Cardigann
Container
Cardigann, a server for adding extra indexers to Sonarr, SickRage and CouchPotato via Torznab and TorrentPotato proxies. Behind the scenes Cardigann logs in and runs searches and then transforms the results into a compatible format.
Image details
Configuration
TypeContainerlinuxlinuxserver/cardigann:latest5060:5060/tcp/config : /portainer/Files/AppData/Config/CardigannPUID=1000PGID=100unless-stoppedTemplate by SelfhostedPro
Standalone Install
Select an install method, to see config/commands for deploying Cardigann
Install on Portainer
Import all app templates into your Portainer instance, for easy 1-click deploys
- Ensure both Docker and Portainer are installed, and up-to-date
- Log into your Portainer web UI
- Under Settings → App Templates, paste the below URL
- Head to Home → App Templates, and the list of apps will show up
- Select Cardigann, fill in any config options, and hit Deploy
Template Import URL
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Lissy93/portainer-templates/main/templates.json
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More install options in our documentation.

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linuxserver/cardigann
THIS IMAGE IS DEPRECATED. We will no longer be making updates or rebuilding this image. The Dockerhub endpoint will stay online with the current tags for this software. We recommend current users switch to linuxserver/jackett. Cardigann a server for adding extra indexers to Sonarr, SickRage and CouchPotato via Torznab and TorrentPotato proxies. Behind the scenes Cardigann logs in and runs searches and then transforms the results into a compatible format.

Supported Architectures
Our images support multiple architectures such asx86-64, arm64 and armhf. We utilise the docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. More information is available from docker here and our announcement here.Simply pulling
linuxserver/cardigann should retrieve the correct image for your arch, but you can also pull specific arch images via tags.The architectures supported by this image are:
| Architecture | Tag |
|---|---|
| x86-64 | amd64-latest |
| arm64 | arm64v8-latest |
| armhf | arm32v7-latest |
Usage
Here are some example snippets to help you get started creating a container.docker
docker create \
--name=cardigann \
-e PUID=1000 \
-e PGID=1000 \
-e SOCKS_PROXY=IP:PORT \
-e HTTP_PROXY=IP:PORT \
-p 5060:5060 \
-v path to data:/config \
--restart unless-stopped \
linuxserver/cardiganndocker-compose
Compatible with docker-compose v2 schemas.```
version: "2" services: cardigann:image: linuxserver/cardigann
container_name: cardigann
environment:
- PUID=1000
- PGID=1000
- SOCKS_PROXY=IP:PORT
- HTTP_PROXY=IP:PORT
volumes:
- path to data:/config
ports:
- 5060:5060
restart: unless-stopped## Parameters
Container images are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those above). These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate `external:internal` respectively. For example, `-p 8080:80` would expose port `80` from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port `8080` outside the container.
<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Function</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>-p 5060</code></td><td>The port for the Cardigann webinterface</td></tr><tr><td><code>-e PUID=1000</code></td><td>for UserID - see below for explanation</td></tr><tr><td><code>-e PGID=1000</code></td><td>for GroupID - see below for explanation</td></tr><tr><td><code>-e SOCKS_PROXY=IP:PORT</code></td><td>for using a socks proxy (optional)</td></tr><tr><td><code>-e HTTP_PROXY=IP:PORT</code></td><td>for using a HTTP proxy (optional)</td></tr><tr><td><code>-v /config</code></td><td>Cardigann config</td></tr></tbody></table>
## Environment variables from files (Docker secrets)
You can set any environment variable from a file by using a special prepend `FILE__`.
As an example:
-e FILEPASSWORD=/run/secrets/mysecretpassword
Will set the environment variable `PASSWORD` based on the contents of the `/run/secrets/mysecretpassword` file.
## User / Group Identifiers
When using volumes (`-v` flags) permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user `PUID` and group `PGID`.
Ensure any volume directories on the host are owned by the same user you specify and any permissions issues will vanish like magic.
In this instance `PUID=1000` and `PGID=1000`, to find yours use `id user` as below:
$ id usernameuid=1000(dockeruser) gid=1000(dockergroup) groups=1000(dockergroup)
## Application Setup
Access the webui at `your-ip:5060`, for more information check out [Cardigann](https://github.com/cardigann/cardigann).
