====== Systems - Docker Main - Install Docker Containers - Install Jackett ======

**Jackett** works as a proxy server.

  * It translates queries from apps (Sonarr, SickRage, CouchPotato, Mylar, etc) into tracker-site-specific http queries, parses the html response, then sends results back to the requesting software.
  * This allows for getting recent uploads (like RSS) and performing searches.
  * Jackett is a single repository of maintained indexer scraping & translation logic - removing the burden from other apps.

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===== Create the Jackett Directories =====

Jackett will store its configuration data in a directory on the Host VM.

On the Ubuntu VM Host, create a directory for this config data.

<code bash>
mkdir /home/peter/jackett
mkdir /home/peter/jackett/config
mkdir /home/peter/jackett/downloads
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:** The **downloads** directory will be used by other services too, so not within the **jackett** directory.
</WRAP>


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===== Determine the UID and GID =====

On the Ubuntu VM Host:

<code bash>
id peter
</code>

returns:

<code bash>
uid=1000(peter) gid=1000(peter) groups=1000(peter)...
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  Take a note of the UID and GID numbers.

  * In this case 1000.
</WRAP>

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===== Install Jackett =====

In Portainer:

  * Select **Stack**.
  * Click **Add Stack**.
  * Name:  **Jackett**.
  * Web editor: <file bash docker-compose>
---
version: "2.1"
services:
  jackett:
    image: ghcr.io/linuxserver/jackett
    container_name: jackett
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/Jersey
      - AUTO_UPDATE=true #optional
#      - RUN_OPTS=<run options here> #optional
    volumes:
      - /home/peter/jackett/config:/config
      - /home/peter/jackett/downloads:/downloads
    ports:
      - 9117:9117
    restart: unless-stopped
</file>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  Change settings as required.

  * **/home/peter/jackett/config**:  This directory will need to be created on the host.
  * **/home/peter/jackett/downloads**:  This directory contains the downloads.
  * **PUID** and **GUID**:  Set to the numbers determined earlier.
  * Port **9117**:  Change as required.
</WRAP>

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===== Confirm Jackett is running =====

Open Portainer.

Press **F5** to refresh.

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:** This should show the Jackett container running.
</WRAP>

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===== Open Jackett =====

Visit http://192.168.1.30:9117 in a browser.

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  The IP address is whatever the Ubuntu VM is using.

  * The **9117** port is the port configured for Jackett.

  * It is suggested to set this URL in the web browser to be the default loading page.

</WRAP>

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===== Setup Jackett =====

Configure as required.

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===== References =====

https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/jackett