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Hi — looking for a second opinion on my setup and approach.
I've been using Kometa with no issues at all, but until now I’ve only used the default overlays and collections. Over the weekend, I simplified my Plex by merging two TV libraries into one, and two Movie libraries into one — so now each has a mix of local and Debrid content.
To help tell them apart, I’m trying to add a small “RD” overlay to all Debrid items in both libraries. In my head, I think it makes sense — just want to visually flag what’s cloud-based.
What I’ve done:
• Updated my config.yml
• Created rd_overlays.yml
• Created Movies.yml and TV.yml
• Designed an rd.png overlay and placed it in both the Overlays and Assets folders (just in case)
Everything ran overnight. My default overlays and collections work fine, but the RD overlay isn’t showing up, so I’m clearly missing something.
I’ve attached:
• config.yml
• rd_overlays.yml
• rd.png image
• Movies.yml
• TV.yml
• Screenshot of my file structure
My debrid files are mounted via rclone and their paths start with
/volume1/docker/pd_zurg/mnt/pd_zurg/movies/
/volume1/docker/pd_zurg/mnt/pd_zurg/shows/
So I tried to reflect that. It’s set to run again at 3am and would love any insight. Thanks in advance — and seriously, Kometa is awesome. It really makes Plex feel next level.
p.s. After striking out a few times over the weekend, I ran my files through ChatGPT for some help, and these reflect some of those tweaks (for better or worse).
light geyser
ChatGPT is typically worse than useless for Kometa. It typically just makes stuff up.
Not sure what's up with those screenshots but they are totally illegible
icy heron
oh weird - i can try screengrabbing them instead
light geyser
Please don't use screenshots for text.
icy heron
yeah i was reluctant to use ChatGPT but was getting desperate lol
light geyser
Also please provide a log showing this happening.
None of the stuff you have in TV.yml or Movies.yml can go in external files. It's also incorrect syntax
All that needs to be in config.yml.
does pd_zurg appear in the paths to any non-debrid content?
If you provide the full log, there will be a redacted copy of your config included in it.
icy heron
no non-debrid is just /volume1/video/Movies/ and /volume1/video/TV Shows
oblique caveBOT
Thanks for using Kometa
icy heron
ok will grab the log now. Although since it ran overnight I made some additional tweaks to the config but did not run it again yet
light geyser
no non-debrid is just /volume1/video/Movies/ and /volume1/video/TV Shows
then there's no need for the regex
light geyser
ok will grab the log now. Although since it ran overnight I made some additional...
Then I'll need that config as well.
icy heron
the config I attached above is the latest one - is it not coming through OK? I can re-attach it in another format if needed.
light geyser
Is that all those images with black text on a transparent background?
Just drag the file in here. Oh, I see it's the last attachment.
light geyser
Your post above starts with four images that appear to be black text on a transparent background:
icy heron
up until now i've only ever used default settings with one config file. I think it's all the added files that are throwing me for a loop. and what goes where, etc.
ah my bad. must've gotten wonky when I attached them. I can drop everything in here one by one again if it helps, rather than attach them
light geyser
That all looks like text. What is it supposed to be showing? If it's a text file, just drag it in here.
icy heron
These are the 6 files I tried to attach:
• config.yml
• rd_overlays.yml
• rd.png image
• Movies.yml
• TV.yml
• Screenshot of my file structure
If you need all 6 I can drop them each in here one by one (although I already dropped in the config)
light geyser
I need the log.
These:
libraries:
Movies:
metadata_files:
- Movies.yml # << THIS
TV Shows:
metadata_files:
- TV.yml # << THIS
won't work since the things you have in those two files cannot be moved out of config.yml. Probably there are errors in the log related to that.
These:
libraries:
Movies:
overlay_files:
- rd_overlays.yml # << THIS
TV Shows:
overlay_files:
- rd_overlays.yml # << THIS
Are probably producing errors about not finding that file.
icy heron
maybe I should run it again right now then grab the fresh log after it runs, since i made some tweaks after the 3am run.
light geyser
No, just provide the log. If this config reflects your tweaks, it's not going to work.
