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Plex Meta Manager is an open source Python 3 project that has been designed to ease the creation and maintenance of metadata, collections, and playlists within a Plex Media Server. The script is designed to be run continuously and be able to update information based on sources outside your plex environment. Plex Meta Manager supports Movie/TV/Music libraries and Playlists.
2. Once installed, you have to create a [Configuration File](https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/config/configuration.html), which contains URLs and credentials and the like which are used to connect to services like Plex and TMDb.
3. After that you can start updating Metadata and building automatic Collections by creating a [Metadata File](https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/metadata/metadata.html) for each Library you want to interact with.
If you find steps 1-3 above daunting, there are some walkthroughs available that will take you through those three steps: getting Plex Meta Manager installed, creating a config file, and creating a couple collections to show how the process works.
1. The [Local Walkthrough](https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/home/guides/local.html) covers installing the script natively [not in docker] on your local computer or a remote server.
2. The [Docker Walkthrough](https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/home/guides/docker.html) covers the same thing, running the script via Docker.
3. The [unRAID Walkthrough](https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/home/guides/unraid.html) gets you started configuring the script in UNRaid. It doesn't go through the same steps with regard to creating the config file and metadata file, so you may want to go through the [Docker Walkthrough](https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/home/guides/docker.html) first on your computer to gain that understanding.
## Example Usage
Plex Meta Manager gives the user the power to curate a set of Collections to make discovering and organizing media easy. They can be built either using plex-based searches/filters, or by using popular builders such as TMDb, IMDb, Trakt, MDBList, MyAnimeList and many more.
Some example collections that can be created are:
* Trending/Popular (based on TMDb, IMDb, Trakt, etc.)
* Streaming Service (such as Netflix, Disney+, etc.)
Below are some user-curated collections which have been created by Plex Meta Manager using the [PMM Defaults](https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/defaults/guide.html).
Develop and Nightly branches are deemed as "beta" branches which are updated far more frequently than the master branch. Bug fixes, new features and any other code added to Plex Meta Manager first goes to the nightly branch, followed by the develop branch, before finally being released to the master branch.
These branches (particularly the nightly branch) are only recommended for those who have a technical knowledge of Plex Meta Manager, and are happy with having to frequently update to receive the latest changes, and accept the risk that these branches may suffer breakages at any point.
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<summary>Develop Branch - Click to Expand</summary>
[](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager/tree/develop)
The [develop](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager/tree/develop) branch has the most updated **documented** fixes and enhancements to Plex Meta Manager. This version is tested and documented to some degree, but it is still an active Develop branch, so there may be rough edges.
Switching to `develop`:
````{tab} Running in Docker
Add ":develop" to the image name in your run command or configuration:
```
meisnate12/plex-meta-manager:develop
```
````
````{tab} Running on the Host
In the directory where you cloned PMM:
```bash
git checkout develop
```
To switch back:
```bash
git checkout master
```
````
If switching to the develop branch, it is recommended to also use the [develop branch of the wiki](https://metamanager.wiki/en/develop/), which documents any changes made from the Master branch.
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<summary>Nightly Branch - Click to Expand</summary>
[](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager/tree/nightly)
**This branch will have squashed commits which can cause `git pull`/`git fetch` to error you can use `git reset origin/nightly --hard` to fix the branch.**
There is also a [nightly](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager/tree/nightly) branch which will have the absolute latest version of the script, but it could easily break, there is no guarantee that it even works, and any new features will not be documented until they have progressed enough to reach the develop branch.
Switching to `nightly`:
````{tab} Running in Docker
Add ":nightly" to the image name in your run command or configuration:
As this branch is subject to extreme change, there is no promise of the feature being documented in the [nightly](https://metamanager.wiki/en/nightly/) branch of the wiki and all discussions relating to changes made in the nightly branch will be held within the [Plex Meta Manager Discord Server](https://discord.gg/gYU8wATxKw).
The overlays and collection built in the images above can be easily added to any plex by using the [PMM Defaults](https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/defaults/guide.html). These Files were created by the PMM team to make it easier than ever to have customized collections and overlays.
To see user submitted Metadata configuration files, and you to even add your own, go to the [Plex Meta Manager Configs](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs).
Plex Meta Manager can manage the metadata fields for movies, shows, seasons, episodes, artists, albums, tracks, and collections, which can allow you to have a full backup of your customizations in case of a database loss.
Before posting on GitHub about an enhancement, error, or configuration question please visit the [Plex Meta Manager Discord Server](https://discord.gg/gYU8wATxKw). we have a dedicated support thread system so that your query can be dealt with efficiently by our team and community.
If you have an idea for how to enhance Plex Meta Manager or just want to vote on what should be added next please visit the [Feature Request](https://features.metamanager.wiki/features) Page.
* If you're getting an Error please update to the latest version and then open a [Bug Report](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager/issues/new?assignees=meisnate12&labels=status%3Anot-yet-viewed%2C+bug&template=bug_report.md&title=Bug%3A+) if the error persists.
* If you see a mistake/typo with the [Plex Meta Manager Wiki](https://metamanager.wiki/) or have an idea of how we can improve it please open a [Wiki Request](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager/issues/new?assignees=meisnate12&labels=status%3Anot-yet-viewed%2C+documentation&template=3.docs_request.yml&title=%5BDocs%5D%3A+)
