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Library & Playlist Files Attributes
Library Attributes
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: PMM/chart/imdb
- git: PMM/studio
- git: PMM/genre
- git: PMM/actor
operations:
mass_critic_rating_update: tmdb
split_duplicates: true
TV Shows:
metadata_path:
- file: config/TV Shows.yml
- git: PMM/chart/tmdb
- git: PMM/show/network
overlay_path:
- remove_overlays: false
- file: config/Overlays.yml
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: PMM/chart/tmdb
- git: PMM/show/network
Anime:
metadata_path:
- file: config/Anime.yml
- git: PMM/chart/myanimelist
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 |
❌ |
overlay_path |
Location of Overlay YAML files | None | ❌ |
report_path |
Location to create the YAML file listing added, removed, filtered, and missing items for this library | /config/<<MAPPING_NAME>>_report.yml |
❌ |
template_variables |
Library template variables to be applied to every Metadata and Overlay file run. | N/A | ❌ |
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 globalplex
mapping."Movies02"
will use the plex server http://192.168.1.35:32400 which is defined under itsplex
mapping over the global mapping.
Metadata Path
The metadata_path
attribute is used to define Metadata Files by specifying the path type and path of the files that will be executed against the parent library. See Path Types for how to define them.
libraries:
TV Shows:
metadata_path:
- file: config/TV Shows.yml
- git: PMM/chart/tmdb
- git: PMM/show/network
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:
Overlay Path
The overlay_path
attribute is used to define Overlay Files by specifying the path type and path of the files that will be executed against the parent library. See Path Types for how to define them.
libraries:
TV Shows:
metadata_path:
- file: config/TV Shows.yml
overlay_path:
- file: config/Overlays.yml
Remove Overlays
You can remove overlays from a library by adding remove_overlays: true
to overlay_path
. This will remove all overlays when run and not generate new ones.
libraries:
TV Shows:
metadata_path:
- file: config/TV Shows.yml
overlay_path:
- remove_overlays: true
- file: config/Overlays.yml
Reapply Overlays
You can reapply overlays from a library by adding reapply_overlays: true
to overlay_path
. This will reapply overlays to every item in your library.
libraries:
TV Shows:
metadata_path:
- file: config/TV Shows.yml
overlay_path:
- reapply_overlays: true
- file: config/Overlays.yml
Reset Overlays
You can reset overlays from a library by adding reset_overlays
to overlay_path
and setting it to either tmdb
or plex
depending on where you want to source the images from. This will use the reset image when overlaying items in your library.
libraries:
TV Shows:
metadata_path:
- file: config/TV Shows.yml
overlay_path:
- reset_overlays: plex
- file: config/Overlays.yml
Report Path
The report_path
attribute is used to define where to save the YAML Report file. This file is used to store information about what media is added, removed, filtered, and 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>>report.yml
where <<MAPPING_NAME>>
is the name of the library attribute, as showcased below:
libraries:
Movies:
report_path: /config/Movies_report.yml
Alternatively, Report YAML files can be placed in their own directory, as below:
libraries:
Movies:
report_path: /config/reports/Movies.yml
Template Variables
Library template variables to be applied to every Metadata and Overlay file run.
libraries:
Movies:
template_variables:
collection_mode: true
Playlist Files Attribute
As playlists are not tied to one specific library and can combine media from multiple libraries, they require their own special Playlist Files to work.
You can define Playlist Files by using playlist_files
mapper by specifying the path type and path of the files that will be executed. See Path Types for how to define them.
playlist_files:
- file: config/playlists.yml
- git: PMM/playlist