generate the signing key, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.

  3. Step 03

    Claim The Admin Account

    Open your HTTPS SuggestArr URL straight away and create the administrator account — the first visitor becomes the admin, and registration closes afterwards. Then run the setup wizard with your own Plex, Jellyfin or Emby credentials, a TMDb API key and a Jellyseerr or Overseerr connection.

Everything SuggestArr Does, On Your Own Server

SuggestArr runs in full here: a web interface for connecting your media server, scheduling recommendation jobs and reviewing what was requested, with its data on a volume you own.

  • Plex, Jellyfin And Emby

    Read recently watched content from Plex, Jellyfin or Emby and use it as the starting point for new recommendations.

  • Automatic Requests

    Search TMDb for similar movies and TV shows and send the results as download requests to Jellyseerr or Overseerr without anyone typing them in.

  • Approve Before Sending

    Optionally hold results for review on the Requests page, where an administrator can send, reject or globally blacklist them, with the setting overridable per job.

  • Scheduled Jobs And Live Logs

    Change the cron schedule from the web interface, pause jobs while requests are still pending, and filter real-time logs by level.

  • AI Suggestions And Trakt

    Beta AI recommendations and AI search work with any OpenAI-compatible LLM you configure, and each user can link their own Trakt account as an extra watch-history source.

  • Cleanup Automation

    Optionally prune old SuggestArr-originated requests that were never favorited; it is off by default and starts in dry-run mode so you can review the audit log first.

Everything You Need To Run Your Recommendation Automation 24/7

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

  • SuggestArr 2.15.0 deployed instantly
  • Official image pinned by digest
  • Signing key generated for you
  • Persistent suggestarr_config volume
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Server backups and snapshots
  • Server security updates included
  • Choose your server region
  • Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With SuggestArr

  • Request what your household would like next

    Turn recent watches in Plex, Jellyfin or Emby into similar-title suggestions and requests, without anyone typing a search.

  • Approve before anything is requested

    Hold results for review, then send, reject or blacklist them, with per-job overrides of the approval setting.

  • Pick who the requests come from

    Choose specific users to initiate requests, and filter the requests list by media-server account.

  • Keep the library from filling with unwatched items

    Pause scheduled jobs when suggestions go unwatched, and optionally prune old SuggestArr requests nobody favourited.

SuggestArr Screenshots

SuggestArr welcome screen offering Start Setup or Import Configuration
SuggestArr Create Admin Account form shown to the first visitor

SuggestArr vs Alternatives

Manual media requests
Requesting each title by hand needs someone to search and click. SuggestArr watches what was played and files the requests to Seer for you, on a schedule.
Seerr
Seerr has its own OneClick page as a request and discovery manager for Plex, Jellyfin and Emby. SuggestArr feeds requests into it automatically from watch history.
Jellyfin
Jellyfin has its own OneClick page as one of the media servers SuggestArr reads watch history from. SuggestArr adds the recommendation and request automation on top.
Radarr
Radarr has its own OneClick page and manages the movie downloads that an approved request ends up triggering. SuggestArr decides what to request, not how to fetch it.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Most popular

Automated recommendations for one household's media server.

$24.99per month

  • 6 GB RAM
  • 4 vCPU cores
  • 100 GB NVMe SSD
  • 30 TB
  • Unlimited
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Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if SuggestArr sits alongside other media tools on the same server.

$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. SuggestArr itself is licensed by its maintainers under MIT.

Already Have a Server? Bring Your Own

Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy SuggestArr on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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The same platform, discounted at 6–10 servers.

$4per server / month

  • 6–10 servers
  • Unlimited sites
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The same platform, discounted at 11+ servers.

$3per server / month

  • 11+ servers
  • Unlimited sites
  • All features included
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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Can you self-host SuggestArr with Docker?

Yes. Upstream is run with Docker Compose and publishes images, and this template is SuggestArr Docker hosting already set up: the 2.15.0 image pinned by digest, a generated signing key, one suggestarr_config volume and HTTPS. It is your own SuggestArr cloud automation.

How much RAM does SuggestArr need?

The template asks for 256 MB of memory, a single core and 5 GB of disk; idle use in QA was about 91 MiB. This page starts at the 6 GB plan, far above what the app itself needs.

Is SuggestArr free?

Yes, under the MIT licence the software costs nothing. Your costs are the Cloud VPS and any LLM provider you add. The TMDb API key comes from your own TMDb account, and you can cancel the server whenever you wish.

How do I sign in to SuggestArr after deployment?

The first visitor creates the administrator account in the web setup, and registration closes afterwards. There is no seeded password, so open the HTTPS address right after install: until that account exists, anyone who can reach the URL can finish setup.

What else do I need besides SuggestArr?

A Plex, Jellyfin or Emby server, a TMDb API key and a Seer instance. Upstream lists them as prerequisites, and this template installs none of them. The setup wizard cannot finish without your own credentials for each, and it tests the keys and URLs as you enter them.

Does SuggestArr work with Plex, Jellyfin and Emby?

Yes, upstream supports all three for retrieving recently watched content. Choose one in the setup wizard and pick which users may initiate requests. Upstream also lists optional per-user Trakt watch history and beta AI recommendations, which need accounts or providers the template does not set up.

Which database does SuggestArr use?

This template uses the local SQLite database on the suggestarr_config volume, with nothing else running beside it. Upstream can also use PostgreSQL or MySQL for scale, but the template does not provision one. Settings in config.yaml and logs share the same volume.

Which SuggestArr settings should I leave alone?

Keep AUTH_MODE enabled, leave the auth-bypass option and AUTH_TRUSTED_HEADER unset, and do not change SUGGESTARR_SECRET_KEY unless you accept signing everyone out. The key is applied on every restart, so edit it only when you intend to invalidate sessions.

How do I back up SuggestArr?

Back up the suggestarr_config volume, which holds settings in config.yaml, the SQLite database and logs, and keep the SUGGESTARR_SECRET_KEY value stable and private. Copy it with the app stopped for a consistent database file, and test a restore once.

How do I upgrade SuggestArr?

The install stays on pinned 2.15.0 until you adopt a newer template version. Back up the config volume, look over upstream's release notes, then redeploy, sign in and run one job. Existing sites are never upgraded 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.

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