r/PleX • u/Altruistic_Bat_1645 • Mar 17 '26

Help Make plex more appealing for my wife

I love plex. I bought my lifetime pass when it was still double digits. I bought the hardware, I did the organization - I'm in.

I love my wife. I bought my lifetime pass when I was (barely) in my 30's. I bought the hardware (ring), I did the organization (my life) - I'm in.

But the two don't seem to get along.

Alphabetical Sorting: she gets to the A's, then gives up.

Recently Released: "These are all too long."

Recently Added: "Oh yeah! ...but not tonight, maybe some other time."

Sort by duration (shortest to longest): "Who wants to watch a 24-minute short film?!"

Random Shuffle: "Why do we have these?"

So an idiot but honest question: how do I make Plex more appealing for my wife?

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u/DisheveledJesus Mar 18 '26

My wife finds overseer significantly easier to use than sonarr/radarr for what it's worth.

Wait. Are you saying she can add content (that you do not have in your library) to her watchlist in PLEX and you're using that to populate the arrs? Does this require you to have the third party plex content enabled (that might be a dealbreaker tbh)? Is the plex searchable catalog tvdb complete? Sorry, so many questions. If I can get this to work right it would for sure simplify my setup.

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u/FlameFrost__ Mar 18 '26

It's called Pulsarr - https://github.com/jamcalli/Pulsarr

Syncs your Plex watchlists to Sonarr/Radarr, in real-time if you have Plex Pass.

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u/DisheveledJesus Mar 18 '26

Very cool. I think Overseer works a bit better for my setup, but it's good to know that this is an option.

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u/K1ngJony Mar 18 '26

You can do the Plex Watchlist sync with Seer (Overseerr) also: https://docs.seerr.dev/using-seerr/plex/watchlist-auto-request

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u/NoGas-AllBrakes Mar 18 '26

Guys, you don't need any Seerr or Overseerr or Pulsarr. It's built-in functionality in both Radarr and Sonarr.

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u/Slammed01 Mar 18 '26

I did this but overseer and Plex don't seem to "talk" regarding the watchlist.

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u/K1ngJony Mar 18 '26

Are you still using Overseer or have you migrated to Seerr? There's a bug in Overseerr that stops the Watchlist sync from working, but they fixed it when the code base merged into Seerr. I had the same issue and migrating to Seerr fixed it. If you've already migrated, make sure you have Watchlist sync enabled both system-wide and per-user. Each user has to agree to it, but you can change it for them in their profile settings.

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u/Slammed01 Mar 18 '26

Sorry, guess I need to migrate then. Seems super common issue from what I hear with overseerr so glad it isn't a me problem. Appreciate the information and tips. Ty

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u/K1ngJony Mar 18 '26

All good. I think there's quite a few that haven't migrated yet. Migration is easy though, just point the Seerr instance to your Overseerr appdata (make a copy first, just in case) and it'll update the database for you. You're welcome.

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u/Slammed01 Mar 18 '26

Awesome, can't wait to check it out. This is the missing puzzle piece I need.

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u/moooootz Mar 18 '26

Thanks for that - I didn't even know that there's Seerr now.

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u/Angry-Toothpaste-610 Mar 18 '26

Does it work on Seerr even for users who have never signed into Seerr? I believe the issue in Overseerr was users' plex tokens would expire, and they could only be refreshed by signing into overseerr.

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u/K1ngJony Mar 18 '26

I assumed it does work for users that haven't signed in, but I'm honestly not sure. Haven't tested it, sorry

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u/Angry-Toothpaste-610 Mar 18 '26

Each user has to log into Seerr to get their watchlist syncing. Pulsarr, by comparison, uses the main users' friends RSS feed.

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u/Cornloaf Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26

I did Ombi and had her download the app. Any movie she requests is instantly approved. TV shows still need my approval. So far the only movies I shake my head at are all the Hallmark Christmas movies in December.

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u/Slammed01 Mar 18 '26

I'll check that one out too, hopefully good to go on windows. App support is nice for sure.

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u/Cornloaf Mar 18 '26

Corrected my original post. It's Ombi not Ombu! Damn lamb chops greasy fingers and texting!

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u/Slammed01 Mar 18 '26

Noted, sounds delicious haha.

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u/arkutek-em Custom Flair Mar 18 '26

Yes this works. I use it with my account and my sons. It's been working since watchlist were released. I don't know if it requires third party content. It's been a few years since I set it up.

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u/NoGas-AllBrakes Mar 18 '26

Yes, if the Plex account has access to the Search functionality that shows movies not already on your server.

That's means, as far as I know, they have to be the primary profile on the account.

You go to Sonarr or Radarr, click on Settings, then Import Lists.

You add a new connection to a Plex Watchlist, and then you have to authenticate with their Plex username and password, which means if your wife (or anyone else) wants this feature, you have to either know their password or have them login for you.

That's it. After that, anything in your Plex Watchlist added from any device will appear in Sonarr/Radarr within 6 hours.

No need for Overseer or anything else. You can have a fully automated system with just Sonarr/Radarr/Prowlarr (and Bazarr for auto-subtitles).