Use multiple Category with Transmission

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Sonarr version (exact version): 2.0.0.5228
OS: Ubuntu 18.04
Description of issue: I use Sonarr for download Series and Manga videos. Is it possible to create one folder by Category ?

Actualty, i’ve Category to TV-Shows, but i would like create specific folder for Manga. In Plex, i want 2 categories, so i need 2 folder ^^

I use Sonarr with Transmission.

I’ve try to set empty Category and change the custom path (in edited series, /downloads/Manga/My Hero Academia for exemple), but the download is always on root downloads/completed

Anyone can help me ?

Thank you community !

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I think you’re confusing what the download category is used for, and probably mixing up download path and completed series path, but I’m not sure.

Download category (sonarr > settings > download client > category):
Used so sonarr will only track sonarr-specific downloads. In case of transmission it will not assign a label like other clients, but create a subdirectory in transmissions download folder.
Why? This prevents sonarr from seeing other torrents you may have in transmission, like movies, applications, … so sonarr will not try to import them.
I suggest to revert this back, or set at least something in this option, e.g. “sonarr”. From now on, when sonarr sends something to transmission, it should automatically go into /downloads/sonarr or something similar.

Secondly, you should have separate paths, one for downloads in progress (presumably /downloads) and another one for your series (e.g. /tv).
Transmission should only be aware of the downloads path.
Sonarr needs to have the tv path configured as root folder, and doesn’t need the download path (but does need access to it, but that’s another story).

Now, to split out the normal series and tv series, you can create two root paths in sonarr, /tv/series and /tv/anime or something. Then assign the correct root path to the correct series when adding those series to sonarr.

All of this assuming you have episode renaming and completed download handling enabled in sonarr, which honestly is the only sane way to fly, to ensure sonarr picks up files from the download directory and neatly sorts them to either of the root folders in the correct series/season subfolders…

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Hi @Thirrian

Thank you for your response :slight_smile:

I’ve try to setup after see your response, but same result. Maybe there may be something I’m hurting. You can see my serie config :

sonarr

My /download path is this in my docker-compose file for transmission :

${DOWNLOAD_PATH}:/downloads

And in my sonarr docker-compose file :

${DOWNLOAD_PATH}/complete:/downloads

Thank you again :slight_smile:

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