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Moving to a new server - use old metadata - Revv23 - 2024-01-09
Greetings -
This is probably a dumb question so bear with me.
I'm in the process of setting up a new server; on my outgoing server I have my metatdata stored as .nfo & all artwork is saved in media folders.
Will my new server pick up this old info or is it going to rescrape everything?
Thanks!
RE: Moving to a new server - use old metadata - tmsrxzar - 2024-01-09
https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/metadata/nfo/
see the first highlighted note after the caution
Quote:It's currently not possible to disable .nfo metadata. Local metadata will always be fetched and has priority over remote metadata providers like TMDb.
RE: Moving to a new server - use old metadata - Revv23 - 2024-01-09
I've seen that.
I already have local metadata and .nfo's in the media files from the old server. I'm wondering if it will pick them up or re-scrape and replace everything.
Guess I'll just give it a shot and report back.
RE: Moving to a new server - use old metadata - tmsrxzar - 2024-01-09
(2024-01-09, 09:26 PM)Revv23 Wrote: I've seen that.
I already have local metadata and .nfo's in the media files from the old server. I'm wondering if it will pick them up or re-scrape and replace everything.
Guess I'll just give it a shot and report back.
???
it's clearly a yes it will from the text i quoted
it says, you cannot turn off scanning nfo files - which is what you want
it says, nfo files take priority over online metadata - which is what you want
i dont know what this give it shot business is
RE: Moving to a new server - use old metadata - Revv23 - 2024-01-09
(2024-01-09, 09:31 PM)tmsrxzar Wrote:(2024-01-09, 09:26 PM)Revv23 Wrote: I've seen that.
I already have local metadata and .nfo's in the media files from the old server. I'm wondering if it will pick them up or re-scrape and replace everything.
Guess I'll just give it a shot and report back.
???
it's clearly a yes it will from the text i quoted
it says, you cannot turn off scanning nfo files - which is what you want
it says, nfo files take priority over online metadata - which is what you want
i dont know what this give it shot business is
I don't even know what you are talking about?
What is yes? I proposed an either/or question. Yes is not an answer. Yes it will rescrape? Yes it will use existing files?
Anyways - I gave it a shot; and it either replaced or modified the NFO's. However it used the existing images. So I guess in practice it's a little bit of both.
RE: Moving to a new server - use old metadata - tmsrxzar - 2024-01-09
nevermind ... go have fun
RE: Moving to a new server - use old metadata - TheDreadPirate - 2024-01-10
I'm not entirely sure. After my server died over the summer I decided to save NFOs, but I haven't had an opportunity to see if NFOs are read without change.
But if your server is Linux, I would ensure that your NFOs are read only for the jellyfin user.
RE: Moving to a new server - use old metadata - Revv23 - 2024-01-10
(2024-01-10, 12:38 AM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: I'm not entirely sure. After my server died over the summer I decided to save NFOs, but I haven't had an opportunity to see if NFOs are read without change.
So I'm still in the middle of migration - But have learned some interesting things. In my TV library the new server has replaced all metadata. Both NFO's & Photo's have been rescraped. In movies it has only replaced the .nfo's and the images are still original.
I'm going to compare my settings for both and see if I have them configured differently. My eventual goal is to figure out how to have the metadata and media live together with JF being sort of front end... kind of like a music player.
Quote: But if your server is Linux, I would ensure that your NFOs are read only for the jellyfin user.
The files are moving to a synology, the server will be elsewhere but for a few weeks its going to be on the nas itself (going through a move) I'm not sure how to lock only .nfo's; I could make the whole volume read only to the NAS - but then i'd run into problems when adding new content - unless im misunderstanding what you mean.
(2024-01-09, 09:56 PM)tmsrxzar Wrote: nevermind ... go have fun
Sorry my response was too aggressive. Please don't be upset with me & cheers!
RE: Moving to a new server - use old metadata - TheDreadPirate - 2024-01-10
(2024-01-10, 02:49 AM)Revv23 Wrote: The files are moving to a synology, the server will be elsewhere but for a few weeks its going to be on the nas itself (going through a move) I'm not sure how to lock only .nfo's; I could make the whole volume read only to the NAS - but then i'd run into problems when adding new content - unless im misunderstanding what you mean.
On my server, once Jellyfin writes the NFOs I run a script to find all the NFOs in my library and chown/chmod the file.
From 660 jellyfin:jellyfin to 640 chris:jellyfin. Jellyfin can read the file, but can't overwrite it.
RE: Moving to a new server - use old metadata - Revv23 - 2024-01-10
(2024-01-10, 03:25 AM)TheDreadPirate Wrote:(2024-01-10, 02:49 AM)Revv23 Wrote: The files are moving to a synology, the server will be elsewhere but for a few weeks its going to be on the nas itself (going through a move) I'm not sure how to lock only .nfo's; I could make the whole volume read only to the NAS - but then i'd run into problems when adding new content - unless im misunderstanding what you mean.
On my server, once Jellyfin writes the NFOs I run a script to find all the NFOs in my library and chown/chmod the file.
From 660 jellyfin:jellyfin to 640 chris:jellyfin. Jellyfin can read the file, but can't overwrite it.
Thanks - this is something I will do once everything lands at it's final destinations. I mean it will stay on the NAS but the server won't be.