flaresolverr

FlareSolverr

Proxy server that bypasses Cloudflare and DDoS-GUARD protection for web scrapers. Used by Prowlarr/Jackett to access indexers behind Cloudflare challenges.

Setup

1. Deploy the stack

Deploy docker-compose.yml via your Docker web UI (e.g. Portainer).

2. Configure in Prowlarr

1. Go to Prowlarr UI > Settings > Indexers
2. Add a new indexer proxy, select FlareSolverr
3. Set the URL to http://flaresolverr:8191 (since both are on the media network)
4. Tag it to apply to specific indexers that need it, or leave untagged to apply to all

3. Verify

Open http://<host-ip>:8191 in a browser. You should see a JSON response confirming FlareSolverr is running.

Configuration

Environment variables in docker-compose.yml:

Variable	Default	Description
TZ	America/Toronto	Timezone
LOG_LEVEL	info	Log verbosity (debug, info, warn, error)

Useful commands

# View logs
docker logs flaresolverr

# Test that it's running
curl http://localhost:8191

Notes

• Only add it as a proxy to indexers that actually need it — using it on all indexers adds unnecessary latency.