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Pulsarr: Real-time Plex watchlist monitoring and content acquisition tool. Seamlessly sync Plex watchlists with Sonarr and Radarr, featuring intelligent predicated content routing, multi-instance support, Discord, and Apprise notifications. Automate your media library management with a modern, user-friendly interface.

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v0.16.0 Mixed

Watchlist exclusions + notifications

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v0.15.5 Bug fix

SQLite CHECK fix

v0.15.4 Security relevant
Security fixes
  • Postcss updated to v8.5.10 to patch security vulnerability
Notable features
  • Zod schema defaults no longer overwrite untouched fields on update
Full changelog

Changes

  • fix(schemas): stop Zod defaults clobbering untouched fields on update (#1163) @jamcalli
  • docs(readme): standardize ElfHosted links and update sponsor wording (#1156) @funkypenguin

🔄 Dependencies

  • chore(deps): lock file maintenance (#1162) @renovate[bot]
  • chore(deps): update actions/setup-node digest to 48b55a0 (#1158) @renovate[bot]
  • chore(deps): update node.js to v24.15.0 (#1160) @renovate[bot]
  • chore(deps): update dependency bun to v1.3.13 (#1159) @renovate[bot]
  • chore(deps): update node.js to 8510330 (#1146) @renovate[bot]
  • chore(deps): update dependency @biomejs/biome to v2.4.13 (#1147) @renovate[bot]
  • chore(deps): update oven/bun docker tag to v1.3.13 (#1148) @renovate[bot]
  • chore(deps): update dependency better-sqlite3 to v12.9.0 (#1149) @renovate[bot]
  • chore(deps): update actions/cache digest to 27d5ce7 (#1145) @renovate[bot]
  • chore(deps): update dependency postcss to v8.5.10 [security] (#1152) @renovate[bot]

Docker

docker pull lakker/pulsarr:0.15.4

Synology NAS / Legacy Systems (Linux kernel < 4.11):

docker pull lakker/pulsarr:0.15.4-node

Contributors

@funkypenguin, @jamcalli and @renovate[bot]

v0.15.3 New feature
⚠ Upgrade required
  • Use docker pull lakker/pulsarr:0.15.3-node for Synology NAS and legacy systems with Linux kernel < 4.11
Notable features
  • Linux baseline build for CPUs without AVX2
  • Docker image variant for Synology NAS and legacy systems with Linux kernel < 4.11
Full changelog

Changes

  • feat(installer): add linux baseline build for CPUs without AVX2 (#1141) @jamcalli

Docker

docker pull lakker/pulsarr:0.15.3

Synology NAS / Legacy Systems (Linux kernel < 4.11):

docker pull lakker/pulsarr:0.15.3-node

Contributors

@jamcalli

v0.15.0 New feature
Notable features
  • Login by username authentication
  • Plex custom list membership evaluator
  • Series and movie status evaluators
v0.14.6 Bug fix

Fixed Plex library queryability checks before routing and corrected foreign key dependency parsing in migrations.

v0.14.4 Bug fix

Fixed Postgres compatibility for rolling shows queries and addressed Plex API token handling after Plex removed shared user access tokens.

v0.14.2 Bug fix

Fixed Docker entrypoint to properly handle pre-existing GID/UID, improving compatibility with existing containers.

v0.14.0 New feature
Breaking changes
  • Database migration required for new monitoring types
Notable features
  • Real-time Plex Server-Sent Events (SSE)
  • All Season Pilot Rolling monitoring type
  • Bulk rolling show management UI
v0.13.0 New feature
Breaking changes
  • Database migration required for watchlist cap columns
Notable features
  • Per-user watchlist item caps
  • Canvas-based background animations with 20fps throttle
v0.12.0 New feature
Breaking changes
  • Database migration renames Tautulli columns
Notable features
  • Native Plex mobile push notifications
  • Deep linking to content
  • Automatic Tautulli preference migration
v0.11.5 Bug fix

Fixed webhook processing crashes on large Sonarr instances and improved season completion detection performance using more efficient endpoints.

v0.11.4 Bug fix

Fixed authentication bypass for disabled auth users and increased API timeouts for large Sonarr/Radarr libraries.

v0.11.3 Bug fix

Fixed critical authentication bypass where users with disabled auth couldn't approve requests, and standardized error displays across the UI for consistency.

v0.11.2 Bug fix

Resolved data loss issue in native installers by implementing deterministic path resolution and automatic one-time database recovery. Improved notification reliability and rolling monitor cleanup.

v0.11.1 New feature
Notable features
  • Windows x64 baseline build without AVX2
  • Parallel Docker multi-arch builds
v0.11.0 New feature
Breaking changes
  • Database migration adds user profile columns
Notable features
  • In-app Plex friend request management
  • Automatic user friendship classification
  • User avatar display and status badges
v0.10.0 Breaking risk
Breaking changes
  • Node.js no longer supported; Bun required for manual installations
Notable features
  • Native installers for Windows, macOS, Linux
  • UI-configurable base URL
  • Local timezone logging
v0.9.6 Bug fix

Fixed rolling monitor expansion to track user-watched seasons instead of database-tracked seasons, and resolved bulk delete approval errors.

v0.9.5 New feature
Breaking changes
  • Webhook secret required; webhooks recreated on startup
Notable features
  • Webhook X-Pulsarr-Secret authentication
  • Multi-instance webhook support
v0.9.4 Bug fix

Fixes critical bug where RSS watchlist items were detected but not routed due to GUID format mismatch.

v0.9.3 Breaking risk
Breaking changes
  • Node.js 24.13.0 required (upgraded from 24.12.0)
Notable features
  • Plex PIN-based authentication with QR code support
  • Faster watchlist detection (10-12s) with S3 optimization
v0.9.2 Breaking risk
Security fixes
  • Base path XSS hardening to prevent script injection
Notable features
  • Base path handling for subfolder reverse proxy setups
  • Status sync performance optimization O(n²) to O(n)
v0.9.1 New feature
Notable features
  • Dashboard recent requests carousel with instance status
  • Log viewer with terminal-style colorization
  • Context-appropriate poster sizing for reduced bandwidth
v0.9.0 New feature
Notable features
  • Auto-approve on quota reset during maintenance
  • Per-user Discord mention preference control
  • Reduced tag churn with smarter creation
v0.8.7 New feature
Notable features
  • Radarr monitor options (movieOnly, movieAndCollection, none)
  • Apprise public content notifications reliability improvements
v0.8.6 Breaking risk
Breaking changes
  • IMDB service removed
  • imdb_ratings table dropped (~774k rows)
  • imdb-update schedule removed
Notable features
  • Plex ratings integration (IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, TMDB)
  • Content router rules for RT Critic, RT Audience, TMDB ratings

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