Ombi

Ombi is a self-hosted web application that automatically gives your shared Plex or Emby users the ability to request content by themselves! Ombi can be linked to multiple TV Show and Movie DVR tools to create a seamless end-to-end experience for your users.

Ombi

is a self-hosted web application that automatically gives your shared Plex or Emby users the ability to request content by themselves! Features include:

For more information about this app, you may visit the app's GitHub repo.

In this setup, we'll be setting up Ombi for the first time. This assumes the following:

Setting up Ombi

Connection Details

Media Server

Plex
Emby/Jellyfin
Emby
Hostname or IP: {username}.{servername}.usbx.me
Port: 443
SSL: Checked
Emby API Key: {Emby API Key}
Externally Facing Hostname: https://{username}.{servername}.usbx.me/emby
Jellyfin
Hostname or IP: {username}.{servername}.usbx.me
Port: 443
SSL: Checked
Emby API Key: {Jellyfin API Key}
Base URL: /jellyfin
Externally Facing Hostname: https://{username}.{servername}.usbx.me/jellyfin
Sonarr
Enable: Checked
V3: Checked
Hostname or IP: {username}.{servername}.usbx.me
Port: 443
API Key: {Sonarr API Key}
SSL: Checked
Base URL: /sonarr
Radarr
Enable: Checked
Hostname or IP: {username}.{servername}.usbx.me
Port: 443
API Key: {Radarr API Key}
SSL: Checked
Base URL: /radarr
CouchPotato SSL
Enable: Checked
Hostname or IP: {username}.{servername}.usbx.me
Port: 443
API Key: {CouchPotato API Key}
SSL: Checked
Base URL: /{username}/couchpotato

Troubleshooting Information

Why are Ombi’s search function not working?

Recent versions of Ombi, when upgraded, had some issues with their database. To fix this, run the following command on your slot’s shell.

rm -f “$HOME”/.apps/ombi/OmbiExternal.db && app-ombi upgrade

Why are Ombi’s requests to Radarr and/or Sonarr not working?

Please check your Ombi connection details to make sure they are correct. You can find the correct connection details in the previous section called Connection Details and compare it to yours.