What is Conreq?

Conreq is a self-hosted content requesting platform built on Django that allows users to request movies and TV shows from Sonarr and Radarr instances. It provides a web interface with user authentication and management, integration with Organizr for single sign-on, and optional MySQL database support. The project is currently in beta and undergoing an architectural shift toward an app store model where content requesting will become an installable app. It can be deployed via Docker Compose, Docker Run, or Windows NSSM as a service.

Should you self-host Conreq?

Conreq scores 44/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #105 of 142 in Media Management. It has 151 GitHub stars.

It shipped 2 stable releases in the past year. The latest, 0.22.1, came out on 25 March 2026. New versions land roughly every 4 months.

Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is GPL-3.0-licensed and written mostly in Python.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Sonarr (81/100, 17 472 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See Conreq vs Sonarr side by side.

Features

App store (planned)Planned architectural shift - content requesting will become an installable app
Compromised password checking
Content Requesting
Custom CSS/JS
Email notifications
Organizr authentication
User Authentication
Windows service installation

How to configure Conreq

ALLOWED_HOST*Allowed hosts for Django
Allowed hosts for Django
values: Hostname or IP, * for all
APP_DESCRIPTIONContent RequestingApplication description displayed in the UI
Application description displayed in the UI
values: Any string
APP_NAMEConreqApplication name displayed in the UI
Application name displayed in the UI
values: Any string
ARR_REFRESH_INTERNAL*/1Cron minutes for Sonarr/Radarr library refresh
Cron minutes for Sonarr/Radarr library refresh
values: Cron expression
BASE_URLNoneBase URL path for the application
Base URL path for the application
values: Any valid URL path
CONREQ_ENV_PREFIXNoneEnvironment variable prefix
Environment variable prefix
values: Any string
DATA_DIR/configData directory path
Data directory path
values: Any valid filesystem path
DB_ENGINESQLITE3Database engine to use
Database engine to use
values: SQLITE3, MYSQL
DEBUGFalseEnable debug mode (disable security features)
Enable debug mode (disable security features)
values: True, False
EMAIL_HOSTNoneSMTP host
SMTP host
values: Hostname or IP
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORDNoneSMTP password
SMTP password
values: Any string
EMAIL_HOST_USERNoneSMTP username
SMTP username
values: Any string
EMAIL_PORTNoneSMTP port
SMTP port
values: Port number
EMAIL_USE_TLSTrueUse TLS for email
Use TLS for email
values: True, False
LOG_LEVELWARNINGLogging level
Logging level
values: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL
MYSQL_CONFIG_FILENonePath to MySQL configuration file
Path to MySQL configuration file
values: Any valid filesystem path
PGID100Group ID for file permissions
Group ID for file permissions
values: Numeric group ID
PUID99User ID for file permissions
User ID for file permissions
values: Numeric user ID
PWNED_VALIDATORTrueEnable checking for compromised passwords
Enable checking for compromised passwords
values: True, False
SSL_SECURITYFalseEnable advanced SSL security features
Enable advanced SSL security features
values: True, False
TZUTCTimezone for log files in TZ Database format
Timezone for log files in TZ Database format
values: Any valid TZ database timezone