Config Problem: No valid Arr instances found

[makearr]

i configured decluttar exacly like the example conf (changing only ip and api key) and still get. Even reducing it down to one insance NOTHING IS FOUND!

The instance is reachable and its api communication is working fine.
Other containers runing parallel to decluttarr with identical api key and url can connect fine

2026-02-28 09:09:49 | ERROR | No valid Arr instances found in the config.
2026-02-28 09:09:49 | INFO | Decluttarr will wait for 30 seconds and then exit.

general:
  log_level: INFO
  test_run: true
  timer: 10
  # ignored_download_clients: ["emulerr"]
  # ssl_verification: false # Optional: Defaults to true
  # private_tracker_handling: "obsolete_tag" # remove, skip, obsolete_tag. Optional. Default: remove
  # public_tracker_handling: "remove"  # remove, skip, obsolete_tag. Optional. Default: remove
  # obsolete_tag: "Obsolete" # optional. Default: "Obsolete"
  # protected_tag: "Keep" # optional. Default: "Keep"

job_defaults:
  max_strikes: 3
  min_days_between_searches: 7
  max_concurrent_searches: 3

jobs:
  remove_bad_files:
    # keep_archives: true
  remove_done_seeding:
    # target_tags:
    #   - "Obsolete"
    # target_categories:
    #  - "autobrr"
  remove_failed_downloads:
  remove_failed_imports:
    message_patterns:
      - "Not a Custom Format upgrade for existing*"
      - "Not an upgrade for existing*"
      - "*Found potentially dangerous file with extension*"
      - "Invalid video file*"
      - "No files found are eligible for import*"
      - "One or more episodes expected in this release were not imported or missing from the release"
  remove_metadata_missing:
    # max_strikes: 3
  remove_missing_files:
  remove_orphans:
  remove_slow:
    # min_speed: 100
    # max_strikes: 3
  remove_stalled:
    # max_strikes: 3
  remove_unmonitored:
  search_unmet_cutoff:
    # min_days_between_searches: 7
    # max_concurrent_searches: 3
  search_missing:
    # min_days_between_searches: 7
    # max_concurrent_searches: 3

instances:
  sonarr:
    - base_url: "http://10.1.1.132:8989"
      api_key: "Mysupercoolapikeishere"

[kenzot11]

Having the same issue...

[juulius]

instances:
   sonarr:
    - base_url: "http://10.1.1.132:8989/"
      api_key: "Mysupercoolapikeishere"

note that u have to use SONARR : > or SONARR : | and then next line base url etc

services:
  decluttarr:
    image: ghcr.io/manimatter/decluttarr:latest
    container_name: decluttarr
    restart: always
    labels:
      - com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable=true
    environment:
      TZ: $TZ
      PUID: $PUID
      PGID: $PGID
      ## General
      # TEST_RUN: True
      # SSL_VERIFICATION: False

      LOG_LEVEL: INFO
      TEST_RUN: false
      TIMER: 10
      REMOVE_FAILED_DOWNLOADS: true
      REMOVE_FAILED_IMPORTS: |
        message_patterns:
          - "Not a Custom Format upgrade for existing*"
          - "Not an upgrade for existing*"
      REMOVE_METADATA_MISSING: true
      REMOVE_MISSING_FILES: true
      REMOVE_ORPHANS: true
      REMOVE_SLOW: |
        min_speed: 100
      REMOVE_STALLED: true
      REMOVE_UNMONITORED: false
      SEARCH_BETTER: |
        min_days_between_searches: 7
        max_concurrent_searches: 3
      SEARCH_MISSING: |
        min_days_between_searches: 7
        max_concurrent_searches: 3
      RADARR: |
        - base_url: $IP:8081
          api_key: $RadarAPI
      SONARR: |
        - base_url: $IP:8082
          api_key: $SonarAPI
      QBITTORRENT: |
        - base_url: $IP:8080
          username: $user
          password: $password
networks: {}

this is my config and it works