Changelog

All notable guide updates for SlimShady's ARR Setup Guide are tracked here.

2026-05-20

Added

  • Added a real-world Lucifer case study to the Sonarr guide showing how a good German season can still get targeted by worse English-only source upgrades.
  • Added documentation for a safer per-series German lock profile strategy in Sonarr.
  • Added a homepage update table that shows what changed, when it changed, and which page to read for the updated guidance.

Changed

  • Clarified that compact x265 releases should be preferred without accidentally locking out valid German x264 releases.
  • Added a cross-reference in the quality and downgrade guide so the language-protection lesson is easier to find from the storage-tuning side too.

2026-05-19

Added

  • Added explicit introduction boxes to the homepage and all main application guides.
  • Expanded the app pages so they work better for non-technical readers, including download links, install guidance, basic setup flow, and deeper refinement sections.

Changed

  • Replaced the temporary banner confusion with the correct site banner and tightened the homepage top layout.
  • Added guide counters, restored the homepage hero flow, and improved the overall landing-page presentation.

2026-05-18

Added

  • Added dedicated guide pages for Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Jackett, Plex, and SABnzbd.
  • Added a dedicated German-friendly indexer strategy section so regional logic can live in one place instead of leaking through the whole guide.

Changed

  • Reworked the docs landing page into a cleaner navigation hub with in-page guide links.
  • Removed duplicate theme navigation and duplicate title clutter from the docs layout.
  • Improved Plex documentation with clearer archival HDD library structure and setup guidance.

2026-05-17

Added

  • Added MDBList screenshots and clearer sample-list wording so the discovery setup reads as a recommended pattern rather than a personal dashboard dump.
  • Added more polished visual treatment across the docs, including icons, framed content blocks, and better section rhythm.

Fixed

  • Fixed remaining raw markdown links so guide navigation points to rendered HTML pages instead of text-file trapdoors.
  • Corrected the wording around MDBList so it is clearly described as a movie/show discovery tool rather than a music-discovery layer for Lidarr.

2026-05-16

Changed

  • Updated the guide with live-tested SABnzbd tuning that proved more stable in practice:
    • Direct Unpack = off
    • connections = 14
    • receive_threads = 4
    • timeout = 45
  • Documented the practical ARR lessons from real queue and downgrade testing:
    • smaller downgrade waves are safer
    • 720p bulk downgrades work well
    • 480p is better as a curated/manual old-movie lane
    • compact keepers should often be unmonitored once you are happy with them

2026-05-15

Changed

  • Performed a final guide sanity pass to make the wording more consistent and less tied to one personal setup voice.
  • Simplified the Pages configuration and removed redundant configuration clutter.

Fixed

  • Fixed remaining wording mismatches around live setup references and guide framing.

2026-05-14

Added

  • Added stronger homepage and subpage visual polish, including improved cards, flow sections, and decorative content blocks.

Fixed

  • Fixed remaining broken or stale internal documentation links.