Research http://forums.mvgroup.org/ integration

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#1

Hey,

Thanks for amazing software

I recently registered with http://forums.mvgroup.org/ (they have a great selection of [old UK] TV) and wondered if it’s possible to integrate this tracker with https://sonarr.tv/ ? The website is public, but, to my knowledge, requires a login to access content.

I’ve acquainted myself with one of the website’s admins - what are the questions I should be asking in order to discover if my request is possible?

Cookies/RSS / username/password logins - apologies, I’m new to this :grimacing:

Hope to hear back

Kind thanks

#2

They would need to implement the https://github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr/wiki/Implementing-a-Torznab-indexer API specification to support searching. If they have an RSS feed it could possibly be used with the generic RSS functionality Sonarr supports, but it would not support searching.

#3

Thanks for quick reply

I’ve posed that question, and hope to hear back ~ http://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?showtopic=65490

Can I confirm how both, respectively, the RSS feed and searching work in Sonarr; in the context of this issue - would I be punctilious in assuming search runs a manual search and RSS triggers downloads of anything in http://localhost:*/wanted/missing ?

Cheers

#4

Searching is going to the indexer and asking for a particular season or episode. RSS is watching an RSS feed from the indexer and checking if items on the feed are wanted (missing or a quality upgrade). RSS is how Sonarr automates grabbing releases as explained in the ((FAQ)).

#5

So to clarify, and if I understand you and the FAQ correctly…

Even if an indexer neglects to offer a search feature there is still some benefit in adding it to Sonarr if it offers an RSS feature? Because anyone indexing a new torrent of an old (i.e. ended, no new releases) TV show, which I’m watching ( http://localhost:*/wanted/ ), would be grabbed?

Appreciate your patience - rewarding to grok how this all works entirely

Hope to hear back

Kind thanks

PS Are there any [private] indexers/trackers, besides the ones that I’m assuming you vet, which you feel are well designed and worth the time/effort to get invites for / invest in - do you keep a list?

#6

Yup, exactly, with the generic RSS parser basic RSS feeds will work with extra effort on our side.

We will only do a direct integration if they have an API that supports search, if they are RSS only then it won’t be added and the generic RSS parser can be used. We won’t do screen scraping, which is the way most sites are searched because they don’t have a proper search API. If a site supports search we may still decide to not support it and stick to using Torznab only. Jackett supports a number of sites via screen scraping and implements a Torznab API that can be used to add the supported trackers in Sonarr.

#7

Cool, thanks for clearing that up

Attempting a Jackett install ATM and will point all new indexers/trackers I come across without search API to this thread

Keep up the excellent work - revitalising my media collection after years of neglect :facepunch:

Kind thanks

#8

If its a private tracker check if Jackett has an issue open to support it, adding it here won’t do anything except fill up this thread. Public trackers aren’t supported by that Jackett branch, but might be by others.

#9

Hehe, I hear ya

I wrote “point” not “post”

Regards

#10

Staying on topic, I’ve just attempted to add the following torrent RSS feed to Sonarr without success:

[Deleted cookie]

I’m aware I probably don’t need all those keys, but I’ve included them for completeness ~ [Resolved] Indexer : Issue when adding a cookie

Are you able to test your side or provide some help achieving a successful test?

Kind thanks

#11

You probably don’t need the full cookie, especially the topics read, also remove the trailing ;. Other than that its either not in a format that is parseable or its missing information, size, date, torrent link.

Also by posting the cookie you’ve given access to your account as it contains the information required to assume your session and gain access.

#12

I’ve tried all the combinations. None worked, so I’ve given up.

I’ll create a new cookie - hopefully it will expire the one I posted above. In any case I’m not too bothered at this stage.

Cheers for help

Kind thanks

#13

~ https://www.reddit.com/r/trackers/comments/4ggvpk/research_torrent_indexerstrackers_implementing/

#14

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