Jackett works as a proxy server, it translates queries from apps (Sonarr, Radarr, SickRage, CouchPotato, Mylar, etc) into tracker-site-specific http queries, parses the html response, then sends results back to the requesting software.
This allows for getting recent uploads (like RSS) and performing searches.
Jackett is a single repository of maintained indexer scraping and translation logic - removing the burden from other apps.
Jackett is a proxy server designed to translate queries from media management applications (such as Sonarr, Radarr, SickRage, and others) into tracker-site-specific HTTP requests. It parses HTML responses from these trackers and returns structured data to the requesting application, enabling seamless integration with torrent-based content sources.
Key Features:
Query Translation: Converts app-specific queries into formats compatible with various torrent trackers.
HTML Parsing: Extracts relevant information from tracker websites and delivers it in a standardized format.
RSS Support: Facilitates access to recent uploads by translating RSS feeds into a usable format for media management apps.
README
Jackett
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Jackett works as a proxy server: it translates queries from apps (Sonarr, Radarr, SickRage, CouchPotato, Mylar3, Lidarr, DuckieTV, qBittorrent, Nefarious, NZBHydra2 etc.) into tracker-site-specific http queries, parses the html or json response, and then sends results back to the requesting software. This allows for getting recent uploads (like RSS) and performing searches. Jackett is a single repository of maintained indexer scraping & translation logic - removing the burden from other apps.
Developer note:
The software implements the Torznab (with hybrid nZEDb/ ) and APIs.
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It aims to be a good alternative to all other bittorrent clients out there. qBittorrent is fast, stable and provides unicode support as well as many features.
Transmission - A Fast, Easy and Free Bittorrent Client For macOS, Windows and Linux
Transmission is designed for easy, powerful use. We've set the defaults to just work and it only takes a few clicks to configure advanced features like watch directories, bad peer blocklists, and the web interface. When Ubuntu chose Transmission as its default BitTorrent client, one of the most-cited reasons was its easy learning curve.
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The Qt-based Windows UI has been modernized and is fully Windows 11 ready.
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Search Functionality: Enables users to perform searches across multiple trackers through a single interface.
Consolidated Indexer Logic: Acts as a unified repository for maintaining and updating indexer scraping logic, reducing the burden on other applications.
Winget Installation: Can be easily installed using winget.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for users managing media libraries with apps like Sonarr or Radarr, Jackett streamlines access to torrent-based content without requiring direct interaction with tracker websites. It simplifies integration with multiple trackers and reduces the complexity of maintaining indexer-specific logic, ultimately improving efficiency and user experience.
WDT (Wrestling Desires Torrents / Ultimate Wrestling Torrents)
White Angel
WinterSakura
World-In-HD
World-of-Tomorrow
x-ite.me (XM)
XSpeeds (XS)
Xthor
xTorrenty
XtremeBytes (TorrentSurf)
XWT-Classics
XWTorrents (XWT)
YggTorrent (YGG)
YOiNKED
YUSCENE
Zamunda.net
Zappateers
Zelka.org
ZmPT (织梦)
ZonaQ
Trackers marked with have no active maintainer and may be broken or missing features. If you have an invite please send it to jacketttest [at] gmail [dot] com or garfieldsixtynine [at] gmail [dot] com get them fixed/improved.
Jackett Torznab query syntax
Jackett accepts Torznab queries following the specifications described in the Torznab document.
For example, .../api/v2.0/indexers//results/torznab/api?apikey=&t=caps would return the capabilities of the indexer, and .../api/v2.0/indexers//results/torznab/api?apikey=&t=search&q=keywords would perform a free text search on that indexer.
Search modes and parameters
A list of supported API search modes and parameters:
t=search:
params : q
t=tvsearch:
params : q, season, ep, imdbid, tvdbid, rid, tmdbid, tvmazeid, traktid, doubanid, year, genre
t=movie:
params : q, imdbid, tmdbid, traktid, doubanid, year, genre
t=music:
params : q, album, artist, label, track, year, genre
t=book:
params : q, title, author, publisher, year, genre
Note that most indexers will only support a subset of these search modes and parameters, use the t=caps to get a list of the actual modes and parms supported by an indexer.
A special "filter" indexer is available at .../api/v2.0/indexers//results/torznab
It will query the configured indexers that match the `` expression criteria and return the combined results as "all".
Supported filters
Filter
Condition
type:
where the indexer type is equal to ``
tag:
where the indexer tags contain ``
lang:
where the indexer language start with ``
test:{passed|failed}
where the last indexer test performed passed or failed
status:{healthy|failing|unknown}
where the indexer state is healthy (successfully operates in the last minutes), failing (generates errors in the recent call) or unknown (unused for a while)
Supported operators
Operator
Condition
!
where not ``
+[+...]
where and [and ``...]
