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Library Setup

Adding directories​

Go to Settings → Library and add your media directory paths. In Docker, use the container-side path (right side of your volume mount).

Assign a Profile to each directory (Space Saver, Balanced, Quality First, Streaming, or custom) to control how files in that folder are transcoded.

Watch folders​

Enable Watch Folders to monitor directories in real time. New files are queued automatically within a few seconds.

Extra watch directories can be added in Settings → Watch Folders.

/media/
├── movies/       → Quality First profile
├── tv/           → Balanced profile
└── home-videos/  → Space Saver profile

Triggering a manual scan​

Settings → Library → Trigger Scan picks up newly added files without waiting for the file watcher.

Library Doctor​

Run a health scan from Settings → Runtime → Library Doctor to find corrupt or unreadable files before they fail as encode jobs. See Library Doctor.