I'm a noob trying to setup PMM on unraid. | Kometa | Page 1

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:17 PM

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Well, i won't lie. I am older than the average 'innovative person'. I saw the video and like every guy fascinated with new things, i wanted it.
I followed a few guides and after a few attempts and risk of blowing up the server i gave up.
A few months later i found a dev on reddit who was kind enough to let me find this server.

A brief about my setup.
Unraid 16gb ram 10tb raid5 p2200 amd3600 (i think). Mounted a Synology 1821+ to the server using UD.

Unraid is used for smaller projects, VMS, Dockers etc etc.
Synology 1821+ shr2 is used as the vault. All the Plex data is located here in a separate share called "Plex".
"English shows" "cartoons" etc. are as
Plex>English Tv><show1 single folder, show2......>
Plex>Cartoons><show1 single folder, show2......>
No season posters exists.
Plex>Music>Artists is mixed with a few folders having individual albums and a few just having a dump of all songs.
The only directory with a different directory structure is more complicated/unique.
Plex>Movies>A><movies starting with A>
Plex>Movies>B><movies starting with B>
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Plex>Movies>Z><movies starting with Z>

It's just easier for me to index them this way and to my best effort, I'd like to maintain this.

I'm also not a very big programmer. I have very little coding knowledge but i don't mind a bit of elbow grease. I saw a few videos and read a few guides but i couldn't make a yml file. The last i coded seriously was C++ and during my final year at school, so it's been a while and the world has definitely evolved quite a bit. I'm hoping for someone to help me. I'm also hoping i don't destroy my storage, thus, I'm want to play it very safe.
Thank you.

celest sluiceBOT Jan 6, 2023, 5:17 PM

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marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:19 PM

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Step 1: Where do you want to run PMM?

The unraid server? The synology? Some other machine?

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:20 PM

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Hi Mr. Carrot.
Want to run PMM as a docker on the unraid server. Plex is already running there.

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:20 PM

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PMM is perfectly safe WRT your files; it has no access to the file system and interacts with plex only through the API.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:21 PM

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So, there are no chances that i can kaboom my box?

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:21 PM

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Not with PMM.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:21 PM

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Not sure if my first post is too long, but i wanted to cover everything.

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:22 PM

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Worst case you download lots of images and use a lot of disk space, but PMM only reads/writes/deletes its own files.

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One exception; when you set images with PMM, that image is uploaded to the plex server, so that will use storage. Nothing is ever deleted, though.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:24 PM

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I don't mind the storage on unraid. As of right now my unraid box is empty, with a few Dockers and VMs stored there. Till now I've managed to setup everything on my own. On PMM i got stuck at yml file creation.

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:24 PM

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This would be my recommendation:

Go through the docker walkthrough in the wiki:
https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/home/guides/docker.html

Do this on some other machine to get the background of how PMM works; you will be able to transfer your config files.

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i got stuck at yml file creation

Meaning what specifically?

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config.yml? Some other yml?

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:25 PM

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How to create it. Like how do I make a yml file

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:25 PM

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with a text editor. What goes in the files is covered in the wiki.

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HOWEVER

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PMM has a rich set of default yml files you can use without doing that.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:25 PM

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It might be a very stupid question, but this is where I'm stuck

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:26 PM

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marsh tangle with a text editor. What goes in the files is covered in the wiki.

Notepad works? My pc/vm of choice is windows.

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:27 PM

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Sure, notepad works. You would be well-served to use something like VSCode because it will help with syntax, but notepad is the minimum thing you need.

For example, in your config,yml:

libraries:
  Movies
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: basic

That would create some basic collections without you needing to create any additional YML files.

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The ibracorp video predates this and is very long in the tooth.

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I'd not rely on it any more.

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The list of collections that can be created in this way are found here:
https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/defaults/files.html

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So chances are you can create all the collections and overlays you want without writing any YAML files.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:29 PM

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marsh tangle I'd not rely on it any more.

I think i tried PMM about a year back. At least 6 months and since then it's been in the cold storage.

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:29 PM

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So, what are some examples of collections you would want to add to your Plex?

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Also are all those movies split up into 26 Plex libraries, or is there just one Movies library?

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:31 PM

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One movie library.

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:33 PM

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OK, so in your config:

libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: basic
      - pmm: imdb
      - pmm: tmdb

That would create a half-dozen or so collections in the movie library without anything else required. [assuming the library is named "Movies"]

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:33 PM

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marsh tangle So, what are some examples of collections you would want to add to your Plex?

