Ombi

Ombi is a self-hosted web application that lets your shared Plex or Emby users request content themselves. It integrates with Sonarr and Radarr to create a seamless end-to-end experience — users request, Ombi routes the request to the right tool, and the content appears automatically.

Note: Overseerr is a more modern alternative to Ombi with a better interface and tighter Plex integration. Consider it for new installations.

Connecting to Plex

Step 1 — Login to Ombi as an administrator and go to Settings → Media Server → Plex.

Step 2 — Click Add Server, enter your Plex username and password, and click Load Servers.

Step 3 — Select your server from the Servers dropdown. Verify that Hostname or IP, Port, Authentication token and Machine identifier are all automatically filled.

Step 4 — Click Test Connectivity to verify the connection.

Step 5 — Enable the integration before clicking Submit.

Connecting to Sonarr

Gather Sonarr settings

Open Sonarr and go to Settings → General. Note down the Port Number, URL Base (normally /sonarr) and API Key.

Configure Ombi

Step 1 — In Ombi, go to Settings → TV → Sonarr.

Step 2 — Check both the Enable and v3 checkboxes.

Step 3 — In Hostname, enter your server domain without the protocol — e.g. username.servername.bysh.me.

Step 4 — Fill in the Port, API Key and Sonarr Base URL from the values you noted.

Step 5 — Check the SSL checkbox.

Step 6 — Click Test Connectivity.

Step 7 — Load Qualities, Folders and Languages and select a value for each before submitting.

Not sure what to choose? Any works fine for Qualities. Set Default Root Folder to /media/TV Shows, set Language Profile to English, and make sure Enable Season folder is checked.

Step 8 — Press Submit.

Connecting to Radarr

Gather Radarr settings

Open Radarr and go to Settings → General. Note down the Port Number, URL Base (normally /radarr) and API Key.

Configure Ombi

Step 1 — In Ombi, go to Settings → Movies → Radarr.

Step 2 — Check the Enable checkbox.

Step 3 — In Hostname, enter your server domain without the protocol — e.g. username.servername.bysh.me.

Step 4 — Fill in the Port, API Key and Base URL from the values you noted.

Step 5 — Check the SSL checkbox.

Step 6 — Click Test Connectivity.

Step 7 — Load Quality Profiles and Root Folders and select a value for each before submitting.

Not sure what to choose? Any works fine for Quality Profiles. Set Default Root Folder to /media/Movies. Set Default Minimum Availability to Announced.

Step 8 — Press Submit.

Updating Ombi

Ombi does not have an automatic updater. To update, go to your box dashboard and under the Ombi app select Actions → Upgrade Ombi.

Troubleshooting

Plex connection failure

If Ombi fails to connect to your Plex server, go to your Plex settings and ensure Secure Connections is set to Preferred or Disabled — the connection will fail if set to Enforced.