# JackettVPN

JackettVPN is a self-hosted downloaders app. Docker container which runs the latest headless Jackett Server while connecting to WireGuard or OpenVPN with iptables killswitch to prevent IP leakage when the tunnel goes down. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/610/jackettvpn

## Description

Docker container which runs the latest headless Jackett Server while connecting to WireGuard or OpenVPN with iptables killswitch to prevent IP leakage when the tunnel goes down.

## Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms: Unraid, Windows.

## Desktop and other devices

Windows.

## Health score

77/100 (Good), based on 4 of 5 factors.
- Maintained: 100 (last commit 15 days ago)
- Popular: 84 (16,175 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 30 (2 install platforms, Docker image)
- Security check: 71 (no serious findings, 1 minor, CI, tests, OpenSSF Scorecard 4.4/10)

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/DyonR/docker-Jackettvpn
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/dyonr/jackettvpn
- desktop: https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett/releases/latest
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/jackettvpn-1yrry2v1lsqwaz?q=jackettvpn

## Common questions

### Where do I need to deploy FlareSolverr relative to Jackett?

FlareSolverr and Jackett must be on the same network, which includes both running on the host network if you are using Docker. Keep them on the same device, because the cookies may rely on the IP address, screen resolution, and other identifiers.

### Why might Jackett still fail to connect when its traffic is routed through a VPN?

The reported case reproduced the failure but no complete solution was found. It was likely a routing/troubleshooting issue where another Windows executable also needs to be included on the VPN, not just the Jackett process.

### Which APIs does Jackett expose, and what tracker types does it support?

It implements the Torznab and TorrentPotato APIs and returns results in a standardized format. It supports public, semi-private, and private trackers.

### Which media apps can I point at Jackett as their indexer or search provider?

Jackett translates queries from apps such as Sonarr, Radarr, CouchPotato, Mylar3, Lidarr, DuckieTV, qBittorrent, Nefarious, and NZBHydra2 into tracker-specific queries and sends the parsed results back.

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