By adding a variable to the run command, `SOCKS_PROXY` or `HTTP_PROXY` cardigann can be used with a proxy, *eg* `-e SOCKS_PROXY=localhost:1080`
The folder `/config/definitions` can be used to add additional tracker definitions (for more info see [Additional definitions](https://github.com/cardigann/cardigann#definitions) ).
## Support Info
* Shell access whilst the container is running: `docker exec -it cardigann /bin/bash`
* To monitor the logs of the container in realtime: `docker logs -f cardigann`
* container version number
* `docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' cardigann`
* image version number
* `docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' linuxserver/cardigann`
## Updating Info
Most of our images are static, versioned, and require an image update and container recreation to update the app inside. With some exceptions (ie. nextcloud, plex), we do not recommend or support updating apps inside the container. Please consult the [Application Setup](#application-setup) section above to see if it is recommended for the image.
Below are the instructions for updating containers:
### Via Docker Run/Create
* Update the image: `docker pull linuxserver/cardigann`
* Stop the running container: `docker stop cardigann`
* Delete the container: `docker rm cardigann`
* Recreate a new container with the same docker create parameters as instructed above (if mapped correctly to a host folder, your `/config` folder and settings will be preserved)
* Start the new container: `docker start cardigann`
* You can also remove the old dangling images: `docker image prune`
### Via Docker Compose
* Update all images: `docker-compose pull`
* or update a single image: `docker-compose pull cardigann`
* Let compose update all containers as necessary: `docker-compose up -d`
* or update a single container: `docker-compose up -d cardigann`
* You can also remove the old dangling images: `docker image prune`
### Via Watchtower auto-updater (especially useful if you don't remember the original parameters)
* Pull the latest image at its tag and replace it with the same env variables in one run:
```
docker run --rm \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
containrrr/watchtower \
--run-once cardigann
```
**Note:** We do not endorse the use of Watchtower as a solution to automated updates of existing Docker containers. In fact we generally discourage automated updates. However, this is a useful tool for one-time manual updates of containers where you have forgotten the original parameters. In the long term, we highly recommend using Docker Compose.
* You can also remove the old dangling images: `docker image prune`
## Building locally
If you want to make local modifications to these images for development purposes or just to customize the logic:
git clone https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-cardigann.git
cd docker-cardigann
docker build \
--no-cache \
--pull \
-t linuxserver/cardigann:latest .
The ARM variants can be built on x86_64 hardware using `multiarch/qemu-user-static`
docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset
```Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with
-f Dockerfile.aarch64.Versions
- 23.03.19: - Switching to new Base images, shift to arm32v7 tag.
- 01.02.19: - Multi arch images and pipeline build logic
- 14.01.19: - Add multi arch and pipeline logic
- 22.08.18: - Rebase to alpine 3.8
- 06.05.18: - Use buildstage in Dockerfile
- 06.12.17: - Rebase to alpine 3.7
- 12.08.17: - Add npm install to build stage
- 25.05.17: - Rebase to alpine 3.6
- 07.02.17: - Rebase to alpine 3.5
- 03.11.16: - Compiled using sstamoulis' method
- 01.11.16: - Initial Release
Serve Cardigann on your own domain behind Caddy, Nginx or Traefik. Fill in your domain and copy the result. It's a starting point, some apps need their own base URL or extra headers set too.
Proxying cardigann.example.com to http://cardigann:5060
Add this to your Caddyfile
cardigann.example.com {
reverse_proxy http://cardigann:5060
}Check the logs first
Nine times out of ten the logs tell you exactly what went wrong.
- In Portainer, go to Containers, click the container, then Logs. Or run
docker logs cardigann - Exit codes help too:
137means killed, usually out of memory.126or127means the command inside the image is broken.
Port already in use
If deployment fails with "Bind for 0.0.0.0:5060 failed: port is already allocated", something else on your server is using that port.
- Find what's using it:
sudo ss -tlnp | grep :5060 - Stop the other service, or pick a different host port. In
5060:5060only the left number is yours to change, the right one belongs to the app.
Running but the page won't load
The container is up but nothing appears in your browser.
- Use your server's real IP:
http://your-server-ip:5060. The 0.0.0.0 link Portainer shows isn't a real address. - Give it a minute after first deploy, cardigann can take a while to initialise.
