Goal: Ensure Sonarr only accepts the resolutions/bitrates you want, and that cutoff corresponds to the preferred x265 quality.
Here’s a draft piece for configuring Sonarr to prefer x265 (HEVC) encodes, including rationale and practical steps. You can adapt this for a wiki, guide, or automation note. sonarr prefer x265
Before we dive into the code, a word of caution. If you set Sonarr to strictly require x265, you will miss downloads. Before we dive into the code, a word of caution
: Ensure "Allow Upgrades" is checked and set an "Upgrade Until Custom Format Score" if you want it to stop at a specific threshold. To make Sonarr prefer (HEVC) releases while still
To make Sonarr prefer (HEVC) releases while still allowing it to fall back to other formats, you should use Custom Formats with a positive scoring system. This allows Sonarr to rank releases and automatically upgrade an existing file if a better-scored x265 version appears. Core Implementation Steps
. If they don’t, your media server will have to "transcode" the video, which puts a massive heavy load on your CPU. Regex strings