2024-11-09, 06:35 PM
Non-alphanumeric characters should be avoided in folder and file names, except where specified for special functions in Jellyfin, like when using the "versions" syntax.
The way you had it before, My Hero Academia - Heros Rising (2019).mkv, would trigger the part after the hyphen to be left out of the title when Jellyfin queries TMDB/TVDB/AniDB. Also, the folder name should match the file name. And each movie should have their own folder.
For shows, the FOLDER name for the series is the most important. The FILE name should just be s01e01.mkv, to indicate which season and episode it belongs in. You CAN have the show name and episode name, as shown in our documentation. But that is just superfluous info for human readers. It is not used by Jellyfin.
That also applies for specials. Most online DBs will specials in a "season 0". So specials would be in a specials folder and the files named s00e01.mkv.
And example of an Anime with multiple seasons and multiple specials. TMDB is my primary metadata source.
The way you had it before, My Hero Academia - Heros Rising (2019).mkv, would trigger the part after the hyphen to be left out of the title when Jellyfin queries TMDB/TVDB/AniDB. Also, the folder name should match the file name. And each movie should have their own folder.
For shows, the FOLDER name for the series is the most important. The FILE name should just be s01e01.mkv, to indicate which season and episode it belongs in. You CAN have the show name and episode name, as shown in our documentation. But that is just superfluous info for human readers. It is not used by Jellyfin.
That also applies for specials. Most online DBs will specials in a "season 0". So specials would be in a specials folder and the files named s00e01.mkv.
And example of an Anime with multiple seasons and multiple specials. TMDB is my primary metadata source.
Code:
Shakugan no Shana/
├── Season 01
│ ├── s01e01.mkv
│ ├── s01e02.mkv
│ ├── s01e03.mkv
│ ├── s01e04.mkv
│ ├── s01e05.mkv
│ ├── s01e06.mkv
│ ├── s01e07.mkv
│ ├── s01e08.mkv
│ ├── s01e09.mkv
│ ├── s01e10.mkv
│ ├── s01e11.mkv
│ ├── s01e12.mkv
│ ├── s01e13.mkv
│ ├── s01e14.mkv
│ ├── s01e15.mkv
│ ├── s01e16.mkv
│ ├── s01e17.mkv
│ ├── s01e18.mkv
│ ├── s01e19.mkv
│ ├── s01e20.mkv
│ ├── s01e21.mkv
│ ├── s01e22.mkv
│ ├── s01e23.mkv
│ └── s01e24.mkv
├── Season 02
│ ├── s02e01.mkv
│ ├── s02e02.mkv
│ ├── s02e03.mkv
│ ├── s02e04.mkv
│ ├── s02e05.mkv
│ ├── s02e06.mkv
│ ├── s02e07.mkv
│ ├── s02e08.mkv
│ ├── s02e09.mkv
│ ├── s02e10.mkv
│ ├── s02e11.mkv
│ ├── s02e12.mkv
│ ├── s02e13.mkv
│ ├── s02e14.mkv
│ ├── s02e15.mkv
│ ├── s02e16.mkv
│ ├── s02e17.mkv
│ ├── s02e18.mkv
│ ├── s02e19.mkv
│ ├── s02e20.mkv
│ ├── s02e21.mkv
│ ├── s02e22.mkv
│ ├── s02e23.mkv
│ └── s02e24.mkv
└── Specials
├── s00e03.mkv
├── s00e16.mkv
├── s00e29.mkv
└── s00e31.mkv
Jellyfin 10.10.7 (Docker)
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Intel i3 12100
Intel Arc A380
OS drive - SK Hynix P41 1TB
Storage
4x WD Red Pro 6TB CMR in RAIDZ1
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Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS w/HWE
Intel i3 12100
Intel Arc A380
OS drive - SK Hynix P41 1TB
Storage
4x WD Red Pro 6TB CMR in RAIDZ1