# lardbit/nefarious

Web application for automatically downloading TV & Movies (w/ VPN)

Repository: https://github.com/lardbit/nefarious
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nefarious
Homepage: https://lardbit.github.io/nefarious/
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: transmission, jackett, django, angular, tmdb, torrent, python, docker, torrent-downloader
Last push: 2026-09-02T01:24:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2846, "days_push": 1, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1280, forks 84 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:14.305867+00:00)

## What it is
Nefarious is a self-hosted web application that automatically searches for and downloads movies and TV shows via torrents, using Jackett for searching and Transmission for downloading. It integrates with TMDB for discovery, supports quality profiles, VPN integration, subtitles, notifications, and multi-user access.

## Use cases
- automatically download tv shows and movies via torrents
- self-hosted sonarr/radarr alternative
- search and download torrents with jackett and transmission
- monitor and manage torrent downloads through a web ui
- download media with vpn integration
- auto-download subtitles for movies and tv
- discover new movies and shows by popularity and genre
- blacklist fake or stuck torrents automatically

## When to choose
- you want an all-in-one, dockerized PVR for torrent-based movie and TV downloads
- you need VPN integration to route torrent traffic safely
- you want built-in discovery via TMDB and Rotten Tomatoes, not just monitoring
- you need multi-user support with admin/regular permission groups
- you want automatic subtitle downloads and media renaming

## When to avoid
- you download from Usenet instead of torrents (use Sonarr/Radarr)
- you only need a lightweight torrent client without media automation
- you cannot run Docker or a persistent self-hosted server
- you need legal streaming rather than torrent-based downloading

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, search-engine, workflow-automation, web-scraping, self-hosted
- domain: media, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: self-hosted, python, windows
- tags: torrent-downloader, pvr, media-automation, jackett, transmission, tmdb, vpn, django, angular, sonarr-alternative, radarr-alternative, subtitles, docker, automation, web-server, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- lardbit/nefarious (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.305867+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:02:46.138609+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lardbit/nefarious (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.305867+00:00, sha 3fd4d146d0da)
  - homepage: https://lardbit.github.io/nefarious/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:13:35.938781+00:00, sha 8fbde499747e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.