Custom overlay using builtin as a template

[shut depot]

Hey gents,
Is it possible to create a custom overlay yaml file that overrides a builtin default overlay? Disclaimer, I'm new to pmm and just following along in this reddit thread to learn it. https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/1038zce/after_the_news_of_1899_being_cancelled_i_wanted_a/

For example, I know I can do the following in the config
-pmm: <some default>
template_variables: ...

However having all that data copy/pasted per library in the config bothers me. What I'm after is being able to do the above, save it in a yaml and then do the following:

-file: <my preset override>.yaml

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[marble ermine]

Yes this is 100% possible

[clever thicket]

You'd create your custom overlay and then just not use the default one.

[marble ermine]

this is my version of that file with my own tweaks, I save it as status.yml and then do:

libraries:
  TV Shows:
    overlay_path:
      - file: config/status.yml

@shut depot

[shut depot]

Ah, gotcha. Still reading through docs to try and understand how the system works. Was hoping that something as simple as the following would work:

config:
-file: myfile.yaml

myfile.yaml:

overlays:
  somename:
    template: status
    template_vars: ...

thanks for the speedy reply @marble ermine

[blazing coral]

It’s kinda like that…