,[,...]
where or [or ``...]
Example 1:
The "filter" indexer at .../api/v2.0/indexers/tag:group1,!type:private+lang:en/results/torznab will query all the configured indexers tagged with group1 or all the indexers not private and with en language (en-en,en-us,...)
Example 2:
The "filter" indexer at /api/v2.0/indexers/!status:failing,test:passed will query all the configured indexers not failing or which passed its last test.
Aggregate indexers
A special "all" indexer is available at /api/v2.0/indexers/all/results/torznab.
It will query all configured indexers and return the combined results.
If your client supports multiple feeds it's recommended to add each indexer directly instead of using the "all" indexer.
Using the "all" indexer has no advantages (besides reduced management overhead), and there are many disadvantages:
you lose control over indexer specific settings (categories, search modes, etc.)
mixing search modes (IMDB, query, etc.) might cause low-quality results
indexer specific categories (>= 100000) can't be used.
slow indexers will slow down the overall result
total results are limited to 1000
To get all Jackett indexers including their capabilities you can use t=indexers on the "all" indexer. To get only configured/unconfigured indexers you can also add configured=true/false as a query parameter.
Installation on Windows
We recommend you install Jackett as a Windows service using the supplied Windows installer. You may also download the zipped version if you would like to configure everything manually.
To get started with using the installer for Jackett, follow the steps below:
You're now ready to begin adding your trackers and using Jackett.
When installed as a service the tray icon acts as a way to open/start/stop Jackett. If you opted to not install it as a service then Jackett will run its web server from the tray tool.
Jackett can also be run from the command line if you would like to see log messages (Ensure the server isn't already running from the tray/service). This can be done by using "JackettConsole.exe" (for Command Prompt), found in the Jackett data folder: "%ProgramData%\Jackett".
A) Command to download and install the latest package and run the Jackett service:
cd /opt && f=Jackett.Binaries.LinuxAMDx64.tar.gz && sudo wget -Nc https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett/releases/latest/download/"$f" && sudo tar -xzf "$f" && sudo rm -f "$f" && cd Jackett* && sudo chown $(whoami):$(id -g) -R "/opt/Jackett" && sudo ./install_service_systemd.sh && systemctl status jackett.service && cd - && echo -e "\nVisit http://127.0.0.1:9117"
B) Or manually:
Download and extract the latest Jackett.Binaries.LinuxAMDx64.tar.gz release from the releases page
To install Jackett as a service, open a Terminal, cd to the jackett folder, and run sudo ./install_service_systemd.sh You need root permissions to install the service. The service will start on each logon. You can always stop it by running systemctl stop jackett.service from Terminal. You can start it again using systemctl start jackett.service. Logs are stored as usual under ~/.config/Jackett/log.txt and also in journalctl -u jackett.service.
Run without installing as a service
Download and extract the latest Jackett.Binaries.LinuxAMDx64.tar.gz release from the releases page, open a Terminal, cd to the jackett folder, and run Jackett with the command ./jackett
home directory
If you want to run it with a user without a /home directory you need to add Environment=XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/path/to/folder to your systemd file, this folder will be used to store your config files.
Download and extract the latest Jackett.Binaries.LinuxARM32.tar.gz or Jackett.Binaries.LinuxARM64.tar.gz (32 bit is the most common on ARM) release from the releases page
To install Jackett as a service, open a Terminal, cd to the jackett folder, and run sudo ./install_service_systemd.sh You need root permissions to install the service. The service will start on each logon. You can always stop it by running systemctl stop jackett.service from Terminal. You can start it again using systemctl start jackett.service. Logs are stored as usual under ~/.config/Jackett/log.txt and also in journalctl -u jackett.service.
Run without installing as a service
Download and extract the latest Jackett.Binaries.LinuxARM32.tar.gz or Jackett.Binaries.LinuxARM64.tar.gz (32 bit is the most common on ARM) release from the releases page, open a Terminal, cd to the jackett folder and run Jackett with the command ./jackett
home directory
If you want to run it with a user without a /home directory you need to add Environment=XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/path/to/folder to your systemd file, this folder will be used to store your config files.
Installation on Linux (ARMv6 or below)
Install Mono 5.8 or better (using the latest stable release is recommended)
Follow the instructions on the mono website and install the mono-devel and the ca-certificates-mono packages.
On Red Hat/CentOS/openSUSE/Fedora the mono-locale-extras package is also required.