It's quite broken.
icy heron
(for example, i noticed I had overlay_path last night before realizing it should be overlay_files. so that would should in the 3am log). But yes OK I will grab the log now. one sec..
light geyser
Based on what you have provided, that section of your config should look like this:
libraries:
Movies:
collection_files: # All this from Movies.yml has to be in config.yml
- default: imdb
template_variables:
use_lowest: false
- default: oscars
template_variables:
use_year_collections: false
use_best_director: false
collection_order: release
overlay_files:
- default: streaming
template_variables:
vertical_align: top
- default: ratings
template_variables:
rating1: critic
rating2: audience
rating1_image: imdb
rating2_image: rt_popcorn
horizontal_position: left
vertical_position: bottom
rating_alignment: horizontal
vertical_offset: 15
horizontal_offset: 0
- default: ribbon
template_variables:
use_common: false # down to here
- file: config/rd_overlays.yml # and this file is in the config directory
operations:
mass_critic_rating_update: imdb
mass_audience_rating_update: mdb_tomatoesaudience
mass_user_rating_update: tmdb
TV Shows:
collection_files: # All this from TV.yml has to be in config.yml
- default: imdb
template_variables:
use_lowest: false
- default: streaming
overlay_files:
- default: streaming
template_variables:
vertical_align: top
- default: ratings
template_variables:
rating1: critic
rating2: audience
rating1_image: imdb
rating2_image: rt_popcorn
horizontal_position: left
vertical_position: bottom
rating_alignment: horizontal
vertical_offset: 15
horizontal_offset: 0
- default: ribbon
template_variables:
use_common: false # down to here
- file: config/rd_overlays.yml # and this file is in the config directory
operations:
mass_episode_critic_rating_update: imdb
mass_episode_audience_rating_update: tmdb
does this work? (couldnt drag it in directly)
light geyser
Sure, works fine
white leafBOT
light geyser
Where is rd.png in the filesystem?
icy heron
I placed a copy of it in both the overlays folder and the assets folder cuz i wasn't 100% which one it should go in. so it's in both.
up until now, the assets folder was empty
light geyser
In a subfolder of overlays? Loose in there? What's the specific location?
rd_overlays.yml neds to change:
overlays:
Real-Debrid:
overlay:
name: rd
file: config/overlays/rd.png # adjust if needed
group: Platform
back_color: "#00000000"
back_radius: 40
back_width: 90
back_height: 40
horizontal_offset: 0
vertical_offset: 20
vertical_align: top
horizontal_align: center
plex_all: true # You need a builder to provide a list that the filters act on
filter:
filepath: "pd_zurg" # don't need regex since this string is unique to the target paths
As expected, log shows that Kometa can't find either of those files in your original config:
| Reading in Metadata Files |
| |
| Reading file: Movies.yml |
| Config Error: Path not found: Movies.yml |
| Config Error: No Paths Found for metadata_files |
| |
| Reading in Overlay Files |
| |
| Reading file: rd_overlays.yml |
| Config Error: Path not found: rd_overlays.yml |
then
| Reading in Metadata Files |
| |
| Reading file: TV.yml |
| Config Error: Path not found: TV.yml |
| Config Error: No Paths Found for metadata_files |
| |
| Reading in Overlay Files |
| |
| Reading file: rd_overlays.yml |
| Config Error: Path not found: rd_overlays.yml |
EVEN IF IT HAD FOUND Movies.yml and TV.yml, they wouldn't have worked.
