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Readarr

alexbelgium/hassio-addons 0.4.18-2

Security 6/8 Opens inside Home Assistant (Ingress) very lively – several changes a month

Readarr manages book downloads and organizes them automatically. Users use it to keep their book library updated and well-organized.

Facts about this add-on

Security rating
6 / 8
Ingress
yes
Maintenance
very lively – several changes a month (100 changes/year)
Version
0.4.18-2
Last change
September 11, 2026
Project
github.com
Architectures
aarch64, amd64
Ports
8787/tcp -> 8787

How this rating comes about

Home Assistant calculates the rating itself: every add-on starts at 5, and each right it asks for or gives up moves the number. The same calculation runs here, on the configuration the add-on ships.

Starting value of every add-on 5
Reached through Ingress, so no port of its own +2
Asks for far reaching rights (DAC_READ_SEARCH, SYS_ADMIN) -1
Result 6 / 8

A high number does not mean the add-on is good, and a low one does not mean it is dangerous – a backup add-on has to reach far into the system to do its job. The number says how much it is allowed to do, and the list above says what exactly.

What the add-on is allowed to do

  • Extended rights: SYS_ADMIN, DAC_READ_SEARCH
  • Direct access to devices (e.g. a USB stick)

Installation

  1. In Home Assistant open Settings → Add-ons → Add-on Store, and add the repository https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons through the three-dot menu.
  2. Reload the store and open Readarr.
  3. Install the add-on and wait for the first start.
  4. Switch on "Show in sidebar" – the interface then opens directly inside Home Assistant.
  5. Check the rights the add-on asks for before you start it – they are listed above.

Add repository to my Home Assistant Open the add-on directly

Both links go through my.home-assistant.io and open the store of your own instance – no address of ours is involved.

Source of this entry: the add-on configuration on GitHub

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