I see a few i could like. Oscar winners, top IMDb, flix thingy.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:34 PM

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marsh tangle OK, so in your config: ``` libraries: Movies: metadata_path: - pmm: ...

That's the other thing, i have used special characters on Plex server

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:34 PM

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libraries:
  "Movies Låß∂ªø¬ƒ∂":
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: oscars
      - pmm: imdb
      - pmm: flixpatrol

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:35 PM

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These are my libraries

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:35 PM

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If you want to tune that further, say you don't want the IMDB lowest rated:

libraries:
  "Movies Låß∂ªø¬ƒ∂":
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: oscars
      - pmm: imdb
        template_variables:
          use_lowest: false
      - pmm: flixpatrol

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 5:35 PM

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Oh my lord

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now that's a unique library naming list 🤣

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:36 PM

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Oh, I didn't realize I was dealing with a sociopath.

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 5:36 PM

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marsh tangle Oh, I didn't realize I was dealing with a sociopath.

☠️

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:36 PM

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Hahaha. Sorry...

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Till yesterday they were the inverted text... Like the last library of Fifa World Cup

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 5:37 PM

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Oh I had no idea what that said

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:37 PM

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Well, presumably you can enter those in the config wrapped in quotes.

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 5:37 PM

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Are you just a continuous April Fools server?

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🤣

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:38 PM

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But I am certain that there is no testing done on such a pathological case.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:38 PM

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zenith smelt Are you just a continuous April Fools server?

Till it's free the users have to get used to it.

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:38 PM

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In any case, that should give you enough to get started.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:39 PM

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marsh tangle But I am certain that there is no testing done on such a pathological case.

So i think I'll make a small movies library with say Plex>Movies> A named as "movies" on Plex and then try?

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Once it works, i can try double quoting the text of my libraries

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 5:39 PM

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You don't really need to

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If PMM/YAML struggles with the characters, it'll just error out saying that the library doesn't exist

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or will complain that it can't read what you've written

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:40 PM

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Hopefully PMM doesn't block me for the font. 😂

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 5:40 PM

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A small test library is ALWAYS a good idea even in the absence of such user-hostile naming, so you can run tests quickly and try things without waiting hours for 50000 movies to get read.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:43 PM

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minecraftheart

gleaming egret Jan 6, 2023, 5:43 PM

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pmmheart

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 5:44 PM

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Hi sohjiro. Thanks for the invite

gleaming egret Jan 6, 2023, 5:48 PM

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Hey! Glad you like the program

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 6:20 PM

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Can I use a second instance of 1 api of TVDB?

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I had an unused API which I used on Synology. Can I use the same key here?

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Or should I request for another one

gleaming egret Jan 6, 2023, 6:24 PM

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We don’t use the TVDB api around here

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 6:26 PM

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Sorry... Meant TMDB api.. sorry got confused

gleaming egret Jan 6, 2023, 6:27 PM

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Why would you need to use more then one

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 6:29 PM

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So the one I got a few months ago, i just used it on DS Video (Synology media server)

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I could stop that and use the API, correct??

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 6:30 PM

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You can use the same API key across several services

gleaming egret Jan 6, 2023, 6:34 PM

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You only need one key it’s not rate limited so there just not really a reason to ever need to use a separate key per service

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 6:48 PM

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I use the same API keys for all services across three separate PMM instances.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 7:29 PM

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Please check if this config file is good?

rn_image_picker_lib_temp_5910d0e4-eb7f-4894-b22d-0f2f6ceb4176.jpg

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 7:30 PM

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that looks fine

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sending the file is always preffered over a physical image

static oarBOT Jan 6, 2023, 7:31 PM

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Thank you

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 7:31 PM

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It needs to have a bunch more in it, but what you have there is fine so far.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 7:31 PM

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Awesome... Thanks guys..

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New library created for test 27 files from best worst and top 250.

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Just the config file is good for now or do i need a library yaml done as well before the first run?

