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Library Attributes

Library Attributes

Within the Configuration File, the libraries attribute specifies the Plex libraries that the user wants Plex Meta Manager to act on.

Attributes are used to instruct Plex Meta Manager what actions to take, such as "load the following libraries" or "execute the following Collection Definition files". These attributes can be specified individually per library, or can be inherited from the global value if it has been set. If an attribute is specified at both the library and global level, then the library level attribute will take priority.

Example

This example is an advanced version of the library mappings which highlights some attributes being set at the global level, and some being set at the library level:

???+ example "Example Library Mappings"

In this example, the `"TV Shows On Second Plex"` library has a library-level `plex` configuration, which takes priority over the `plex` configuration set at the global level.

The `"Anime"` library also has a library-level `radarr` configuration, which takes priority over the `radarr` configuration set at the global level.

```yaml
libraries:
  Movies:
    collection_files:
      - file: config/Movies.yml
      - pmm: imdb
      - pmm: studio
      - pmm: genre
      - pmm: actor
    operations:
      mass_critic_rating_update: tmdb
      split_duplicates: true
  TV Shows:
    collection_files:
      - file: config/TV Shows.yml
      - pmm: tmdb
      - pmm: network
    overlay_files:
      - remove_overlays: false
      - file: config/Overlays.yml
  TV Shows On Second Plex:
    library_name: TV Shows
    plex:
      url: http://192.168.1.98:32400
      token: ####################
    collection_files:
      - file: config/TV Shows.yml
      - pmm: tmdb
      - pmm: network
  Anime:
    collection_files:
      - file: config/Anime.yml
      - pmm: myanimelist
    radarr:
      url: http://192.168.1.45:7878
      token: ################################
      root_folder_path: S:/Anime
    settings:
      asset_directory: config/assets/anime
plex:
  url: http://192.168.1.12:32400
  token: ####################
radarr:
  url: http://192.168.1.12:7878
  token: ################################
  add: true
  root_folder_path: S:/Movies
  monitor: true
  availability: announced
  quality_profile: HD-1080p
  tag: pmm
  search: false
```

Attributes

The available attributes for each library are as follows:

Attribute	Description
library_name	Used to specify the Library's name. required only when trying to use multiple libraries with the same name. Values: Library Name Default: Base Attribute Name
collection_files	Used to define Collection Files. Values: Location of Collection YAML files. Default: /config/<<MAPPING_NAME>>.yml
metadata_files	Used to define Metadata Files. Values: Location of Metadata YAML files.
overlay_files	Used to define Overlay Files . Values: Location of Overlay YAML files.
report_path	Location to create the YAML file listing added, removed, filtered, and missing items for this library. Values: Location of the report file. Default: /config/<<MAPPING_NAME>>_report.yml
template_variables	Library template variables to be applied to every Collection, Metadata, and Overlay file run. Values: Values are specified by each particular file.
schedule	Used to schedule when this library is run. Values: Any schedule option Default: daily
operations	Used to specify Library Operations to run. Values: Any Library Operation
settings	Used to override global setting values for this library only. Values: Any setting attribute that overrides a global value. Default: global value
plex	Used to override global plex values for this library only. plex Attribute is required either here or globally Values: Any plex attribute that overrides a global value. Default: global value
radarr	Used to override global radarr values for this library only. Values: Any radarr attribute that overrides a global value. Default: global value
sonarr	Used to override global sonarr values for this library only. Values: Any sonarr attribute that overrides a global value. Default: global value
tautulli	Used to override global tautulli values for this library only. Values: Any tautulli attribute that overrides a global value. Default: global value

Library Name

Each library that the user wants Plex Meta Manager to interact with must be documented with a library attribute. A library attribute is represented by the mapping name (i.e. Movies or TV Shows), this must have a unique name that correlates with a library of the same name within the Plex Media Server. In the situation that two servers are being connected to which both have libraries of the same name, the library_name attribute can be utilized to specify the real Library Name, whilst the library attribute's mapping name can be made into a placeholder. This is showcased below:

???+ Library Name Example

```yaml
libraries:
  Movies01:
    library_name: Movies
  Movies02:
    library_name: Movies
    plex:
      url: http://192.168.1.35:32400
      token: ####################
  TV Shows:
  Anime:
plex:
  url: http://192.168.1.12:32400
  token: ####################
```

* In this example, `"Movies01"`, `"TV Shows"`, and `"Anime"` will all use the global plex server (**http://192.168.1.12:32400**) which is defined using the global `plex` mapping. `"Movies02"` will use the plex server **http://192.168.1.35:32400** which is defined under its `plex` mapping over the global mapping.

