--- {"title": "How to manage requests across several media servers in 2026", "description": "Manage movie and show requests that arrive across several media servers, with setup steps and one clear request location.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/how-to-manage-requests-across-several-media-servers-for-multi-server-media-hosts/", "date": "2026-10-25"} --- Manage movie and show requests that arrive across several media servers, with setup steps and one clear request location. Multi-server media hosts can manage requests across several media servers by agreeing on one request location for viewers, setting the same review rules on every server, and using a request tool that reports additions and downloads back to each server. | Option | Request method | Cost details | |---|---|---| | Askarr | Search for a movie or show on Askarr and request it, and your own Radarr or Sonarr add 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 Make sure each media server already has the movies and shows its viewers can watch, and decide which friends or family members can send requests to which server. Prepare the titles or types of content that are allowed on each server, so people know what kinds of requests fit. Keep the request rules simple, such as whether people can ask for any title or only certain types of movies and shows. Radarr and Sonarr are free helper programs that many media owners run to find and add movies (Radarr) and shows (Sonarr) to their library. Have them ready on each server that will add requested titles. Decide who will review requests before anything is added, and whether one person reviews every server or one person reviews each server. Choose where people will send requests for each server. The choice can be a request tool, a form, or another method that gives viewers a clear place to submit titles. Each server can keep its own place or share one place that feeds every server. ## Step by step 1. List every media server that accepts requests and note who watches what on each one, so a request lands in the library that will actually use it. 2. Pick one place where friends and family send requests, either a single shared location for all servers or one location per server, and tell everyone to use only that place for each server. 3. Write down who reviews each request and whether a title needs approval before it is added to each library, and keep that rule the same across servers so nobody has to learn different rules per server. 4. Write a short note for viewers that says who can request, what kinds of titles are accepted on each server, and how they will hear that a title was added. 5. Send the note and the request location to the friends and family you allow, with two lines on how to search for a title and how to submit it for each server. 6. Set a regular day each week to look through new requests for every server, approve the ones you want, and delete the ones you do not. 7. Ask a few viewers after the first week what confused them, and edit the note so the same questions do not come up on more than one server. ## 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 Radarr and Sonarr add it. [^1] Askarr is added to Radarr and Sonarr one time as an import list, and they then read 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] A throwaway demo account with sample data lets you try the dashboard without signing in. [^1] Each friend who signs up through your link adds 10 requests a month to your limit. [^1] No other tool is named here because no source facts about other tools were provided. Before choosing a tool, check how it handles title searches, approvals, updates, and the way requests move into the library workflow. ## Common mistakes to avoid Avoid sharing a request method without explaining the rules. Friends and family need to know what types of titles can be requested on each server and who decides what gets added. Avoid choosing a tool without checking how it fits the way movies and shows are added to each media library. The request process should be clear for both the people sending titles and the people managing the servers. Avoid forgetting to review requests after setup. A request list can become harder to manage if old or unwanted requests are left without attention, and the backlog grows faster when more than one server feeds it. 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 multi-server media hosts manage requests across several media servers? A multi-server media host can list each server that accepts requests, pick one clear place where viewers send titles, and keep the same review rules on every server so nobody has to learn different steps per server. The important parts are giving viewers one place to request for each server and keeping the review process easy to follow across all of them. ### Can a request tool work with Radarr and Sonarr on more than one server? 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] Askarr is added to Radarr and Sonarr one time as an import list, and they then read requests from it. [^1] Compare that with how each media server is managed before choosing a tool. ### Does Askarr require changes to the media server? Askarr is a hosted website that works with existing Radarr and Sonarr. [^1] Nothing is installed. [^1] Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. [^1] Before choosing it, check that the way each existing server adds movies and shows matches how Askarr reports back to it. ### 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 Radarr and Sonarr add it. [^1] A TMDB, IMDb or TVDB link can also be pasted to find the title. [^1] The Askarr site shows when a title was added and downloaded, so viewers can see the outcome of their request. [^1] ### What should be checked before choosing a request tool for several media servers? Check how a tool handles requests, title searches, updates, and the process for adding movies and shows to each server. Askarr's plans include a request history with live status, which the source gives without naming a plan, so check the plan page for which ones include it. [^1] Compare those details with the way each media server 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)