Deluge: Play nice with sonarr/radarr to delete torrents on completion

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Problem

Configure Deluge such that Radarr/Sonarr cleanly deletes the torrents after the import is complete.

Solution

When using sonarr/radarr and the likes with download client as torrent, it can be a bit finicky to set the torrent client such that the torrent is deleted after completing the File Import.

Fundamentally, what we need to do is super easy:-

  • Step 1: Ensure that torrents move to Seeding stage after completion. This means, Seeding: count should be high enough such that the torrents don't end up in Queued stage.

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  • Step 2: Configure Deluge to Remove torrent after Seed Ration: 0 is reached

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  • Step 3: Ensure your Radarr/Sonarr instance is configured to remove torrents after Seeding completes.

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Closing thoughts

Ideally, we should seed torrents after completion so we give back to the community, however, if that is not preferred due to your unique situation, feel free to use the above workaround.