Collection File

The collection_files attribute is used to define Collection Files by specifying the path type and path of the files that will be executed against the parent library. See Path Types for how to define them.

libraries:
  TV Shows:
    collection_files:
      - file: config/TV Shows.yml
      - pmm: tmdb
      - pmm: network

By default, when collection_files is missing Plex Meta Manager will look within the root PMM directory for a collection file called <MAPPING_NAME>.yml. In this example, Plex Meta Manager will look for a file named TV Shows.yml.

libraries:
  TV Shows:

Metadata File

The metadata_files attribute is used to define Metadata Files by specifying the path of the files that will be executed against the parent library. See Path Types for how to define them.

???+ tip

As of Plex Meta Manager 1.20.0 "Metadata Files" refers to YAML files which refers to managing the metadata of items [movies, shows, music] within your library, and "Collection Files" refers to YAML files which define Collections.

In previous version of Plex Meta Manager, "Metadata Files" could mean either of the above.

libraries:
  TV Shows:
    metadata_files:
      - file: config/metadata.yml

Overlay File

The overlay_files attribute is used to define Overlay Files by specifying the path type and path of the files that will be executed against the parent library. See Path Types for how to define them.

libraries:
  TV Shows:
    collection_files:
      - file: config/TV Shows.yml
    overlay_files:
      - file: config/Overlays.yml

Special Overlay File Calls

Remove Overlays

You can remove overlays from a library by adding remove_overlays: true to overlay_files.

???+ warning "Proceed with Caution"

This will remove all overlays from your library, but will not delete the overlaid images from your system, resulting in [image bloat](../pmm/essentials/scripts/image-cleanup.md).

```yaml
libraries:
  TV Shows:
    collection_files:
      - file: config/TV Shows.yml
    overlay_files:
      - remove_overlays: true
      - file: config/Overlays.yml
```

Reapply Overlays

You can reapply overlays from a library by adding reapply_overlays: true to overlay_files. This will reapply overlays to every item in your library.

???+ danger "Important Notice"

This will reapply all overlays on each run until this attribute is set to `false`, which will result in [image bloat](../pmm/essentials/scripts/image-cleanup.md).

```yaml
libraries:
  TV Shows:
    collection_files:
      - file: config/TV Shows.yml
    overlay_files:
      - reapply_overlays: true
      - file: config/Overlays.yml
```

Reset Overlays

You can reset overlays from a library by adding reset_overlays to overlay_files and setting it to either tmdb or plex depending on where you want to source the images from. This will use the reset image when overlaying items in your library.

???+ danger "Important Notice"

This will reset all posters to the desired source on each run until this attribute is set to `false`, and will reapply all overlays on each run, which will result in [image bloat](../pmm/essentials/scripts/image-cleanup.md).


```yaml
libraries:
  TV Shows:
    collection_files:
      - file: config/TV Shows.yml
    overlay_files:
      - reset_overlays: plex
      - file: config/Overlays.yml
```

Schedule Overlays

You can schedule all overlays from a library by adding schedule to overlay_files and setting it to Any Schedule Option.

You cannot schedule individual Overlay Files, as any unscheduled overlay file will be removed each time PMM is run.

???+ tip "Example"

```yaml
libraries:
  TV Shows:
    collection_files:
      - file: config/TV Shows.yml
    overlay_files:
      - schedule: weekly(sunday)
      - file: config/Overlays.yml
```

Report Path

The report_path attribute is used to define where to save the YAML Report file. This file is used to store information about what media is added, removed, filtered, and missing from the Plex library compared to what is expected from the Metadata file.

If your Metadata file creates a collection with Movie 1, Movie 2 and Movie 3 but your Plex library only has Movie 1 and Movie 3, then the missing YAML file will be updated to inform the user that Movie 2 was missing from the library.

The default and recommended path is /config/<<MAPPING_NAME>>report.yml where <<MAPPING_NAME>> is the name of the library attribute, as showcased below:

libraries:
  Movies:
    report_path: /config/Movies_report.yml

Alternatively, Report YAML files can be placed in their own directory, as below:

libraries:
  Movies:
    report_path: /config/reports/Movies.yml

Library Template Variables

Library template variables to be applied to every Metadata and Overlay file run.

libraries:
  Movies:
    template_variables:
      collection_mode: hide_items