What is Just A Bunch Of Starr Scripts?

This project provides four PowerShell utilities for users of the *arr media management stack (Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr, Readarr). Each script fills a specific automation gap: Owinenatorr incrementally renames movies and series after a naming-scheme change; Set-RadarrCollectionsMonitored automatically enables monitoring for newly added collections; Upgradinatorr triggers manual searches for better-quality releases across all four *arr apps; and ZakTag creates and applies release-group tags to movies in Radarr. The scripts are configured via simple INI-style files, require PowerShell 7, and can be executed manually, via cron or Task Scheduler, through Unraid User Scripts, or inside a one-shot Microsoft PowerShell container. They have no persistent daemon, database, or web UI of their own — they call the *arr REST APIs directly.

Should you self-host Just A Bunch Of Starr Scripts?

Just A Bunch Of Starr Scripts scores 43/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #111 of 142 in Media Management. It has 178 GitHub stars.

There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.

Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. It is written mostly in PowerShell.

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 Just A Bunch Of Starr Scripts vs Sonarr side by side.

Features

Automated media renaming
Automated upgrade searching
Automatic collection monitoring
Discord Notifications
Dry Run Mode
Notifiarr notifications
Release group tagging
Unattended loop mode
Verbose Logging

How to install Just A Bunch Of Starr Scripts

Install Just A Bunch Of Starr Scripts with Docker Compose

Docker, Microsoft PowerShell container image

powershell - https://hub.docker.com/_/microsoft-powershell

powershell: container_name: powershell image: mcr.microsoft.com/powershell:latest restart: "no" # optional logging: driver: json-file options: max-file: 10 max-size: 200k # optional environment: - PUID=1000 - PGID=1000 volumes: - /path/to/appdata/powershell:/scripts command: pwsh /scripts/Owinenatorr/owinenatorr.ps1 -ApplicationList radarr,sonarr

docker start powershell

Runs once; use cron for scheduling. Uses Microsoft's PowerShell image, not a project-published image.

Install Just A Bunch Of Starr Scripts with Unraid

Install NerdTools from CA (if not installed)
Install powershell-7.2.7 or newer from NerdTools Plugin Menu
Install User Scripts plugin from CA
Save the script somewhere easy to maintain (Recommended on your appdata share) e.g., /mnt/user/appdata/scripts.
- Save as owinenatorr.ps1.
Save the config file in the same directory as the script.
- Save as owinenatorr.conf.
Update the config file and enter the parameters in owinenatorr.conf
Go to Plugins → Settings → User Scripts
Click Add New Script. Name it Owinenatorr.
Click the gear icon next to Owinenatorr and Edit Script.
Paste pwsh /mnt/user/appdata/scripts/owinenatorr.ps1 -ApplicationList radarr into the script.
Click Run Script, Run in Background or set up a schedule.

Requires NerdTools and User Scripts plugins

Install Just A Bunch Of Starr Scripts with Linux

Clone repo: git clone "https://github.com/angrycuban13/Just-A-Bunch-Of-Starr-Scripts" "/path/to/repo/clone/location/"
- Alternatively you can copy and paste the script contents by clicking on this link
Create config from the example: cp /path/to/repo/clone/location/owinenatorr-example.conf /path/to/repo/clone/location/owinenatorr.conf
- Alternatively you can copy/paste the config file by clicking on this link
Update the config file and enter the parameters in owinenatorr.conf
Run script: pwsh /path/to/repo/clone/location/Owinenatorr/owinenatorr.ps1 -ApplicationList radarr

Requires PowerShell 7 installed

Install Just A Bunch Of Starr Scripts with Windows

Clone repo: git clone "https://github.com/angrycuban13/Just-A-Bunch-Of-Starr-Scripts" "/path/to/repo/clone/location/"
- Alternatively you can copy and paste the script contents by clicking on this link
Create config from the example: cp /path/to/repo/clone/location/owinenatorr-example.conf /path/to/repo/clone/location/owinenatorr.conf
- Alternatively you can copy/paste the config file by clicking on this link
Update the config file and enter the parameters in owinenatorr.conf
Run script: pwsh /path/to/repo/clone/location/Owinenatorr/owinenatorr.ps1 -ApplicationList radarr