Download client qBittorrent places downloads

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Sonarr version (exact version): Package Version
4.0.16.2944-ls297 by linuxserver.io
Mono version (if Sonarr is not running on Windows): .NET
Yes (6.0.13)
OS: uname -a
Linux msi 6.8.0-87-generic #88-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Oct 11 09:28:41 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
lsb_release -a
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
Release: 24.04
Codename: noble

Debug logs: none provided
Description of issue:

I’m hoping this is an easy one.
I’m getting the warning:
“You are using docker; download client qBittorrent places downloads in /downloads/sonarr but this directory does not appear to exist inside the container. Review your remote path mappings and container volume settings.”

qbittorrent docker has
- $DATADIR/downloads:/downloads #optional
so it sees things as /downloads/sonarr (moving via labels)
incomplete files go to /downloads/qbittorrent

sonarr docker has
- $DATADIR/downloads:/data/downloads

So I’m wondering if changing sonarr to $DATADIR/downloads/sonarr would make it happy?

I supposed I should “not be lazy” and just try it out, but I was just fighting with a mail container for “too long” and want to touch it as little as possible right now.

Edit: I decided not to be lazy and that didn’t fix it.
Using the Remote Path Mapping fixed it though.
Host
qbittorrent
Remote Path
/downloads/sonarr/
Local Path
/data/downloads/

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You should not need, nor do you really want to use Remote Path Mapping. Instead, fix your paths; refer here:

https://trash-guides.info/File-and-Folder-Structure/How-to-set-up/Docker/

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So what you’re saying is that if I change the qbittorrent to be

  • $DATADIR/downloads:/data/downloads

Then go into qbittorrent and change it’s program folders to /data/downloads
It should be happy because both programs “think” they’re writing to /data/downloads?
Even though they technically are looking at the same place now (because of the docker mapping), they think they’re writing to different places so they’re being grumpy about it?

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