- Make sure your firewall allows the port, e.g.
sudo ufw allow 5060
Permission denied on volumes
If the logs show "permission denied", the app can't write to its data folder on the host.
- Fix the ownership:
sudo chown -R 1000:100 /portainer/Files/AppData/Config/Cardigann - Or set the
PUIDandPGIDvariables (defaults 1000:100) to match your own user, found withid $USER
Image won't pull
Test the pull directly on the host: docker pull linuxserver/cardigann:latest
- "manifest unknown" means the tag no longer exists. This template uses
latest, so try pinning a specific version instead. - "toomanyrequests" is the Docker Hub rate limit. Log in with
docker loginto raise it. - "no space left on device" means a full disk. Reclaim space with
docker system prune
"exec format error"
This means the image was built for a different CPU architecture than your server.
- This image supports:
amd64, arm64, arm, arm64/v8 - Check yours with
uname -m: x86_64 is amd64, aarch64 is arm64. Raspberry Pi and other ARM boards are the usual culprits.
Container keeps restarting
The unless-stopped restart policy relaunches the app after every crash, so the real error can scroll past.
- Check the logs right after a restart, the last few lines before it died are the useful ones.
- Get the exit code with
docker inspect cardigann --format '{{.State.ExitCode}}' - Still stuck? Redeploy once with the restart policy set to
noso the failure stays visible.
Raise an issue
Found something which isn't working as it should? Here's how to report it.
- Bug within the app: Open an issue within cardigann's repo
- Template not working: Open an issue on SelfhostedPro/selfhosted_templates
- This website not working: Open an issue on lissy93/portainer-templates
A single container
Cardigann runs as one container, the simplest kind of app here. Just the one image to pull and nothing else wired up alongside it.
The app image
An image is the app packed up ready to go, everything Cardigann needs bundled into one download. This template pulls linuxserver/cardigann:latest, which Docker fetches once (about 13 MB) and then starts your own copy from.
Where the image comes from
Docker pulls its images from registries, public libraries of ready-built apps. Cardigann's comes from Docker Hub, published by linuxserver.
Version tags
The bit after the colon in the image name is the version tag. Here it's latest, which always points at the newest build, so a redeploy can bump you to a newer release without you asking. Pin a specific tag if you would rather stay on one version.
Which machines it runs on
Every image is built for particular CPU types. This one ships for amd64, arm64, arm, arm64/v8, so it runs on both regular x86 servers and ARM boards like a Raspberry Pi.
Ports
A port is the door the app answers on. A mapping like 5060:5060 means it's reachable on port 5060 of your server, where the left number is yours to change and the right one belongs to the app. It opens:
5060:5060
Volumes
A volume is where Cardigann keeps its files so they survive an update or a restart. Without one, anything it saves would sit inside the container and vanish the moment it's recreated. This template mounts:
/configfrom/portainer/Files/AppData/Config/Cardigannon the host
Environment variables
Environment variables are the settings you hand over when you deploy, things like a password or a timezone. Cardigann takes 2 of them, all with defaults you can leave alone or tweak:
PUID, defaults to1000PGID, defaults to100
Restart policy
The restart policy here is unless-stopped, so Docker restarts Cardigann after a crash or reboot, but leaves it off when you stop it on purpose. You can change this on the deploy screen. The choices are no (never restart), on-failure (only after a crash), unless-stopped (restart unless you stop it), and always (bring it back no matter what).
Users and permissions
The PUID and PGID settings tell it which user and group to act as on your host. Point them at your own account (find yours with id $USER) so the files it writes into your mounted folders come out owned by you rather than root.
Networking
Nothing custom is set, so Cardigann sits on Docker's default bridge network: its own private space that reaches the outside world only through the ports it publishes.
Container name
Once it's deployed, Portainer names the container cardigann. That's what you'll spot in the containers list and use in commands like docker logs cardigann.
Platform
The platform is linux, the kind of system the container is built to run on. Docker and Portainer handle this on a normal Linux server.
Portainer app templates
Zooming out, this whole page comes from a Portainer app template: a short recipe telling Portainer how to set Cardigann up. Add the template list to Portainer once, then deploying Cardigann is a click rather than a wall of config.