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BookyMcBookface LinkAs most people have said already, Sonarr and Radarr do what you want to do and are fairly straightforward to set up (there are a few guides online). I did this recently as a complete beginner in...As most people have said already, Sonarr and Radarr do what you want to do and are fairly straightforward to set up (there are a few guides online). I did this recently as a complete beginner in Linux so thought I'd share some struggles in case they help. I used a raspi 4 with Plex and set up everything in a docker (can't remember why) with files stored on a synology NAS. I use Jackett and Transmission, as well as Radarr and Sonarr, and then Watchtower keeps everything at the latest version available.
Things that kept me up at night:
- Originally I used just a hard drive and that worked great, switching to the NAS was a colossal pain because the NAS wouldn't run Plex or Docker (I think better models do, just not mine) so I had to get the Pi to do everything, but save the files in the NAS, which caused some permissions headaches. If you're going to use a NAS, I'd suggest using a good one and then running everything off there (as Beret4 has done)
- Either Sonarr or Radarr no longer updates on the Raspbian architecture - this hasn't cause any issues yet it's just annoying seeing an error icon constantly. I assume at some point I'll have to install a different debian OS. I suggest using a 64-bit OS from the start.
- Using Docket has some benefits, but the main issue is that both Sonarr and Radarr see the Pi home folder as the "available space" location rather than the NAS. When using the SD card this would constantly show as full even when it wasn't, preventing anything from downloading. I've now moved the Pi OS to a much bigger SD card than the stock 32gb one which helps - a reboot every now and again seems to refresh the "available space" counter. Still annoying. This would also sometimes cause Plex to freeze and endlessly skip tracks.
- Transcoding doesn't seem to be an issue at all. It probably depends where you expect to play the content back, but most modern systems seem to be able to play whatever natively. I've not thought about it at all and only had one issue trying to play a series on my Samsung A7 tablet, but that series played fine on my phone. I use an Amazon fire stick with the Plex app and this has played everything fine so far. My parents seem to have issues using their crappy smart TV, but I can't tell if it's just their Internet speed (rural UK). They can just download the episodes ahead of time and then play them locally.
- Finally, people often recommend usenet or at least paying for trackers rather than using public ones- I spent weeks trying to figure out how to do either and eventually gave up and just used a few of the popular public trackers and it's been absolutely fine. I've never had trouble getting what I'm looking for and it usually doesn't take more than 24 hours. I'm based in the UK so a lot of shows come out when I'm asleep anyway and will be ready in the morning. Occasionally I'll get something with Dutch subtitles or whatever, but you can also manually chose a different feed in Sonarr/Radarr if that's an issue. My ISP does now block a few of them which is annoying, but I think PiHole or a VPN can navigate around this - I just live in a shared flat so don't want to fuck around with the Internet.
Hope that helps!
This isn't really what mirrorless means - you can have interchangeable lenses on mirrored cameras as well. Mirrorless cameras are relatively new and will be more expensive, but will have the benefit of being lighter and quicker for photos - the weight might matter, but otherwise you may get a similar mirrored camera for cheaper.
Most DSLRs allow you to change lenses. The benefit being the stock one is usually good value but not the best, you will get better background blur (bokeh) with more specialised lenses depending on the distance you want to shoot at, or you could get better zoom, better performance in low light, wider angle etc.
The Sony looks like a good option with the reversible screen etc and it's quite compact. I'd also suggest looking second hand - people tend to sell their old cameras when upgrading and it might leave you some budget to try out another lens. Once you've used it for a bit you can see which focal lengths you use most (16mm, 30mm, 50mm etc) and then invest in a lens that specialises at that distance or expands your range.