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plex-utills

A utility to help manage your library.

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A utility to help manage your library. Options include adding 4k banners and HDR banners to your poster art automactically, auto collections for Disney and Pixar Studios and hiding/auto optimising media files where there is only a 4k version available.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 6 install platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)

Also on Docker Hub and GitHub

Health score

24/100 Low

Maintained
0last commit 1341 days ago
Popular
50328 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
304 GB minimum RAM
How is this calculated?

A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked today

GitHub stars
328
Open issues
30
Last commit
2023-02-02
Latest release
0.21.12
License
MIT
Activity
stale

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (jkirkcaldy/plex-utills)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 4 GB RAM. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 7 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Match user IDs and mount config folders Before starting, set PLEX_UID and PLEX_GID (the user and group IDs the container runs as) and mount a /config folder, plus /transcode if you expect transcoding. If ownership or folders are wrong, Plex may create files with the wrong permissions or lose its settings. source
  • Keep port 32400 reachable Plex's main web and API port is 32400, so make sure it is reachable from devices that need to use Plex. If that port is blocked, the container can be running but your browser or Plex apps may not be able to connect. source
  • Use PLEX_CLAIM for first sign-in PLEX_CLAIM is a one-time claim code that connects the server to your Plex account during first setup. If you leave it out, the server can start, but you'll need to sign in or claim it separately. source

Fetched 7 days ago - each note links to its source

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Checked 4 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Does Plex-utills need write access to my media?

Plex-utills no longer needs write access to your media. The Docker Compose example mounts /films read-only, and media access is only needed for the media info scan; disabling that scan removes media access but disables audio banners.

Where are poster backups stored?

Poster backups and bannered poster backups are kept in a backup folder next to the config files, separate from your media. Files are saved using the Plex GUID, and restores use the local backups.

What does setting a TMDB API key enable?

Setting a TMDB API key lets you upload new posters from TMDB through Plex-utills. The uploaded posters are processed and bannered immediately, and an unbannered backup is created.

How can I hide films that only have a 4K version?

The Hide 4K script adds an “Untranscodable” tag to films that only have a single 4K copy. Add that tag to user restrictions so those users do not see the films; you can also create an optimized version with Plex optimize.

Does the TV poster script support bannered posters for shows?

The TV poster script can add banners to episodes and seasons, and its search is filtered to 4K or HDR files. Bannered posters are not supported for Shows.

What should I do on first run after updating?

On the first run after updating, Plex-utills asks you to migrate. This seeds the database of your bannered films.

Answers sourced from github.com

Community

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