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kstack: book: Centerpoint Home Lab chapter: Media Management page: Bazarr tags: [bazarr, subtitles, arr, media-management]

Overview

Bazarr automatically downloads subtitles for movies and TV shows managed by Radarr and Sonarr. It monitors both libraries and fetches subtitles from configured providers (OpenSubtitles, Subscene, etc.) whenever a new file is added or an existing file is missing subtitles.

Access

Type URL Notes
Internal https://bazarr.home.local LAN access via Step-CA TLS

No external route — internal management only.

Configuration

Image: lscr.io/linuxserver/bazarr:latest Compose project: arr stack

Traefik Labels

traefik.enable: "true"
traefik.http.routers.bazarr.rule: Host(`bazarr.home.local`)
traefik.http.routers.bazarr.entrypoints: websecure
traefik.http.routers.bazarr.tls.certresolver: step-ca
traefik.http.services.bazarr.loadbalancer.server.port: 6767

Volumes / Bind Mounts

Host Path Container Path Purpose
/home/jeeves/docker/arr/Bazarr/config /config Bazarr database and settings
/mnt/Multimedia /media Media library for subtitle placement (NFS from UnRAID)

The /media mount mirrors the Sonarr/Radarr mount so Bazarr can write subtitle files directly alongside the video files in the library.

Integration Points

Service Connection Purpose
Sonarr API (http://sonarr:8989) via media-network TV library sync
Radarr API (http://radarr:7878) via media-network Movie library sync

Notes / Gotchas

  • Subtitle provider API keys (OpenSubtitles, etc.) are stored in Bazarr's settings. These are rate-limited — avoid aggressive subtitle searches on large libraries.
  • Bazarr writes subtitle .srt or .ass files next to the video files in /mnt/Multimedia. Plex and Jellyfin pick these up automatically on the next library scan.
  • If Sonarr or Radarr is restarted, Bazarr may take a few minutes to re-sync its library view via the API.

Last Updated: 2026-06-16

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