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HolyArrs pitches one self-hosted app to replace the *arr media stack

Reality check

The free Go app claims to replace Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Bazarr, Prowlarr, Seerr, SABnzbd and qBittorrent with about 110 MB idle RAM. It has no release date or version and is still seeking beta testers.

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What the research found

HolyArrs, a free and open source self-hosted Go app by CoderLuii, aims to replace Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Bazarr, Prowlarr, Seerr, SABnzbd and qBittorrent, claims about 110 MB idle RAM, and is seeking beta testers; it is a project announcement with no release date or version.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

  1. HolyArrs is a single Go app covering movies, shows, music, indexers, subtitles, Usenet and torrents, replacing eight separate apps 97%
  2. HolyArrs uses about 110 MB RAM at idle on the author's server per the post 99%
  3. A migration wizard is promised to import existing library and settings without moving files, unverified 90%
  4. The project will be free and open source and is recruiting beta testers, with no release date given 97%

Evidence

Actionability rated low.