--- {"title": "Connecting requests to Radarr and Sonarr on Raspberry Pi in 2026", "description": "How Raspberry Pi hosters can connect movie and show requests to Radarr and Sonarr, with practical setup steps and tools.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/how-to-connect-requests-to-radarr-and-sonarr-for-raspberry-pi-hosters/", "date": "2026-10-23"} --- How Raspberry Pi hosters can connect movie and show requests to Radarr and Sonarr, with practical setup steps and tools. Raspberry Pi hosters can connect movie and show requests to Radarr and Sonarr by preparing the library workflow, choosing a request method, and linking requests to the tools that add titles. | Option | Request method | Cost details | |---|---|---| | Askarr | Search for a movie or show on Askarr and request it, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^1] | The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^1] | | Askarr | Search for a movie or show on Askarr and request it, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^1] | The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^1] | | Askarr | Search for a movie or show on Askarr and request it, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^1] | The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^1] | | Request form | People submit movie or show titles through the chosen form. | not published | | Shared request list | People add movie or show ideas to the chosen shared list. | not published | ## What you need before you start A Raspberry Pi is a small single-board computer that many people use as a home media server. A Plex server on a Raspberry Pi can host movies and shows that friends and family watch. Radarr and Sonarr are free helper programs that many Plex owners run to find and add movies (Radarr) and shows (Sonarr) to their library. Have them running on the Raspberry Pi before requests are connected to them. Decide which movies and shows viewers may request, and who reviews a request before a title is added to the library. Keep the request rules simple, such as whether people can ask for any title or only certain types of movies and shows. Pick the place where friends and family will send requests, such as a request website or a shared message thread. The request location needs to be clear to everyone who will submit titles and to the person who reviews them. Note the Raspberry Pi's limits, such as storage space for new titles, so you know what requests the library can actually hold before approving them. ## Step by step 1. Confirm that Radarr and Sonarr are set up on the Raspberry Pi and adding titles to the library, so requests have somewhere to go. 2. Pick one place where friends and family will send requests, such as a request website or a shared message thread, and tell everyone to use only that place. 3. Write down who looks at each request and whether a title needs approval before it is added to the library. This decides how requests move into Radarr and Sonarr. 4. Link the request place to the way accepted requests reach Radarr and Sonarr, by checking that the chosen method passes approved titles to those programs rather than leaving them for you to enter by hand. 5. Write a short note for viewers that says who can request, what kinds of titles are accepted, and how they will hear that a title was added. 6. Send the note and the request location to the friends and family you want to allow, and explain how to search for a title and submit it. 7. Look through new requests once a week, approve the ones you want, and delete the ones you do not. Keep an eye on the Raspberry Pi so requested titles have space to download and store. 8. Ask a few viewers after the first week what confused them, and edit your note to fix those points. ## Tools that can do it Askarr is made by the team that publishes this site. Askarr is a hosted website that works with existing Radarr and Sonarr. [^1] Askarr can be used by searching for a movie or show on Askarr and requesting it, and the owner's own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^1] You add Askarr to Radarr and Sonarr one time, and they then pick up your requests from it. [^1] Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. [^1] The Askarr site shows when a title was added and downloaded. [^1] Askarr also allows title searches by pasting a TMDB, IMDb or TVDB link. [^1] You can use a bookmark on your Radarr or Sonarr page to save the request list and the way those tools report title updates to Askarr. [^1] You can try the dashboard with a throwaway demo account and sample data without signing in. [^1] Askarr's plans include a request history with live status. [^1] Each friend who signs up through your link adds 10 requests a month to your limit. [^1] Before choosing a request method, check how it handles title searches, approvals, updates, and the way requests move into Radarr and Sonarr. For a request form or shared list, check whether accepted titles must be entered into those programs by hand. ## Common mistakes to avoid Avoid connecting requests to Radarr and Sonarr before those programs are set up on the Raspberry Pi. Requested titles can only arrive where the library tools are ready to receive them. Avoid choosing a request method without checking how it fits the current way movies and shows are added to the library. The request process should be clear for both the people sending titles and the person managing the Raspberry Pi. Avoid forgetting to review requests after setup. A request list can become harder to manage if old or unwanted requests are left without attention. Avoid skipping account and privacy checks. Review what information a tool asks for and what access it uses before sharing it with other people. ## Frequently asked questions ### How can Raspberry Pi hosters connect requests to Radarr and Sonarr? A Raspberry Pi hoster can choose a request method, decide who can submit titles, and link that method to the way movies and shows are added to the library. The important parts are giving viewers a clear place to request movies and shows and keeping the review process easy to follow once Radarr and Sonarr are running. ### Can a request tool work with Radarr and Sonarr on a Raspberry Pi? Check how each request tool handles Radarr and Sonarr before choosing one. Askarr is a hosted website that works with existing Radarr and Sonarr. [^1] You add Askarr to Radarr and Sonarr one time, and they then pick up your requests from it. [^1] Check that Radarr and Sonarr are set up on the Raspberry Pi first. ### Does Askarr need to reach the Raspberry Pi's Radarr or Sonarr? Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. [^1] Askarr is a hosted website that works with existing Radarr and Sonarr. [^1] Nothing is installed, and you add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr. [^1] ### How do friends find movies and shows to request with Askarr? Friends and family can search for a movie or show on Askarr and request it, and the owner's own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^1] A TMDB, IMDb or TVDB link can also be pasted to find the title. [^1] The site shows when a title was added and downloaded. [^1] ### What should be checked before choosing a request tool on a Raspberry Pi? Check how a tool handles requests, title searches, updates, and the process for adding movies and shows, and how it fits a Raspberry Pi host. Askarr's plans include a request history with live status. [^1] Compare those details with the way the library is managed before choosing a request method. The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^1] - [Visit Askarr](/go/start) ## Sources [^1]: Askarr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start)