How to Install Lidarr on EndeavourOS Latest?

Lidarr is a music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. It helps you for searching, downloading, and organizing your favorite music tracks automatically. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Lidarr on EndeavourOS Latest.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we start the installation of Lidarr, we need to install some dependencies on our system. Open the terminal and run the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo pacman -S git mediainfo libicu libmediainfo libcurl-compat curl

Step 2: Download and Install Lidarr

After installing the dependencies, we need to download Lidarr from its official website. Open the terminal and run the following command to download the latest version of Lidarr:

wget https://services.lidarr.audio/v1/update/master/updatefile?os=linux&runtime=netcore&arch=x64 -O Lidarr.tar.gz

After downloading the Lidarr, extract it using the following command:

tar xvzf Lidarr.tar.gz

Now, move the extracted files to the /opt directory using the following command:

sudo mv Lidarr /opt

Now, make the Lidarr executable using the following command:

sudo chmod +x /opt/Lidarr/Lidarr

Step 3: Create the Systemd Service

In order to run Lidarr as a service, we need to create a systemd service file. Open the terminal and run the following command to create the service file:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/Lidarr.service

Paste the following lines in the service file:

[Unit]
Description=Lidarr Daemon

[Service]
ExecStart=/opt/Lidarr/Lidarr -nobrowser
Restart=always
User=<your_username>
Group=<your_username>
Environment=UMASK=022

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Replace <your_username> with your actual username. After adding the above lines, save and close the file.

Now, reload the systemd configuration using the following command:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Step 4: Start and Enable the Lidarr Service

After creating the service, start the Lidarr service using the following command:

sudo systemctl start Lidarr.service

Now, enable the Lidarr service to start automatically at system boot using the following command:

sudo systemctl enable Lidarr.service

Step 5: Access Lidarr Web Interface

After starting the Lidarr service, you can access the Lidarr web interface using the following URL:

http://localhost:8686

Congratulations! you have successfully installed Lidarr on EndeavourOS Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Lidarr on EndeavourOS Latest. Now you can organize your music tracks automatically with Lidarr.

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