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As of now my PMM app data folder has just config.yml file

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 7:35 PM

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That's fine, but your config file needs plex and tmdb details in it at a minimum

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You don't need any of your own metadata yml files if you don't want

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 7:36 PM

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I saw a very long config file (uploaded as an example), but since it had many fields i didn't use it

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https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/config/configuration.html

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 7:38 PM

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager/master/config/config.yml.template

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most things below settings: is what you need

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 7:39 PM

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You must have these bits filled in:

plex:                            # Can be individually specified per library as well; REQUIRED for the script to run
  url: http://192.168.1.12:32400
  token: ####################
  timeout: 60
  clean_bundles: false
  empty_trash: false
  optimize: false
tmdb:                            # REQUIRED for the script to run
  apikey: ################################
  language: en

Everything else [aside from the library config, of course] is optional

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PMM has to be able to connect to Plex and has to be able to connect to TMDB.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 7:40 PM

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Got it

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 7:46 PM

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use code blocks

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collections:
  Documentaries:
    smart_filter:
      all:
        genre: Documentary
```

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collections:
  Documentaries:
    smart_filter:
      all:
        genre: Documentary

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 7:52 PM

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  Movies:                        # Each library must match the Plex library name
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: basic               # This is a file within the defaults folder in the Repository
      - pmm: imdb                # This is a file within the defaults folder in the Repository
      # see the wiki for how to use local files, folders, URLs, or files from git
    overlay_path:
      - remove_overlays: false   # Set this to true to remove all overlays
      - pmm: ribbon              # This is a file within the defaults folder in the Repository
      # see the wiki for how to use local files, folders, URLs, or files from gitplex:        plex:                            # Can be individually specified per library as well; REQUIRED for the script to run
  url: http://192.168.1.xx:32400
  token: Csxxxxxxxx6o
  timeout: 60
  clean_bundles: false
  empty_trash: false
  optimize: false
tmdb:                            # REQUIRED for the script to run
  apikey: 3axxxxxxxxxxxxxx1
  language: en

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is this good?

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 7:53 PM

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nope

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that plex: on the right side needs to be on the next line at the very left

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 7:55 PM

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okies got it

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 7:58 PM

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I'm not a fan of those giant comments since it makes it harder to read.

libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: basic
      - pmm: imdb
    overlay_path:
      - remove_overlays: false
      - pmm: ribbon
plex:
  url: http://192.168.1.xx:32400
  token: Csxxxxxxxx6o
  timeout: 60
  clean_bundles: false
  empty_trash: false
  optimize: false
tmdb:
  apikey: 3axxxxxxxxxxxxxx1
  language: en

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 7:59 PM

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zenith smelt that `plex:` on the right side needs to be on the next line at the very left

I think the formatting made it look weird.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 7:59 PM

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marsh tangle I'm not a fan of those giant comments since it makes it harder to read. ``` lib...

Yeah.. i guess it shows very different code on mobile vs PC

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 8:00 PM

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      # see the wiki for how to use local files, folders, URLs, or files from gitplex:        plex:                            # Can be individually specified per library as well; REQUIRED for the script to run

That appears to be all one long line, which wouldn't have worked, besides the two instances of plex: in there.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 8:09 PM

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "//plex_meta_manager.py", line 101, in <module>
    screen_width = get_arg("PMM_WIDTH", args.width, arg_int=True)
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "//plex_meta_manager.py", line 69, in get_arg
    return int(final_value)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''

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this is from the logs of the PMM (official docker) on unraid

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 8:09 PM

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Oh, this is unraid.

gleaming egret Jan 6, 2023, 8:10 PM

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switch to nigthly

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 8:10 PM

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OR delete the empty ENV vars from the template.

gleaming egret Jan 6, 2023, 8:10 PM

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or switch to nightly

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 8:10 PM

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gleaming egret switch to nigthly

aye aye cap'n

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Update

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So now there is a UUID file created and a logs folder which is empty as of now

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P-M-M nightly is running in the docker tab.
with first option as console

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Ummmm.... Sorry to ask... What next? Coz even the documentation goes to viola

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Library yaml?

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 8:31 PM

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If the container does not have PMM_RUN set to True, it's waiting until 5AM to wake up and do things.

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You do not need a library yaml.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 8:31 PM

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Oh ok... I'll change that

