---
type: project
status: active
source: git.alwisp.com
repo: jason/nyaa-crawler
repo_url: https://git.alwisp.com/jason/nyaa-crawler
language: TypeScript
branch: main
tags: [repo, jason]
updated: 2026-05-29
---

# nyaa-crawler

**Repository:** [jason/nyaa-crawler](https://git.alwisp.com/jason/nyaa-crawler) · branch `main` · TypeScript

## Summary

Dockerized Nyaa.si anime torrent crawler — tracks shows, polls RSS for new episodes, and auto-downloads torrent files with a dark-themed web UI and SQLite persistence

## Current status

Active. Synced from Gitea on 2026-05-29.

## Documentation overview

# nyaa-crawler

A dockerized torrent crawler and downloader for [Nyaa.si](https://nyaa.si). Track anime shows, poll for new episodes via RSS, and automatically download `.torrent` files to a host-mounted directory.

## Features

- Search Nyaa.si and add shows to a watch list
- Automatic polling for new episodes (configurable interval, default 15 min)
- Auto-downloads `.torrent` files to a mapped host directory
- Track episode status: pending, auto-downloaded, or manually marked
- Bulk-mark episodes as already downloaded
- Minimal dark-themed web UI
- SQLite persistence — easy to back up and migrate
- Unraid-friendly Docker container

## Stack

- **Backend**: Node.js + TypeScript + Express
- **Frontend**: React + Vite
- **Database**: SQLite (`better-sqlite3`)
- **Scheduler**: `node-cron`
- **Nyaa integration**: RSS via `fast-xml-parser`

## Quick Start (Docker)

```bash
docker compose up -d
```

Open `http://localhost:8082` in your browser.

## Quick Start (Development)

```bash
npm install
npm run dev
```

- Client dev server: `http://localhost:5173` (proxies `/api` to `:3000`)
- API server: `http://localhost:3000`

## Environment Variables

| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `PORT` | `3000` | HTTP port |
| `POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS` | `900` | Polling frequency (min 60) |
| `TORRENT_OUTPUT_DIR` | `./data/torrents` | Where `.torrent` files are saved |
| `DATABASE_PATH` | `./data/db.sqlite` | SQLite database path |

## Unraid Deployment

```yaml
services:
  nyaa-watcher:
    image: your-registry/nyaa-watcher:latest
    container_name: nyaa-watcher
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - PORT=3000
      - POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS=900
      - TORRENT_OUTPUT_DIR=/data/torrents
      - DATABASE_PATH=/data/db.sqlite
    volumes:

…(truncated — see repo)

## Notes

- Project file auto-created from repo documentation.