media

Media Server Stack

Docker Compose stack for a home media server using third-party images.

Services

Service	Port	Purpose
Transmission	9091	BitTorrent client
Kodi Headless	8080	Media library management
MariaDB	3306	Database for Kodi
CouchPotato	5050	Movie automation
Medusa	8081	TV show automation
Tor Proxy	—	Anonymized traffic

Usage

cd media
docker compose up -d

Configuration

All services use LinuxServer.io images with common environment variables:

Variable	Default	Purpose
PUID	109	User ID for file permissions
PGID	109	Group ID for file permissions
TZ	Europe/Berlin	Timezone

Adjust PUID and PGID to match your system's media user.

Volume Mounts

Create the following directory structure:

/media/
├── transmission/
│   ├── config/
│   ├── torrents/
│   └── downloads/
├── kodi/
│   ├── config/
│   └── mariadb/
├── couchpotato/
│   └── config/
├── sickrage/
│   └── config/
├── movies/
└── tv/

Networks

The stack uses two isolated networks:

• external (192.168.100.0/24) — Internet-facing services
• internal (192.168.101.0/24) — Internal communication with IP masquerade