Glossary

One line per word. Where older apps such as Sonarr and Radarr use another name, the last column gives it.

HolyArrs words

Word	Meaning	Older apps call it
Adopted	A file found on disk that you confirmed HolyArrs may manage.
Alert	An outgoing message, such as a webhook, Discord or email.	Connect, notification
Approve	An owner or admin says yes to a request, which adds the title and starts searching.
Choose a release	Picking one download by hand from the search results.	Interactive search
Download	One job in a downloader.	Queue item
Downloader	The app that downloads for HolyArrs, such as qBittorrent or SABnzbd.	Download client
Episode order	Which numbering a show follows: aired, absolute, DVD or daily.
Event	One row of History.	History item
Find a better copy	Searching for a higher-quality version of something you have.
Follow	Your own choice to see a title’s dates on your calendar. Separate from Keep up to date.
Good enough	The point where HolyArrs stops looking for a better copy.
Held	A release waiting out its wait before it is grabbed.	Pending, delayed
Import	Placing finished files into the Library, with a plan you can preview.	Manual import
Job	Background work stored in the database.	Command, task
Keep up to date	The switch that tells HolyArrs to watch a title for new episodes, releases or better copies.
Library	Everything HolyArrs manages: movies, shows and music.
Library folder	A folder where HolyArrs keeps finished movies, shows or music.	Root folder
Limit	How many requests a member may make in a time window, such as 5 movies a week.	Request quota
Linked apps	The other apps HolyArrs talks to: downloaders, sources and media servers.
Needs a decision	An import waiting for a person to approve or discard its plan.
Never-add list	Titles outside lists must never add.	Import list exclusions
Outside list	A feed of titles to add automatically.	Import list
Owner, Admin, Member	The 3 roles. Owner can do everything; Admin runs the library and approves requests; Member asks for titles.
Part	One of 5 pieces you can turn on or off: Movies, TV shows, Music, Subtitles, Requests.
Pass mark	The lowest subtitle match score HolyArrs accepts.	Minimum score
Pick rules	The one rule set that judges releases: quality steps, traits and points, size, wait, language.	Quality profile, custom formats, release and delay profiles
Pressing	One edition of an album.	Release (album)
Release	One search result that could be downloaded.
Release gate	When a movie counts as out: announced, in cinemas or released.	Minimum availability
Request	A person’s ask for a movie, show, seasons or music, approved or turned down by an owner or admin.
Requests	The page where people see their requests and admins approve them.
Safe mode	A start that runs only the basics, so you can fix a broken part from the screen.
Show	A TV programme with seasons and episodes.
Source	A place HolyArrs searches for releases.	Indexer
Stage	A kind of background work with its own health state, such as search, import or alerts.
Subtitle site	A place HolyArrs searches for subtitles.	Provider
Title	A movie, show or artist in the Library.
Trait	A named test inside pick rules, such as words in the name, codec or group.	Custom format
Turned down	A release HolyArrs will never try again for that item.	Blocklisted
Version	One wanted copy of a title, such as HD or 4K. A title can have more than one.	Second instance

Setup words

Word	Meaning
Hardlink	A second name for the same file. Takes no extra space and appears instantly. Works only within one filesystem.
Media server	The app you watch from, such as Plex, Jellyfin or Emby. HolyArrs talks to it.
Mount	A folder on your host that the container sees at a path, such as /volume1/media/movies:/movies.
PUID and PGID	The user and group numbers HolyArrs runs as. They must own your media folders.
Reverse proxy	The web server in front of your apps that sends each address to the right container.
URL base	The path HolyArrs lives under behind a proxy, such as /holyarrs.
UMASK	Which rights new files get. 022 lets others read but not write.

Related

• FAQ
• Moving from other apps