Overseerr & Jellyseerr to merge into Seerr (docs.seerr.dev)
from Jozzo@lemmy.world to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 03:16
https://lemmy.world/post/43150907

We’re excited to announce a major update: the Jellyseerr and Overseerr teams are officially merging into a single team called Seerr. This unification marks an important step forward as we bring our efforts together under one banner.

For users, this means one shared codebase combining all existing Overseerr functionalities with the latest Jellyseerr features, along with Jellyfin and Emby support, allowing us to deliver updates more efficiently and keep the project moving forward.

Please check how to migrate to Seerr in our migration guide and stay tuned for more updates on the project!

#selfhosted

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Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 15 Feb 03:25 next collapse

Good news!!

Dave@lemmy.nz on 15 Feb 03:53 next collapse

I could have sworn I read this announcement a couple of months ago.

plantsmakemehappy@lemmy.zip on 15 Feb 04:28 collapse

Yea they announced it months ago, but the first release of seerr just dropped today.

Dave@lemmy.nz on 15 Feb 04:48 next collapse

Ah right, that makes sense!

Ugurcan@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 17:47 collapse

I was checking just a few hours ago. Just in time, cool!

nfreak@lemmy.ml on 15 Feb 04:13 next collapse

Doesn’t seem like OIDC made it into the new release, weird. Unless I missed something in the documentation. It’s been working fine on the preview branch for ages.

wltr@discuss.tchncs.de on 15 Feb 06:08 next collapse

I’ve missed both projects. What were they? Are they like Jackett or Prowlarr?

slazer2au@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 06:46 next collapse

Media requester for Plex and Jellyfin. But also tells you where things are streaming. A mix between IMDB and JustWatch.

Overseer was for Plex
Jellyseer was for Jellyfin

Now we have Seer one platform to do both.

zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 15 Feb 09:05 next collapse

If you just host for yourself, you don’t gain that much by using Seerr, besides having a nicer UI and you have more search filters compared to Sonarr and Radarr.

However, if you have multiple users, you benefit a lot of it. Users, which have individual user accounts, can request media. Depending on the configuration, those requests have to be accepted manually, which gives you a way to still be in control of what ends up on your server. The user then gets notified about what has happened and if the media was downloaded.

ieGod@lemmy.zip on 15 Feb 13:53 collapse

Honestly the UI is so slick even a one-user setup will benefit in my opinion. Even when not requesting media I use it extensively to look up actors and directors.

Possibly the best foss UX I’ve ever used.

filcuk@lemmy.zip on 15 Feb 18:46 collapse

+ on this. Seer has better search than many popular movies/tv sites out there.

I also submit issues through there when I’m not in a position to resolve it immediately.

BrightCandle@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 18:25 collapse

The fact it recommends popular stuff is a useful addon feature, its a good way to look at what others are watching.

myrmidex@belgae.social on 15 Feb 09:57 next collapse

That was one smooth transition! 🚀

prenatal_confusion@feddit.org on 15 Feb 10:34 next collapse

I was surprised to see emby mentioned. I thought they shot themselves so hard in their feet with the licensing changes back then that there was a reason that we only hear from jrllyfin these days.

x00z@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 12:34 next collapse

Afaik Jellyfin and Emby use the same authentication so by adding Jellyfin support Emby automatically works too.

Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 15 Feb 16:49 collapse

You mean when they went closed source? I know Jellyfin is all open source but apparently rougher UX all round… and Emby is miles better than Plex, not least because Plex has a scalp-worthy cost and too many paywalled features. Jellyfin to me is a purist alternative - libre software is ideal but you start to get a much weaker product.

Yoddel_Hickory@piefed.ca on 15 Feb 16:57 collapse

I wouldn’t say that Jellyfin is an inferior product nowadays, it is much better now, and has things Plex doesn’t have like easy free hardware transcoding

Gonzako@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 12:07 next collapse

So you no longer need a Plex account to use overseer?

x00z@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 12:33 collapse

Overseerr required Plex. It was forked into Jellyseerr to allow Emby and Jellyfin accounts. Now Overseerr and Jellyseer merge into one tool called Seerr that combines the features. So no.

Bombastic@sopuli.xyz on 15 Feb 14:12 next collapse

That was totally unexpected /s

narp@feddit.org on 15 Feb 18:03 next collapse

I don’t know much about the *eerr stuff… Is there a good way to connect a debris service with that? I’m using Stremio+Torrention rn, but it’s crashing regularly or isn’t able to find magnet links.

eager_eagle@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 20:49 next collapse

I don’t quite get what this is supposed to do. Is it basically a software to allow jellyfin/plex users to request media without needing a radarr/sonarr account?

DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone on 15 Feb 20:54 next collapse

It’s a beautiful UI for requesting content where you don’t go into the details of arrs. Great if you have other family members you want to allow to request things.

1984@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 20:54 collapse

Basically yes. My father can log into Overseer with his Plex account, so no new account and password, and request movies or tv shows which I can approve manually or pre-approve. I don’t have to give him admin access to my Sonarr or Radarr and the user interface is quite friendly.

paper_moon@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 22:13 collapse

Anyone know if you can integrate this with a real-debrid account or similar service? I’ve been enjoying using real-debrid since I don’t have to worry about storing the stuff I’m watching.