certbot cannot issue for internal hostnames (*.nas.local), which made nginx-enabled services with internal names fail on deploy. Add a <service>_nginx_letsencrypt flag (default false) and computed <service>_nginx_ssl_certificate/_key paths: when off the vhost uses the shared self-signed cert (nginx_default_ssl_cert), when on it uses the Let's Encrypt lineage. Gate the certbot include on the flag and apply the pattern to all service roles (deluge, fdroid, gitea, grafana, immich, metabase, ntfy, prowlarr, radarr, seerr, static_web, uptime_kuma).
Prowlarr Role
Deploys Prowlarr - an indexer manager/proxy for the *arr stack - using Podman with k8s files. The linuxserver/prowlarr image bundles Prowlarr and its SQLite database.
Prerequisites
The podman role must have been applied to the host first (shared service, intentionally not declared in meta/main.yml to keep prowlarr deploys fast). Order it before prowlarr in the playbook for fresh installs.
Role Variables
See defaults/main.yml for all available variables and their default values.
Storage
prowlarr_config_dir- SQLite database, indexer definitions and API keys. Backed up.
Ports
| Port | Protocol | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
prowlarr_port (9696) |
tcp | Web UI |
Nginx Reverse Proxy
Set prowlarr_nginx_enabled: true and prowlarr_nginx_hostname to expose the web UI over HTTPS. TLS is opt-in:
prowlarr_nginx_letsencrypt: false(default) — use the shared self-signed cert (nginx_default_ssl_cert, generated by thenginxrole). Required for internal names like*.nas.local, which Let's Encrypt cannot issue.prowlarr_nginx_letsencrypt: true— provision a Let's Encrypt cert via the sharednginxrole's certbot tasks. Requires a publicly-resolvable hostname with a DNS record pointing at the host.
Backup
The role exposes prowlarr_backup_paths (config only). Add a job in the host inventory to include it:
backup_jobs:
- name: prowlarr
repositories: [next_s3]
paths: "{{ prowlarr_backup_paths }}"
Troubleshooting
systemctl --user status prowlarr
journalctl --user -u prowlarr -f
podman logs prowlarr