Scheduling

Control when and how often Huntarr hunts for your media.

Overview

• Each app and instance can have its own schedule
• Schedules control hunt frequency and item caps
• The scheduler runs independently for each configured task

How Scheduling Works

1. Huntarr's scheduler engine checks all active schedules
2. When a schedule's interval has elapsed, a hunt cycle begins
3. The cycle processes up to the configured cap of items
4. After completing, the scheduler waits for the next interval

Creating a Schedule

1. Go to Settings > Scheduling
2. Select an App Type (Sonarr, Radarr, Movie Hunt, etc.)
3. Select an Instance (or Global for all instances)
4. Set the schedule type (Interval or Cron)
5. Configure the timing and caps
6. Save

Schedule Settings

Setting	Description
App Type	Which app this schedule controls
Instance	Specific instance or "Global" for all
Schedule Type	Interval (every N minutes) or Custom
Interval	Minutes between hunt cycles
Missing Cap	Max missing items to search per cycle
Upgrade Cap	Max items to upgrade per cycle
Enabled	Toggle this schedule on/off

Recommended Settings

App	Interval	Missing Cap	Upgrade Cap	Notes
Sonarr	30 min	5	3	Episodes search quickly
Radarr	60 min	3	2	Movies take longer to find
Lidarr	60 min	3	2	Music indexers can be slow
Movie Hunt	30 min	5	3	Uses own indexers

Tips

• Start conservative and increase caps gradually
• Too-aggressive schedules may trigger indexer rate limits
• Use per-instance schedules to stagger load across instances
• Global schedules apply to all instances of that app type
• Check the Hunt Manager for schedule execution history