Direct Downloads

Direct downloads (DDL) let Comicarr grab comics from HTTP file hosts without a separate download client. Supported file hosts include Mega, MediaFire, and Pixeldrain. GetComics supplies search results and download links.

Enabling Direct Downloads

Setting	Type	Default	Description
`ENABLE_GETCOMICS`	bool	`False`	Enable searching GetComics as a source.
`ENABLE_DDL`	bool	`False`	Enable the direct download pipeline.

ENABLE_GETCOMICS controls the search provider. ENABLE_DDL controls the download mechanism. You typically enable both together.

DDL Settings

Setting	Type	Default	Description
`DDL_LOCATION`	string	none	Directory where DDL files are saved before post-processing.
`DDL_AUTORESUME`	bool	`True`	Automatically resume interrupted downloads.
`DDL_PREFER_UPSCALED`	bool	`True`	Prefer upscaled/higher-quality releases when multiple links are available.
`DDL_PRIORITY_ORDER`	JSON string	`["mega", "mediafire", "pixeldrain", "main"]`	Ordered direct-download handlers, for example `["pixeldrain", "mega", "mediafire", "main"]`. Startup replaces an empty or unset value with the default order. Comicarr stores this value as JSON; `main` is the GetComics fallback handler.
`DDL_STUCK_NOTIFY`	bool	`True`	Send a notification when a download appears stuck.
`DDL_STUCK_THRESHOLD`	int	`30`	Minutes of no progress before a download is considered stuck.
`DDL_STUCK_CHECK_INTERVAL`	int	`10`	Minutes between stuck-download checks.

FlareSolverr

Some sites use Cloudflare protection. FlareSolverr acts as a proxy that solves Cloudflare challenges on Comicarr's behalf.

Setting	Type	Default	Description
`ENABLE_FLARESOLVERR`	bool	`False`	Route DDL requests through FlareSolverr.
`FLARESOLVERR_URL`	string	none	FlareSolverr URL (e.g. `http://localhost:8191`).

Deploy FlareSolverr

Add FlareSolverr to your Docker Compose stack:

flaresolverr:
  image: ghcr.io/flaresolverr/flaresolverr:latest
  container_name: flaresolverr
  ports:
    - 8191:8191
  restart: unless-stopped

Enable in Comicarr

Set ENABLE_FLARESOLVERR to True and enter the FlareSolverr URL (e.g. http://flaresolverr:8191 if on the same Docker network).

Proxy

Route all DDL traffic through an HTTP or HTTPS proxy.

Setting	Type	Default	Description
`ENABLE_PROXY`	bool	`False`	Enable proxy for direct download requests.
`HTTP_PROXY`	string	none	HTTP proxy URL (e.g. `http://proxy:3128`).
`HTTPS_PROXY`	string	none	HTTPS proxy URL (e.g. `http://proxy:3128`).

External Server

The configuration still contains an external-server section for compatibility with older config files, but the current application does not provide a remote-server downloader. Do not enable it as a supported download route. See Advanced Sources for seedbox and AutoSnatch.

Setting	Type	Default	Description
`ENABLE_EXTERNAL_SERVER`	bool	`False`	Retained for older configuration files; external-server downloading is not implemented in the current application.
`EXTERNAL_SERVER`	string	none	Retained legacy value; not used by a current downloader.
`EXTERNAL_USERNAME` / `EXTERNAL_APIKEY`	string	none	Retained legacy credentials; do not configure them for current releases.

Supported Hosts

Host	Notes
Mega	Requires no account for public links. Large files may need a Mega account.
MediaFire	Public file links are supported.
Pixeldrain	Fast, no-account downloads. Often the fastest option.
GetComics	Search provider and link source. It can return links handled by the supported hosts above; it is not itself a file-host protocol.

Mega has bandwidth limits for free accounts. If downloads stall, consider configuring DDL_PRIORITY_ORDER to prefer Pixeldrain or MediaFire.

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