Arr Stack + Local AI

A dockerized media automation stack (VPN-locked torrents + Jellyfin) plus a local AI stack built around Ternary-Bonsai-27B for the Beelink SER5 PRO (Ryzen 7 7735HS + Radeon 680M).

Services

Service	URL	Purpose
Jellyfin	http://host:8096	Media server / playback
qBittorrent	http://host:8080	Torrent client (VPN-only)
Prowlarr	http://host:9696	Indexer manager
FlareSolverr	(internal :8191)	Cloudflare proxy for indexers
Sonarr	http://host:8989	TV shows
Radarr	http://host:7878	Movies
Bazarr	http://host:6767	Subtitles
Lidarr	http://host:8686	Music
Forgejo	http://host:3002	Self-hosted Git (SSH :2222)
Open WebUI	http://host:3000	Chat UI, RAG, tools, code interpreter
Bonsai API	http://host:8081/v1	OpenAI-compatible llama-server
SearXNG	http://127.0.0.1:8888	Private web search (for RAG)
OpenHands	http://host:3001	Coding agent (--profile coding)

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Media stack

1. Prepare

cd arr-stack
cp .env.example .env          # then edit .env (PUID/PGID, TZ, LAN_SUBNET)

Drop your provider's WireGuard config into wireguard/wg0.conf and make the two edits described in wireguard/wg0.conf.example:

1. Remove IPv6 addresses from Address / DNS lines.
2. Endpoint must be an IP, not a hostname (dig +short your.endpoint.host).

Create the data tree (already scaffolded here; on a fresh host run):

mkdir -p config data/media/{movies,tv,music} data/torrents/{movies,tv,music}

The layout uses a single /data share — this lets the Arrs hardlink finished downloads into the media library instantly (no copy, no double disk usage, torrent keeps seeding):

data/
├── media/            <- Jellyfin libraries
│   ├── movies/
│   ├── tv/
│   └── music/
└── torrents/         <- qBittorrent downloads here
    ├── movies/
    ├── tv/
    └── music/

2. Start media

docker compose up -d
docker compose ps            # gluetun must show (healthy)
docker logs -f gluetun       # wait for "You are running on the VPN" style line

qBittorrent waits for gluetun to be healthy before starting.

3. Verify the lockdown (do this once)

# IP seen from inside qBittorrent — must be your VPN's IP, NOT your home IP:
docker exec qbittorrent curl -s ifconfig.me && echo

# Your real IP for comparison:
curl -s ifconfig.me && echo

# Killswitch test — kill the tunnel, traffic must die with it:
docker exec gluetun sh -c "ip link del tun0" 2>/dev/null
docker exec qbittorrent curl -s --max-time 8 ifconfig.me || echo "NO CONNECTIVITY (good)"
docker restart gluetun       # bring the tunnel back

Belt-and-suspenders extra: in qBittorrent → Tools → Options → Advanced, set Network interface to tun0. Even in a hypothetical gluetun failure, qBittorrent itself would then refuse to use any other interface.

4. Wire it together

qBittorrent (http://host:8080 — default user admin, temporary password is printed in docker logs qbittorrent on first start; change it):

• Options → Downloads → Default Save Path: /data/torrents
• Create categories movies → /data/torrents/movies and tv → /data/torrents/tv

Prowlarr (http://host:9696):

• Add your indexers under Indexers.
• Settings → Apps: add Sonarr (http://sonarr:8989), Radarr (http://radarr:7878), each with its API key (found in the Arr under Settings → General). Indexers sync automatically from then on.

Sonarr & Radarr — Settings → Download Clients → add qBittorrent:

• Host: gluetun, Port: 8080, your qBittorrent credentials
• Category: tv (Sonarr) / movies (Radarr)
• Settings → Media Management: root folder /data/media/tv or /data/media/movies; enable hardlinks (on by default with this layout)

Bazarr: point it at Sonarr/Radarr (http://sonarr:8989 / http://radarr:7878 + API keys); paths /data/media/tv, /data/media/movies.

Lidarr (http://host:8686) — music, same patterns as Sonarr/Radarr:

• Settings → Download Clients → qBittorrent: Host gluetun, Port 8080
• Category: music → qBittorrent save path /data/torrents/music
• Settings → Media Management: root folder /data/media/music; hardlinks on
• In Prowlarr → Settings → Apps: add Lidarr (http://lidarr:8686 + API key)

Jellyfin (http://host:8096): add libraries → Movies: /data/media/movies, Shows: /data/media/tv, Music: /data/media/music. Its media mount is read-only; enable trickplay/metadata into /config (the default) — it never writes to your media.

5. Optional: provider port forwarding

If your VPN provider gives you a forwarded port (AirVPN, ProtonVPN, …), inbound peers can reach you and swarm connectivity improves:

1. Uncomment FIREWALL_VPN_INPUT_PORTS in the compose file and set the port.
2. For providers with a NAT-PMP API also uncomment VPN_PORT_FORWARDING and VPN_PORT_FORWARDING_PROVIDER.
3. Set the same port as qBittorrent's listening port (Options → Connection) and disable UPnP/NAT-PMP inside qBittorrent.

Never publish qBittorrent's BitTorrent port on the host — inbound connections must arrive through the tunnel only.

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Local AI stack

Why this design (and not plain Ollama)

Piece	Choice	Reason
Model	Ternary-Bonsai-27B (~7.2 GB Q2_0)	~95% of FP16 quality at laptop footprint; strong coding/math
Runtime	PrismML llama.cpp (llama-server)	Custom Q2_0 g128 kernels — stock Ollama / mainline won't load the default GGUF
Hardware	SER5 PRO Ryzen 7 7735HS + Radeon 680M	No NVIDIA → default is CPU; optional Vulkan for the iGPU
Web UI	Open WebUI	Chat, document RAG, web search, tools, code interpreter
Search	SearXNG	Keyless private search for RAG
Coding	OpenHands (optional profile) + /workspace mount	Agent that edits files / runs commands in a sandbox

Memory ballpark (model alone, from Prism docs): ~8 GB at 4–10k context, ~14 GB at 100k with FP16 KV. With Arr + Jellyfin running, 32 GB system RAM is the practical minimum; 64 GB is comfortable for long context + media.