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 8:35 PM

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With PMM_RUN, the container will run PMM inmmediately and then exit.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 8:36 PM

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adding -r to extra parameters shows activity in the logs

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minecraftheart

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 8:37 PM

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That's the equivalent of PMM_RUN as an ENV var

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 8:38 PM

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This is good. Correct??

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 8:39 PM

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Looks to be running fine.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 8:50 PM

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Yasssss...

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Now to go mad with happiness

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 9:17 PM

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Woohoo!

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 9:20 PM

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i was able to add more things like disney top 10 etc

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next step : to take it to the big library

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  "Movies 爪ㄖᐯ讠🝗丂":
    metadata_path:
    - pmm: basic
    - pmm: imdb
    - pmm: oscars
    - pmm: imdb
    - pmm: flixpatrol
    overlay_path:
    - remove_overlays: false
    - pmm: ribbon
plex:
  xxxxxxxxx```
rest of the bottom part unchanged

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logs

📎 message.txt

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might i add..i'm already further than any of my previous attempts and I'm still excited enough to rename my libraries to non sociopathic normal human kinds

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also I want to know, say I have more than 1 TV show library, how does it work>??

  <library name of tv show 1 on plex>:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: basic
      - pmm: imdb
    overlay_path:
      - remove_overlays: false
      - pmm: ribbon
  <library name of tv show 2 on plex>:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: basic
      - pmm: imdb
    overlay_path:
      - remove_overlays: false
      - pmm: ribbon
            ```

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 9:36 PM

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Just like that.

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You can use yaml anchors to reduce redundancy, but this will work fine.

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 9:42 PM

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@marsh tangle the special characters string didn't work. Any idea?
Currently I've added the entire Plex Movies to the temporary library Movies to check. But i think the special characters seem to be the issue.

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 10:11 PM

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soft notch <@264628547975380995> the special characters string didn't work. Any idea? Curre...

You'd need to rename the libraries if the special characters are the issue

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The only other thing that could be done (not by you) is for Sohjiro to allow for library ID mapping rather than name mapping

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 10:12 PM

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Yeah.. did that to the original Movies library and removed the temporary . . Seems to be working well..

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 10:12 PM

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What does "didn't work" mean?

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Error? Fire?

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 10:12 PM

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soft notch logs

@marsh tangle

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 10:12 PM

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If it works perfectly fine with "Movies" but not with "爪ㄖᐯ讠🝗丂" then the library name is the issue

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 10:12 PM

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marsh tangle Error? Fire?

No fire luckily

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 10:13 PM

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so

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 10:13 PM

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I have attached a log. Hope it's visible

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 10:13 PM

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your problem is

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you called your library Movies 爪ㄖᐯ讠🝗丂

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 10:13 PM

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The library isn't called "Movies 爪ㄖᐯ讠🝗丂", is it?

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 10:13 PM

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your options are:
['Movies', 'ᗪㄖ⼕ㄩ爪🝗𝓝〸闩尺讠🝗丂', '爪ㄖᐯ讠🝗丂', 'ᗪ卄闩闩尺闩ᐯ闩卄讠长', 'ᗪ讠丂⼕ㄖᐯ🝗尺丫', '丂卄ㄖ山丂', '⼕闩尺セㄖㄖ𝓝丂', '爪ㄩ丂讠⼕', 'Test Videos', 'ᖶᴉɻɑ Moʁɼq Cnb']

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 10:13 PM

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Isn't it just "爪ㄖᐯ讠🝗丂"?

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 10:13 PM

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Ohhh

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Sorry

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 10:14 PM

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marsh tangle If you want to tune that further, say you don't want the IMDB lowest rated: ``` ...

I kinda got mixed up with this

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Now i understand

marsh tangle Jan 6, 2023, 10:14 PM

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This error:

Plex Error: Plex Library 'Movies 爪ㄖᐯ讠🝗丂' not found. Options: ['Movies', 'ᗪㄖ⼕ㄩ爪🝗𝓝〸闩尺讠🝗丂', '爪ㄖᐯ讠🝗丂', 'ᗪ卄闩闩尺闩ᐯ闩卄讠长', 'ᗪ讠丂⼕ㄖᐯ🝗尺丫', '丂卄ㄖ山丂', '⼕闩尺セㄖㄖ𝓝丂', '爪ㄩ丂讠⼕', 'Test Videos', 'ᖶᴉɻɑ Moʁɼq Cnb']

means:
"I can't see a library called 'Movies 爪ㄖᐯ讠🝗丂'; but I can see these libraries: ..."

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 10:14 PM

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libraries:
  M o V i E s:  # THIS MUST MATCH A LIBRARY IN YOUR PLEX, AND IS CASE SENSITIVE

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 10:15 PM

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marsh tangle This error: ``` Plex Error: Plex Library 'Movies 爪ㄖᐯ讠🝗丂' not found. Options: ['...

Got it.. thanks... On it again...

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Maybe it's just the lack of caffeine in the body...

zenith smelt Jan 6, 2023, 10:16 PM

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or maybe it's the bizarre library names 👀 🤣

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 10:16 PM

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0345, and the adrenaline isn't dying

soft notch Jan 6, 2023, 10:28 PM

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marsh tangle Isn't it just "爪ㄖᐯ讠🝗丂"?

This worked perfectly. Thank you Good Sir.

#I'm a noob trying to setup PMM on unraid.