# CouchPotato

CouchPotato is a self-hosted automatic newsgroup (NZB) and torrent movie downloader for home-lab users that tracks a wanted-movie list, searches for releases, and routes results to SABnzbd or saves torrents to a. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/345/couchpotato

## Description

CouchPotato is a self-hosted automatic newsgroup (NZB) and torrent movie downloader for home-lab users that tracks a wanted-movie list, searches for releases, and routes results to SABnzbd or saves torrents to a configured directory, remaining a legacy option for existing automation even though the upstream project is no longer maintained and the LinuxServer.io container repository is archived.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: Unraid.

## Health score

21/100 (Low), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 0 (GitHub repository is archived)
- Popular: 44 (152 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 35 (1 install platform, install notes, Docker image)

## Links

- Official website: http://linuxserver.io
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/couchpotato
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/couchpotato-1x6p2sp02qg6il?q=couchpotato
- GitHub: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-couchpotato

## Common questions

### How often does CouchPotato search for wanted movies?

It searches for NZBs and torrents for the wanted movie list every X hours.

### Where does CouchPotato send found releases?

NZBs are sent to SABnzbd, and torrents are downloaded to a configured directory.

### What Synology folder-permission problem was reported during setup?

A user reported CouchPotato could not traverse any directories except root during setup. They looked for a DSM user or service account to grant permissions and mentioned manually copying the correct permissions.

### What use case did a Cloudron user report?

A Cloudron user mainly used CouchPotato for post-processing rather than direct downloads. They said it was less useful for movies than for TV shows.

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Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/345/couchpotato), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.