1. Download the model (~7.2 GB)

# Recommended (resume-friendly):
pip install -U "huggingface_hub[cli]"

./scripts/download-bonsai-model.sh
# files land in ./models/bonsai/

Optional:

DOWNLOAD_DRAFTER=1 ./scripts/download-bonsai-model.sh   # speculative decoding pack (CUDA-oriented)

2. Start AI services

# Build Prism llama-server image + start UI + search
docker compose up -d --build bonsai open-webui searxng

# Health
curl -s http://localhost:8081/health
curl -s http://localhost:8081/v1/models

Open http://host:3000 — create the admin account on first visit. Open WebUI is pre-pointed at http://bonsai:8080/v1 (see compose env).

3. RAG (documents & local files)

Upload / Knowledge collections (best for docs)

1. Open WebUI → Workspace → Knowledge → create a collection.
2. Upload PDFs, markdown, code, notes.
3. In a chat, attach the collection (or enable it on the model).

Embeddings download into the Open WebUI volume on first use (local, no cloud).

Whole folders via bind-mount

AI_WORKSPACE_DIR (default ./workspace) is mounted read-only at /workspace inside Open WebUI. Put projects/notes there, or point .env at your real code tree:

# .env
AI_WORKSPACE_DIR=/home/you/src

Then ask e.g. “Summarize the layout of /workspace/my-app” after adding those paths to a Knowledge collection, or use tools/OpenHands for active editing.

Web RAG

SearXNG is wired as the search engine (ENABLE_RAG_WEB_SEARCH=true). In chat settings enable web search when you want live results.

4. Coding helpers

Tool	How	Best for
Open WebUI + Knowledge	Upload repo docs / mount /workspace	Q&A over code, design docs
Open WebUI code interpreter	Enabled in compose	Python plots, quick analysis
OpenHands	docker compose --profile coding up -d openhands	Multi-step “change the code / run tests” agents
Continue / Aider / Cursor (host apps)	Base URL http://host:8081/v1, any API key	IDE-native completion & edits

OpenHands (http://host:3001):

1. Settings → enable Advanced.
2. Custom model: openai/<id-from-/v1/models> (or keep the pre-set env).
3. Base URL: http://bonsai:8080/v1 (from inside Docker) or http://host.docker.internal:8081/v1.
4. API key: same as OPENAI_API_KEY in .env.
5. Workspace is ${AI_WORKSPACE_DIR} — agent sandboxes use Docker socket.

Note: Prism lists long-horizon multi-file agentic coding as a weaker area of this 27B release; it is still very usable for review, refactors, and smaller tasks. Prefer shorter goals and verify with tests.

5. Performance knobs (SER5 PRO)

# .env examples

# Leave headroom for Jellyfin/Arrs on a 16-thread 7735HS
BONSAI_THREADS=12

# Longer context for big repos / PDFs (needs RAM)
BONSAI_CTX=32768
BONSAI_KV4=1          # 4-bit KV cache if you approach OOM

# Optional: Vulkan offload on Radeon 680M
BONSAI_BACKEND=vulkan
BONSAI_NGL=99
# then uncomment devices/group_add under bonsai in docker-compose.yml
docker compose build --no-cache bonsai && docker compose up -d bonsai

Start with CPU (BONSAI_NGL=0). iGPU Vulkan can help but shares system RAM and is more fiddly in Docker; measure both with a short prompt if you care.

Recommended generation defaults (already set): temp=0.7, top_p=0.95, top_k=20. The 27B is a thinking model — answers may include a reasoning block; that is expected and improves quality.

6. Quick API smoke test

curl -s http://localhost:8081/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-local-bonsai" \
  -d '{
    "model": "local",
    "messages": [{"role":"user","content":"Say hello in one short sentence."}],
    "temperature": 0.7,
    "max_tokens": 128
  }'

(model can be any string or the id returned by /v1/models — llama-server is usually lenient.)

7. What not to do

• Do not route bonsai/open-webui through gluetun — inference is local and the VPN killswitch would only add pain.
• Do not expect stock Ollama to load Ternary-Bonsai-27B-Q2_0.gguf without Prism’s kernels (use our bonsai service).
• Keep Open WebUI / OpenHands off the public internet; use LAN + auth (WEBUI_AUTH=true).

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Layout after AI setup

arr-stack/
├── docker-compose.yml
├── .env / .env.example
├── ai/                      # Prism llama-server image
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── entrypoint.sh
├── models/bonsai/           # GGUF weights (gitignored content)
├── workspace/               # files for RAG / OpenHands
├── searxng/settings.yml
├── scripts/download-bonsai-model.sh
├── config/                  # app configs (open-webui, sonarr, …)
├── data/                    # media + torrents
└── wireguard/wg0.conf

Notes

• All app-to-app traffic uses container DNS names (gluetun, sonarr, bonsai, …) on the internal arr-net bridge; only WebUIs are exposed to your LAN.
• Update media stack with docker compose pull && docker compose up -d. Gluetun is pinned to major version v3 — read its release notes before jumping majors.
• Rebuild AI runtime after Prism release bumps: edit PRISM_RELEASE in ai/Dockerfile, then docker compose build --no-cache bonsai.
• Optional media extras (commented in compose): Jellyseerr.
• Optional coding profile: docker compose --profile coding up -d openhands.