You are attempting to use MDBList as a ratings source without a valid MDBlist API Key:
| mdblist attribute not found |
Which later causes:
| Operation 1/1 |
| mass_critic_rating_update: imdb |
| mass_audience_rating_update: mdb_tomatoesaudience |
| mass_user_rating_update: tmdb |
| Config Error: mass_audience_rating_update cannot use mdb_tomatoesaudience without a successful MDBList Connection |
And you have no Plex details in the config, which causes:
| Config Error: url attribute must be set under plex globally or under this specific Library |
Kometa can't do anything if it can't connect to Plex.
icy heron
damn - did not catch that. I just pulled in the rd_overlays.yml that you provided above and replaced the old one. Now I need to update my config.yml appropriately
should i replace the Libraries portion of my config with what you provided above?
light geyser
Yes, the libraries section of your config is broken.
icy heron
doing that now...
light geyser
It seems like going through one of the setup walkthroughs might be a good idea just to get the basic lay of the land.
icy heron
yeah 100% agreed. I did a deep dive when I first started with Kometa back in the pmm days, but I need to have a closer look again. thanks for your help with this. Mind taking a look if this looks alright:
white leafBOT
icy heron
also, you mentioned that I have no Plex details in the config. Is that there now with your updates?
light geyser
Still no Plex or MDBList, so it's not going to work as is.
icy heron
ah!
light geyser
also, you mentioned that I have no Plex details in the config. Is that there now...
I have no idea of the details of your plex server so I can't add it.
icy heron
looking now...
light geyser
In your TV library, you are setting the episode ratings:
operations:
mass_episode_critic_rating_update: imdb
mass_episode_audience_rating_update: tmdb
But you aren't using episode-level ratings overlays, so that's a lot of wheel-spinning to no visible effect.
Also, you're setting the audience rating to tmdb, but in the rating config you're putting a rotten tomatoes icon next to that number so EVEN IF the ratings were targeted correctly that's probably not what you want:
- default: ratings
template_variables:
rating1: critic
rating1_image: imdb
rating2: audience
rating2_image: rt_popcorn # << HERE
yeah, it's a mess. damn.
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Just needing to add these details, correct?
plex:
url:
token: (redacted by Luma)
timeout: 60
db_cache: 40
clean_bundles: false
empty_trash: false
optimize: false
verify_ssl: true
tmdb:
apikey: (redacted by Luma)
cache_expiration: 60
language: en
mdblist:
apikey: (redacted by Luma)
cache_expiration: 60
light geyser
Yes, though you have TMDB there already.
icy heron
alright, think i got that sorted. If I drop it in here, does it automatically redact the sensitive info?
light geyser
Yes.
icy heron
I know I need to clean up the audience ratings like you said.
light geyser
I know I need to clean up the audience ratings like you said.
seems fine aside from that
icy heron
so do I even need the separate movies.yml and tv.yml files? looks like everything is incorprated in this one config.
light geyser
As I've mentioned before those files were broken and wouldn't work.
icy heron
seems like everything was broken...
icy heron
think I'm close to finalizing this. was reading through the wiki and looking at the ratings formatting. Mind taking another look? Under TV Shows, I changed rating2 from 'audience' to 'user' so it works with the rt_popcorn image. And I played around with operations to mirror one of the default configurations I found on the wiki. Only thing I think is missing is 'template_variables: builder_level: episode' for the operations command? - but I'm not sure where to put that.
white leafBOT
icy heron
sorry i think that's the old one...
white leafBOT
light geyser
I changed rating2 from 'audience' to 'user' so it works with the rt_popcorn image
I don't know what this means. Any of the ratings images work with any of the three slots [critic/audience/user]
icy heron
sorry i may have misunderstood when you said "you're setting the audience rating to tmdb, but in the rating config you're putting a rotten tomatoes icon"
light geyser
the ratings overlay and how to enable episode-level ratings is covered here:
https://kometa.wiki/en/latest/defaults/overlays/ratings/
I would think long and hard about whether you really need ratings overlays on episodes, though, since episode-level overlays are expensive.
icy heron
i'm happy to drop them from the eps altogether
would i just drop that 'operations' section?
