Install

Reaper doesn't need access to your media, regardless of which install you pick. It has no filesystem delete path. Only Sonarr and Radarr have a delete path. Everything Reaper keeps is just one small data folder.

Caution

If you find yourself mounting your library, something is wrong. Reaper never needs to see your media files.

Pick your install

• Docker, just run docker compose up -d.
• Unraid, find it in Community Applications.
• Windows, use an installer or a portable zip.
• macOS, drag the app into your Applications folder.
• Snap, works on any Linux with snapd.

Follow First run afterwards.

Where the data lives

Install	Data folder
Docker	the /data volume
Unraid	your appdata share
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Reaper
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/Reaper
Snap	/var/snap/scythe-labs-reaper/common

What to back up

You'll find three files in the data folder, covered in Back this up: reaper.db, secret.key and secret.salt. The key and the salt are useless apart. Set that up before you arm anything.