Frequently Asked Questions

Check the Contributing page to see what you can do to help!

We received a trademark complaint from Plex Inc., so we had to change the name.

The new name, Reaparr, is a play on “Reaper” (as in the Grim Reaper), with an extra arr to match the naming style of projects like Sonarr and Radarr. We chose it because:

• It avoids trademark issues and is more future-proof.
• “Reap” fits the idea of collecting/harvesting media, while keeping a subtle edge.
• It aligns with the “arr” ecosystem we plan to integrate with.

The rising number of GitHub stars, docker pulls and users going out of their way to make bug reports and give feedback is already the biggest honor for me.

• You can give a star on the GitHub pages for Reaparr and Docs.
• You can give a star on the Docker page for Reaparr.

GitHub Sponsors is available:

• Use the GitHub Sponsors page: github.com/sponsors/Reaparr
• Click the “Sponsor” button on the Reaparr repo to make a one‑time or monthly contribution.

Other ways to support:

• Star the GitHub repos: Reaparr and Docs
• Contribute code/docs, report bugs, or suggest features
• Join the Discord and spread the word

Yes and no.

Yes, in the sense that they can always cross-reference the IP connecting to the server which is using a lot of bandwidth with a PlexAccount that has access to their server.

No, in the sense that programs such as Tautalli, etc. will not trigger.

Take this with a grain of salt, as this might change at any moment and please make an issue if you are aware of some vulnerability in Reaparr.

Most likely not, but I do not own Plex, so I can't give guarantees. If you want to be extra safe then make a dummy account, and then use that account to request access to various Plex servers. Your real account will then never be exposed to a Plex server its downloading from.

Make sure to change this as soon as you log in!

Username: ReaparrRocks

Password: R€Aℙℙ@rr69

1. Shutdown Reaparr
2. Open /Config/ReaparrSettings.json in a text editor
3. Change ResetCredentials to true
4. Start Reaparr again, and you will be able to log in with the default username and password

Ah yes, the main question in life. Even I, as its almighty creator, am not too sure. But in my infinite, most likely misspelling, wisdom have settled on "Reaparr". Even though the capital R in a single word doesn't make too much sense.

The dev branch contains all the latest under development changes.

• Make sure the server is online, images are loaded directly from the Plex server.
• Make sure you disable ad blockers like uBlock Origin.
• Make sure to disable extensions like Dark Reader.
• Firefox can sometimes block non-https connections. Press F12 in Firefox and watch the console to verify this.

Officially, all chromium based browsers such as Google Chrome and Ungoogled Chromium and Firefox.

Brave works as well, just disable the Brave shields functionality on Reaparr. See this issue.

It "should" however work with all browsers, except ancient ones like Internet Explorer and trash ones like Safari. Don't expect support for either of those.

Make sure that the "Allow username to be used when signing in" is checked.

1. Go to plex.tv and sign-in
2. Go to Settings -> Account
3. Click on the username and the below option will appear
4. Make sure it's checked and then click "Save Changes"

Use Plex’s official method:

1. Sign in to Plex Web.
2. Open a library and click a movie or show.
3. Open the item menu and choose "View XML" (i.e., view the XML for the item).
4. In the URL, copy the value after X-Plex-Token= (stop before the next &).

This follows Plex’s guide: Finding an authentication token / X-Plex-Token. Note: This does not create a new token; it reveals an existing account token.

Reaparr method if you want to create a new token to share:

1. Add your Plex account in Reaparr using your username and password,
2. Open that Plex account in Reaparr.
3. Click "Generate Token" to create a new token you can share.

• Inside the app data directory (container path is /Config).
• When using Docker, map a host folder to /Config to persist settings, database, and logs across updates.

• Open an issue on GitHub: Reaparr Issues
• Include steps to reproduce, expected vs actual behavior, and relevant logs/screenshots.
• You can also discuss first in the community Discord.

• Docker
• Unraid
• Linux
• Windows
• macOS
• Synology

No it should be almost the same background you see on this website. Make sure you're not running an extensions such as Dark Reader that makes the websites you visit dark

Check the homepage for what is currently happening or join the discord so you can complain there about this FREE labour of love.

Yes, I (JasonLandbridge) work as a freelance Vue.js/.NET developer, and I'm always looking forward to the next awesome project. But if you're secretly hoping for more updates on Reaparr, then you might not want to hire me ;-)

Logs are stored in mounted Docker volume /Config/Logs.