light geyser
Here's what you have:
TV Shows:
collection_files: # All this from TV.yml has to be in config.yml
- default: imdb
template_variables:
use_lowest: false
- default: streaming
overlay_files:
- default: streaming
template_variables:
vertical_align: top
- default: ratings
template_variables:
rating1: critic
rating2: user
rating1_image: imdb
rating2_image: rt_popcorn
horizontal_position: left
vertical_position: bottom
rating_alignment: horizontal
vertical_offset: 15
horizontal_offset: 0
- default: ribbon
template_variables:
use_common: false # down to here
- file: config/rd_overlays.yml # and this file is in the config directory
operations:
mass_episode_critic_rating_update:
- imdb
- 2.0
mass_episode_audience_rating_update:
- tmdb
- 2.0
operations:
mass_episode_critic_rating_update:
- imdb
- 2.0
mass_episode_audience_rating_update:
- tmdb
- 2.0
Hey, Kometa, change the critic rating on every episode to the IMDB rating for that episode; if IMDB doesn't have one, set the rating to 2
Hey, Kometa, change the audience rating on every episode to the TMDB rating for that episode; if IMDB doesn't have one, set the rating to 2
Then you don't use those values elsewhere so you're spending a whole bunch of time setting these values on EVERY EPISODE for essentially no reason.
- default: ratings
template_variables:
rating1: critic
rating2: user
rating1_image: imdb
rating2_image: rt_popcorn
Hey, Kometa, take the critic rating that is set on the show, and draw it on the poster with an IMDB icon next to it.
Hey, Kometa, take the user rating that is set on the show, and draw it on the poster with an RT Popcorn icon next to it.
If either of those are empty, the overlay won't appear.
You aren't setting the user rating on the show to anything, so whatever it is, for sure it isn't the RT Popcorn rating.
You also aren't setting the critic rating on the show to anything, so the value will be whatever you have told Plex to put in there [maybe nothing]
Kometa has no idea what the values in those fields actually are [IMDB, TMDB, whatever]; you are the only one who knows that.
How all this works in covered in detail here:
https://kometa.wiki/en/latest/kometa/guides/ratings/
With a bunch of examples.
icy heron
OK got it, thanks for pointing that out. I'll look closer at that link. Appreciate it!
icy heron
Hey. After the edits to the files that we made yesterday, I let Kometa run at its normal 3am time. This morning I looked specifically for whether it added the 'RD' overlay to the Real Debrid content, and I'm not seeing that badge. Mind taking a look at my metalog? I scanned through it and I do see a mention of "Overlay Error: overlay attribute's group requires the weight attribute" - not sure if that's why?
(Or if you see any other errors with the set-up)
white leafBOT
light geyser
You need to either remove the group from your overlay or add a weight.
icy heron
I think I may have caught one more issue/inconsistency?
In my config, I have:
file: config/rd_overlays.yml
But in my rd_overlays.yml I have:
file: overlays/rd.png (without the config)
I think that second path should also start with config ?
It's confusing to me because I don't actually have a folder called "config" but maybe that's how the path is parsed since it's finding config/rd_overlays.yml just fine.
light geyser
In your docker setup, you pointed to a folder that Kometa sees as /config; that's the folder where rd_overlays.yml is located.
The path to the image inside that file should be:
file: config/overlays/rd.png # adjust if needed
as noted above
icy heron
perfect, thank you!
what threw me off is calling "config" a folder. When I look at the file structure, the only "config" I see is my yml file. But I'm semi-new to this so I'm sure I'm not thinking about it right.
light geyser
In the configuration of the docker container, you will have something mapping /docker/kometa to /config.
