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Indexers

Indexers provide search capabilities for finding media releases. Mydia supports Prowlarr, Jackett, and built-in Cardigann indexers.

Supported Indexers

Type Description Recommended
Prowlarr Indexer manager with unified API Yes
Jackett Indexer proxy Yes
Cardigann Built-in indexer support Experimental

Prowlarr is an indexer manager that aggregates multiple indexers into a single API.

Setup

  1. Navigate to Admin > Indexers
  2. Click Add Indexer
  3. Select Prowlarr
  4. Enter connection details:
  5. Base URL: http://prowlarr:9696
  6. API Key: Your Prowlarr API key
  7. Test connection
  8. Save

Environment Variables

INDEXER_1_NAME=Prowlarr
INDEXER_1_TYPE=prowlarr
INDEXER_1_BASE_URL=http://prowlarr:9696
INDEXER_1_API_KEY=your-prowlarr-api-key

Jackett

Jackett is an alternative indexer proxy.

Setup

  1. Navigate to Admin > Indexers
  2. Click Add Indexer
  3. Select Jackett
  4. Enter connection details:
  5. Base URL: http://jackett:9117
  6. API Key: Your Jackett API key
  7. Test connection
  8. Save

Environment Variables

INDEXER_2_NAME=Jackett
INDEXER_2_TYPE=jackett
INDEXER_2_BASE_URL=http://jackett:9117
INDEXER_2_API_KEY=your-jackett-api-key

Cardigann (Experimental)

Mydia includes built-in Cardigann indexer support, allowing direct indexer connections without Prowlarr or Jackett.

Experimental Feature

Cardigann support is highly experimental. Only a limited number of indexers have been tested. Report issues on GitHub.

Enable Cardigann

Set environment variable:

ENABLE_CARDIGANN=true

Configuration

Cardigann indexers are configured through the Admin UI with their specific settings.

Configuration Options

Option Description Example
Name Display name Prowlarr
Type Indexer type prowlarr
Base URL Indexer URL http://prowlarr:9696
API Key Authentication key abc123
Enabled Enable/disable true
Priority Search priority 1
Indexer IDs Specific indexers 1,2,3
Categories Content categories movies,tv
Rate Limit Requests per second 5

Indexer Priority

When multiple indexers are configured:

  • Higher priority indexers are searched first
  • Results are aggregated from all enabled indexers
  • Duplicate results are deduplicated

Categories

Filter indexers by content category:

  • movies - Movie content
  • tv - TV show content
  • music - Music content (experimental)
  • books - Book content (experimental)

Rate Limiting

Configure rate limits to prevent being blocked:

  • Set requests per second
  • Mydia automatically throttles requests

Next Steps