[FEATURE REQ] Sync download clients to *arr apps #1023

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opened 2026-02-20 10:06:28 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 10:06:28 -05:00

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Originally created by @appiekap653 on GitHub (Mar 12, 2024).

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing open and closed issues

It would be nice to have Prowlarr as one single place to manage all indexers for all *arr apps.

You can set all indexer seeding and max grab settings already, but not the download client settings.

A lot of people have 2 download clients setup in the *arr apps.
1 for public trackers and 1 for private trackers.
Both with different pre- and post-category settings.

At this moment you can't use Prowlarr in sync mode, because it will set all download clients back to 'any' in the *arr apps with every sync.
But if you want some seeding settings changed, or category changes, or whatever, you have to do it in all apps again, not just in Prowlarr.

It is often requested but every time it is being answered with not needed to implement because it is a 1x configuration. but as I have detailed, it is not. It defeats the whole sync functionality.

Describe the solution you'd like

have the download clients and their settings also synced from Prowlarr.

Describe alternatives you've considered

none, manually going over every indexer in all different apps to make some changes.

Anything else?

none

Originally created by @appiekap653 on GitHub (Mar 12, 2024). ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [X] I have searched the existing open and closed issues ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe It would be nice to have Prowlarr as one single place to manage all indexers for all *arr apps. You can set all indexer seeding and max grab settings already, but not the download client settings. A lot of people have 2 download clients setup in the *arr apps. 1 for public trackers and 1 for private trackers. Both with different pre- and post-category settings. At this moment you can't use Prowlarr in sync mode, because it will set all download clients back to 'any' in the *arr apps with every sync. But if you want some seeding settings changed, or category changes, or whatever, you have to do it in all apps again, not just in Prowlarr. It is often requested but every time it is being answered with not needed to implement because it is a 1x configuration. but as I have detailed, it is not. It defeats the whole sync functionality. ### Describe the solution you'd like have the download clients and their settings also synced from Prowlarr. ### Describe alternatives you've considered none, manually going over every indexer in all different apps to make some changes. ### Anything else? none

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Area: Download Clients

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deekerman commented

2026-02-20 10:06:30 -05:00

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@mynameisbogdan commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2024):

We have no plans to support this functionality since download clients have specific settings per Starr app which would make it difficult to maintain.

Also if you edit a download client for an indexer in your Radarr/Sonarr/etc. it doesn't get overwritten on the next sync.

@mynameisbogdan commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2024): We have no plans to support this functionality since download clients have specific settings per Starr app which would make it difficult to maintain. Also if you edit a download client for an indexer in your Radarr/Sonarr/etc. it doesn't get overwritten on the next sync.

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 10:06:30 -05:00

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@bakerboy448 commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2024):

Duplicate of:

Is there an existing issue for this?

[x] I have searched the existing open and closed issues

Please do not open duplicate issues or if not an intentional duplicate - please don't check the box and lie that a search was conducted if no search was actually conducted

@bakerboy448 commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2024): Duplicate of: - https://github.com/Prowlarr/Prowlarr/issues/2022 - https://github.com/Prowlarr/Prowlarr/issues/1229 - https://github.com/Prowlarr/Prowlarr/issues/1190 - https://github.com/Prowlarr/Prowlarr/issues/583 - https://github.com/Prowlarr/Prowlarr/issues/509 - https://github.com/Prowlarr/Prowlarr/issues/323 > Is there an existing issue for this? >> [x] I have searched the existing open and closed issues Please do not open duplicate issues or if not an intentional duplicate - please don't check the box and lie that a search was conducted if no search was actually conducted