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Managing Separate Music Libraries in Jellyfin - MattBlackOnly - 2024-12-04
Hi,
I'm having some issues with how Jellyfin handles my music libraries and was hoping someone could offer some guidance.
I have two separate music libraries in Jellyfin:
Music/
├── Artist/
│ ├── Album/
│ │ ├── track1.mp3
│ │ ├── track2.mp3
│ │ └── ...
│ └── Another Album/
│ ├── track1.mp3
│ └── ...
└── Another Artist/
├── Album/
│ ├── track1.mp3
│ └── ...
└── ...
Tracks/
├── track1.mp3
├── track2.mp3
├── track3.mp3
└── ...
The Problem
It seems like Jellyfin is getting confused when an artist appears in both libraries. If an artist has even a single track in the Tracks folder, Jellyfin treats the Tracks folder as an album for that artist. For example, if I have a standalone track like:
Tracks/
├── Example Artist - Single Track.mp3
Then, Jellyfin displays Tracks as an album for "Example Artist." This behavior doesn’t seem correct because the Tracks folder is supposed to act as a flat, unorganized collection of songs, not as albums.
Expected Behavior
- The Music library should correctly display artists and their respective albums based on the folder structure.
- Songs for the Tracks library should not be shown when viewing an artist in the Music library.
- The Tracks library should show all tracks in one flat list without being categorized into albums or associated with artists in the Music library.
Questions
- Is this a bug or expected behavior?
- Is there a way to configure Jellyfin so that tracks in the Tracks folder aren’t treated as albums for artists?
- Are there any best practices for organizing mixed music libraries like this?
RE: Managing Separate Music Libraries in Jellyfin - TheDreadPirate - 2024-12-04
IIRC, this is a known issue that is a side affect of how Jellyfin's database works. That should, hopefully, be resolved with the EFCore refactoring that should be part of 10.11 (no promises).
RE: Managing Separate Music Libraries in Jellyfin - MattBlackOnly - 2024-12-05
(2024-12-04, 10:31 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: IIRC, this is a known issue that is a side affect of how Jellyfin's database works. That should, hopefully, be resolved with the EFCore refactoring that should be part of 10.11 (no promises).
I have a couple of quick follow-ups:
- Do you have any links to discussions or references about similar issues?
- How will this change affect my setup? Specifically, will it ensure that tracks don’t all appear as a single album under the artist?
Thank you, @TheDreadPirate!
RE: Managing Separate Music Libraries in Jellyfin - TheDreadPirate - 2024-12-05
This is the ticket I am thinking about. Their music is not structured the same as yours, but the underlying cause is the same, I think.
https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/issues/12764
The EFCore library DB refactor has been a work-in-progress for months, possibly years. It is a massive PR. Over 20k changes.
https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/pull/12798
The full extent of the changes in Jellyfin's behaviors is not fully known yet.
RE: Managing Separate Music Libraries in Jellyfin - MattBlackOnly - 2024-12-05
(2024-12-05, 02:44 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: This is the ticket I am thinking about. Their music is not structured the same as yours, but the underlying cause is the same, I think.
https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/issues/12764
The EFCore library DB refactor has been a work-in-progress for months, possibly years. It is a massive PR. Over 20k changes.
https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/pull/12798
The full extent of the changes in Jellyfin's behaviors is not fully known yet.
Again thank you @TheDreadPirate