On your disk as seen on the host, you have:
/docker/kometa/config.yml
/docker/kometa/rd_overlays.yml
but inside the docker container, Kometa sees those same files as:
/config/config.yml
/config/rd_overlays.yml
This is standard docker stuff, nothing to do with Kometa specifically.
icy heron
really helpful thank you!
i just made sure it matches correclty. may run the container again now rather than wait til 3am
icy heron
Well good news - it works! Bad news., I'm an idiot and the artwork is insanely huge lol.
light geyser
also not transparent unless you want the white background.
icy heron
nope not transparent either. man.
guessing it's not enough to re-run the process without the 'RD' overlay to undo it?
light geyser
That's all you need to do. Remove that overlay from the config and run Kometa.
light geyser
If you want it similarly-sized to other overlays:
icy heron
This.is.amazing. I was literally trying to do this and striking out. I'm trying to find the download button now lol
my goal is to get it more or less here, hopefully using settings similar this this yml
i'm guessing on that vertical_offset=50 but figured I'd try it out for starters.
light geyser
click on it, right click.
The image is 122 × 84 pixels so if you want a background it should be bigger than that. Maybe you don't even want a background lozenge.
overlays:
Real-Debrid:
overlay:
name: rd
file: config/overlays/rd.png # adjust if needed
horizontal_offset: 15
vertical_offset: 15
vertical_align: bottom
horizontal_align: left
plex_all: true # You need a builder to provide a list that the filters act on
filter:
filepath: "pd_zurg" # don't need regex since this string is unique to the target paths
icy heron
this is the one i came up with (122x122px, 72dpi) but yours is a thinner font which I like.
i dont actually see a download lnk when i right-click
light geyser
Click on the image to get here:
icy heron
I like your position of the image, but i'm trying to get it a little higher to go above where I place the IMDb rating, whch you can see in the Arrival poster I posted above
light geyser
then right click
light geyser
I like your position of the image, but i'm trying to get it a little higher to g...
Then change the offsets as desired. Just an example
icy heron
yeah i have vert_offset=50 to see if that'll work. havent run it yet.
light geyser
icy heron
I uploaded the new, smaller RD logo (thank you!) into my overlays folder. when i run Kometa, I assume it will replace the big bad ugly RD instead of placing it on top of it.
also - do you have a tip jar on this channel? you've been insanely helpful and patient. thanks again.
light geyser
You can support the tool by sponsoring the project on github. I personally have tip information in my profile.
icy heron
MUCH closer to what I had in mind. Had to mess with the positioning a few times. Next, I'm going to try to mess with the solid black background to see if I can get it closer to the 'transparent gray' of the IMDb and RT ratings. Thanks again for your help and for the RD badge.
light geyser
MUCH closer to what I had in mind. Had to mess with the positioning a few times....
The simplest way to do that might be to leverage the built-in backdrop lozenge and make the "RD" either an image showing just the RD OR a text-based overlay instead of an image. This is how all the rest of the default overlays do this, so there is no need to reinvent the wheel if you want it to match the existing ones exactly.
If you want to adjust the size of that background as you dial it in, this is far simpler than touching the image over and over.
You could also change the background in the image if you'd rather, of course.
For example:
overlays:
Real-Debrid:
overlay:
name: text(RD)
horizontal_offset: 50
vertical_offset: 50
vertical_align: bottom
horizontal_align: left
font: DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf
font_size: 63
font_color: "#FFFFFF"
back_color: "#00000099"
back_radius: 30
back_padding: 30
plex_all: true
filter:
filepath: "pd_zurg"
icy heron
ah so no need to point to an image file then.
light geyser
font: DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf
font_size: 63
font_color: "#FFFFFF"
back_color: "#00000099"
back_radius: 30
back_padding: 30
back_width: 200
back_height: 60
light geyser
ah so no need to point to an image file then.
exactly; you can change the color and size of the backdrop in the config.
icy heron
these are the settings that give me my current placement:
light geyser
You might need to play with the offsets a bit.
That's where a test library with one movie in it is invaluable.
icy heron
true!
light geyser
Also, since there is only one overlay here you don't need either the group or the weight.
Those are used to pick between multiple overlays
Where an item might qualify for more than one in the group.
icy heron
makes sense. gonna try play with it a bit now, mixing my values with your overlay file above...
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