# Seerr

> What Seerr is, the rebranding from Overseerr and Jellyseerr, and how it fits into this stack.

# Seerr

Seerr is a request management interface for Plex (and optionally Jellyfin or Emby). It lets you — and anyone you share your server with — search for movies and TV shows and submit requests. Those requests go directly to Radarr or Sonarr, which pick up the download from there.

It uses Plex accounts for authentication, so any Plex user you share your library with can log in without a separate account.

## Background: from Overseerr and Jellyseerr to Seerr

In February 2026, the Overseerr and Jellyseerr teams merged into a single project called **Seerr**. The combined codebase includes all existing Overseerr features plus the Jellyfin and Emby support that was previously only in Jellyseerr.

For my setup (Plex-only), nothing changed functionally. The Docker image changed and the container name updated — that's it.

## Migration from Overseerr

No manual data migration is needed. When you start Seerr for the first time, it automatically migrates your existing Overseerr configuration.

Before doing anything, take a backup of your config folder.

### Docker Compose changes

The key changes from the old Overseerr image:

- Image is now `ghcr.io/seerr-team/seerr:latest`
- `init: true` is required — the container no longer includes an init process
- The container runs as `node` (UID 1000) instead of root — remove any `user:` directive you had set
- Fix permissions on your config folder before starting

**Fix config folder permissions:**

```bash
docker run --rm -v /path/to/appdata/config:/data alpine chown -R 1000:1000 /data
```

**Updated Docker Compose service:**

```yaml
services:
  seerr:
    image: ghcr.io/seerr-team/seerr:latest
    init: true
    container_name: seerr
    environment:
      - LOG_LEVEL=debug
      - TZ=Europe/Zurich
    ports:
      - 5055:5055
    volumes:
      - /path/to/appdata/config:/app/config
    healthcheck:
      test: wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:5055/api/v1/settings/public || exit 1
      start_period: 20s
      timeout: 3s
      interval: 15s
      retries: 3
    restart: unless-stopped
```

After updating the compose file and fixing permissions, run `docker compose up -d`. Check the container logs to confirm the migration completed before using the UI.

## Why Seerr

The main alternative workflow is adding titles directly in Sonarr or Radarr, which works but requires giving people access to those UIs. Seerr gives non-technical users a clean, streaming-app-style interface and keeps the download services behind the scenes.

Request approval can be set to automatic, or you can review and approve requests manually. Per-user request limits are also available.

## Alternatives

**Ombi** is the older option in this space. It supports Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby, but the UI is less polished and development has slowed significantly.

## Where to go next

Setup steps are in the Installation section:

- [Configure Seerr](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/configure-seerr) — connecting to Plex, Sonarr, and Radarr