v1.4.2 — Fix download protocol compatibility

Overview

This release fixes a critical issue in the download system where only magnet links were supported.

Bookseerr now properly handles both magnet links and .torrent files, improving compatibility across different indexers and making the download pipeline more robust and flexible.

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Fixed

• Fixed download system to support both magnet links and .torrent files
• Fixed incompatibility with indexers that only provide .torrent downloads (e.g., Internet Archive)
• Resolved issue where downloads would fail or not start when no magnet link was available

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Improved

• Improved download service to dynamically detect and handle different download protocols
• Enhanced compatibility with multiple Prowlarr indexers
• Made the download pipeline more generic and less dependent on specific providers (e.g., epublibre)

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Technical details

• Added protocol detection logic (magnet vs .torrent)

• Updated qBittorrent integration to support both:

  • Magnet links
  • Torrent file URLs

• Refactored download handling to be provider-agnostic

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Notes

• This is a hotfix release following v1.4.1
• Recommended update for all users using multiple indexers

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Related

• Closes #30