Download and extract the latest Jackett.Binaries.Mono.tar.gz release from the releases page and run Jackett using mono with the command mono --debug JackettConsole.exe.
(Optional) To install Jackett as a service, open the Terminal and run sudo ./install_service_systemd_mono.sh You need root permissions to install the service. The service will start on each logon. You can always stop it by running systemctl stop jackett.service from Terminal. You can start it again it using systemctl start jackett.service. Logs are stored as usual under ~/.config/Jackett/log.txt and also in journalctl -u jackett.service.
If you want to run it with a user without a /home directory you need to add Environment=XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/path/to/folder to your systemd file, this folder will be used to store your config files.
Download and extract the latest Jackett.Binaries.macOS.tar.gz or Jackett.Binaries.macOSARM64.tar.gz release from the releases page.
Open the extracted folder and double-click on install_service_macos.
If the installation was a success, you can close the Terminal window.
The service will start on each logon. You can always stop it by running launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.user.Jackett.plist from Terminal. You can start it again it using launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.user.Jackett.plist.
Logs are stored as usual under ~/.config/Jackett/log.txt.
Run without installing as a service
Download and extract the latest Jackett.Binaries.macOS.tar.gz or Jackett.Binaries.macOSARM64.tar.gz release from the releases page and run Jackett with the command ./jackett.
Detailed instructions are available at LinuxServer.io Jackett Docker. The Jackett Docker is highly recommended, especially if you are having Mono stability issues or having issues running Mono on your system e.g. QNAP, Synology. Thanks to LinuxServer.io
When running jackett behind a reverse proxy make sure that the original hostname of the request is passed to Jackett. If HTTPS is used also set the X-Forwarded-Proto header to "https". Don't forget to adjust the "Base path override" Jackett option accordingly.
Example config for apache:
ProxyPreserveHost On
RequestHeader set X-Forwarded-Proto expr=%{REQUEST_SCHEME}
ProxyPass http://127.0.0.1:9117
ProxyPassReverse http://127.0.0.1:9117
Jackett has an internal cache to increase search speed and reduce the number of requests to torrent sites.
The default values should be good for most users. If you have problems, you can reduce the TTL value in the
configuration or even disable the cache. Keep in mind that you can be banned by the sites if you make a lot of requests.
Cache TTL (seconds): (default 2100 / 35 minutes) It indicates how long the results can remain in the cache.
Cache max results per indexer: (default 1000) How many results are kept in the cache for each indexer? This limit is used to limit the use of RAM. If you make many requests and you have enough memory, increase this number.
Torznab cache
If you have enabled the Jackett internal cache, but have an indexer for which you would prefer to fetch fresh results (thus ignoring the internal cache) then add the &cache=false parameter to your torznab query.
Configuring FlareSolverr
Some indexers are protected by Cloudflare or similar services and Jackett is not able to solve the challenges.
For these cases, FlareSolverr has been integrated into Jackett. This service is in charge of solving the challenges and configuring Jackett with the necessary cookies.
Setting up this service is optional; most indexers don't need it.
Install FlareSolverr service (following their instructions)
It is recommended to keep the default value in FlareSolverr Max Timeout (ms)
Configuring OMDb
This feature is used as a fallback (when using the aggregate Indexer) to get the movie/series title if only the IMDB ID is provided in the request.
To use it, please just request a free API key on OMDb (1,000 daily requests limit) and paste the key in Jackett
Command line switches
You can pass various options when running via the command line:
Command Line Switches
-i, --Install Install Jackett windows service (Must be admin)
-s, --Start Start the Jacket Windows service (Must be admin)
-k, --Stop Stop the Jacket Windows service (Must be admin)
-u, --Uninstall Uninstall Jackett windows service (Must be admin).
-r, --ReserveUrls (Re)Register windows port reservations (Required for
listening on all interfaces).
-l, --Logging Log all requests/responses to Jackett
-t, --Tracing Enable tracing
-c, --UseClient Override web client selection.
[automatic(Default)/httpclient/httpclient2]
-d, --DataFolder Specify the location of the data folder (Must be an admin on Windows)
e.g. --DataFolder="D:\Your Data\Jackett".
Don't use this on Unix (mono) systems. On Unix just adjust the HOME directory of the user to the data folder or set the XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment variable.
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Auto Ban Unknown Peer from China Option 5.
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Auto Ban BitTorrent Media Player Peer Option
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Auto Ban Xunlei, QQ, Baidu, Xfplay, DLBT and Offline downloader 2.
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Auto Ban Unknown Peer from China Option 5.
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