Plex-Meta-Manager/docs/config/libraries.md

Library Attributes & Metadata Paths

Overview

Within the Configuration File, the libraries: attribute specifies the Plex libraries that the user wants Plex Meta Manager to act on.

Attributes are used to instruct Plex Meta Manager what actions to take, such as "load the following libraries" or "execute the following Collection Definition files". These attributes can be specified individually per library, or can be inherited from the global value if it has been set. If an attribute is specified at both the library and global level, then the library level attribute will take priority.

Example

This example is an advanced version of the library mappings which highlights some attributes being set at the global level, and some being set at the library level:

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In this example, the "TV Shows On Second Plex" library has a library-level plex configuration, which takes priority over the plex configuration set at the global level.

The "Anime" library also has a library-level radarr configuration, which takes priority over the radarr configuration set at the global level.

libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - file: config/Movies.yml
      - git: meisnate12/MovieCharts
      - git: meisnate12/Studios
      - git: meisnate12/IMDBGenres
      - git: meisnate12/People
    operations:
      mass_critic_rating_update: tmdb
      split_duplicates: true
  TV Shows:
    metadata_path:
      - file: config/TV Shows.yml
      - git: meisnate12/ShowCharts
      - git: meisnate12/Networks
  TV Shows On Second Plex:
    library_name: TV Shows
    plex:
      url: http://192.168.1.98:32400
      token: ####################
    metadata_path:
      - file: config/TV Shows.yml
      - git: meisnate12/ShowCharts
      - git: meisnate12/Networks
  Anime:
    metadata_path:
      - file: config/Anime.yml
      - git: meisnate12/AnimeCharts
    radarr:
      url: http://192.168.1.45:7878
      token: ################################
      root_folder_path: S:/Anime
    settings:
      asset_directory:
        config/assets/anime
plex:
  url: http://192.168.1.12:32400
  token: ####################
radarr:
  url: http://192.168.1.12:7878
  token: ################################
  add: true
  root_folder_path: S:/Movies
  monitor: true
  availability: announced
  quality_profile: HD-1080p
  tag: pmm
  search: false

Attributes

The available attributes for each library are as follows:

Attribute	Values	Default	Required
library_name	Library name (required only when trying to use multiple libraries with the same name)	Base Attribute Name	❌
metadata_path	Location of Metadata YAML files	/config/<<MAPPING_NAME>>.yml	❌
missing_path	Location to create the YAML file listing missing items for this library	/config/<<MAPPING_NAME>>_missing.yml	❌
schedule	Use any schedule option to control when this library is run.	daily	❌
operations	Library Operations to run	N/A	❌
settings	Any setting attribute that overrides a global value	global	❌
plex	Any plex attribute that overrides a global value	global	✅ Either here or globally
radarr	Any radarr attribute that overrides a global value	global	❌
sonarr	Any sonarr attribute that overrides a global value	global	❌
tautulli	Any tautulli attribute that overrides a global value	global	❌

Library Name

Each library that the user wants Plex Meta Manager to interact with must be documented with a library attribute. A library attribute is represented by the mapping name (i.e. Movies or TV Shows), this must have a unique name that correlates with a library of the same name within the Plex Media Server. In the situation that two servers are being connected to which both have libraries of the same name, the library_name attribute can be utilized to specify the real Library Name, whilst the library attribute's mapping name can be made into a placeholder. This is showcased below:

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libraries:
  Movies01:
    library_name: Movies
  Movies02:
    library_name: Movies
    plex:
      url: http://192.168.1.35:32400
      token: ####################
  TV Shows:
  Anime:
plex:
  url: http://192.168.1.12:32400
  token: ####################

• In this example, "Movies01", "TV Shows", and "Anime" will all use the global plex server (http://192.168.1.12:32400) which is defined using the global plex mapping. "Movies02" will use the plex server http://192.168.1.35:32400 which is defined under its plex mapping over the global mapping.

Metadata Path

Overview

The metadata_path attribute is used to define the metadata (aka YAML) files that will be executed against the parent library.

By default, when metadata_path is missing the script will look within the root PMM directory for a metadata file called <MAPPING_NAME>.yml. In this example, Plex Meta Manager will look for a file named TV Shows.yml.

libraries:
  TV Shows:

Path Types

In this example, four metadata file path types are defined for the "TV Shows" library:

  TV Shows:
    metadata_path:
      - file: config/TVShows.yml
      - folder: config/TV Shows/
      - git: meisnate12/ShowCharts
      - url: https://somewhere.com/PopularTV.yml

The four path types are outlined as follows:

• - file: refers to a metadata file which is located within the system that PMM is being run from.
• - folder: refers to a directory containing metadata files which is located within the system that PMM is being run from.
• - git: refers to a metadata file which is hosted on GitHub. This file is assumed to be in the Configs Repo unless the user has specified a custom repository with the custom-repo Setting Attribute.
• - url: refers to a metadata file which is hosted publicly on the internet.

Within the above example, PMM will:

• First, look within the root of the PMM directory (also known as config/) for a metadata file named TVShows.yml. If this file does not exist, PMM will skip the entry and move to the next one in the list.
• Then, look within the root of the PMM directory (also known as config/) for a directory called TV Shows, and then load any metadata files within that directory.
• Then, look at the meisnate12 folder within the GitHub Configs Repo for a file called MovieCharts.yml which it finds here.
• Finally, load the metadata file located at https://somewhere.com/PopularTV.yml

Missing Path

The missing_path attribute is used to define where to save the "missing items" YAML file. This file is used to store information about media which is missing from the Plex library compared to what is expected from the Metadata file.

If your Metadata file creates a collection with Movie 1, Movie 2 and Movie 3 but your Plex library only has Movie 1 and Movie 3, then the missing YAML file will be updated to inform the user that Movie 2 was missing from the library.

The default and recommended path is /config/<<MAPPING_NAME>>_missing.yml where <<MAPPING_NAME>> is the name of the library attribute, as showcased below:

libraries:
  Movies:
    missing_path: /config/Movies_missing.yml

Alternatively, "missing items" YAML files can be placed in their own directory, as below:

libraries:
  Movies:
    missing_path: /config/missing/Movies.yml