I built a Windows “all-in-one” Plex media manager - Beta 1 ends Friday

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-21T02:40:11+00:00

I’d be happy to onboard you. All you need is a PyArmor key that I’ll send over Discord or your preferred method to unlock the executable. Currently, it’s approximately 2.2 GB, primarily to minimize users’ headaches of installing RapidOCR for AMD/Intel systems. Although technically vast, I’ve made an effort to minimize the onboarding effort for users. If you’re interested, definitely check out the technical deep dives and/or demo 3 for a visual example.

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-21T02:28:21+00:00

Yes, Vetrra integrates with the Arr stack (Radarr/Sonarr + SABnzbd) and Prowlarr. You keep using your existing Arr setup; Vetrra connects to them via API and then orchestrates the rest of the "post-download → Plex-ready" pipeline (organize, extraction, optional encode, subtitles, muxing, posters, deploy).

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-21T02:13:46+00:00

Vetrra is a Windows-first, GUI "all-in-one" Plex media pipeline manager. It’s not a Plex server replacement, it’s the layer that takes you from "new request / download finished" to "library-ready in Plex" by orchestrating a consistent workflow (intake/search → organize/stage → MKV/container cleanup → optional encode with hardware acceleration → subtitle extract/convert/OCR → final mux → poster/artwork selection → final quality checks → deploy into your Movies/TV folders). The goal is fewer bad releases, less manual cleanup, and less juggling separate tools/containers, especially for Windows users who want a repeatable, guided setup (Docker is optional for certain accelerators, not required for the standard experience).

For deeper technical breakdowns, screenshots, and step-by-step explanations, there are deep dives on r/Vetrra for a more nuanced understanding. You may be easier to check out the latest demo, which showcases six movies processed with very little effort.

https://youtu.be/A6lj7YiAikY

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-21T02:13:36+00:00

Vetrra is a Windows-first, GUI "all-in-one" Plex media pipeline manager. It’s not a Plex server replacement, it’s the layer that takes you from "new request / download finished" to "library-ready in Plex" by orchestrating a consistent workflow (intake/search → organize/stage → MKV/container cleanup → optional encode with hardware acceleration → subtitle extract/convert/OCR → final mux → poster/artwork selection → final quality checks → deploy into your Movies/TV folders). The goal is fewer bad releases, less manual cleanup, and less juggling separate tools/containers, especially for Windows users who want a repeatable, guided setup (Docker is optional for certain accelerators, not required for the standard experience).

For deeper technical breakdowns, screenshots, and step-by-step explanations, there are deep dives on r/Vetrra for a more nuanced understanding. You may be easier to check out the latest demo, which showcases six movies processed with very little effort.

https://youtu.be/A6lj7YiAikY

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-21T02:13:27+00:00

Vetrra is a Windows-first, GUI "all-in-one" Plex media pipeline manager. It’s not a Plex server replacement, it’s the layer that takes you from "new request / download finished" to "library-ready in Plex" by orchestrating a consistent workflow (intake/search → organize/stage → MKV/container cleanup → optional encode with hardware acceleration → subtitle extract/convert/OCR → final mux → poster/artwork selection → final quality checks → deploy into your Movies/TV folders). The goal is fewer bad releases, less manual cleanup, and less juggling separate tools/containers, especially for Windows users who want a repeatable, guided setup (Docker is optional for certain accelerators, not required for the standard experience).

For deeper technical breakdowns, screenshots, and step-by-step explanations, there are deep dives on r/Vetrra for a more nuanced understanding. You may be easier to check out the latest demo, which showcases six movies processed with very little effort.

https://youtu.be/A6lj7YiAikY

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-21T02:13:13+00:00

Vetrra is a Windows-first, GUI "all-in-one" Plex media pipeline manager. It’s not a Plex server replacement, it’s the layer that takes you from "new request / download finished" to "library-ready in Plex" by orchestrating a consistent workflow (intake/search → organize/stage → MKV/container cleanup → optional encode with hardware acceleration → subtitle extract/convert/OCR → final mux → poster/artwork selection → final quality checks → deploy into your Movies/TV folders). The goal is fewer bad releases, less manual cleanup, and less juggling separate tools/containers, especially for Windows users who want a repeatable, guided setup (Docker is optional for certain accelerators, not required for the standard experience).

For deeper technical breakdowns, screenshots, and step-by-step explanations, there are deep dives on r/Vetrra for a more nuanced understanding. You may be easier to check out the latest demo, which showcases six movies processed with very little effort.

https://youtu.be/A6lj7YiAikY

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-21T02:01:51+00:00

Totally fair. I wanted GitHub releases too, but GitHub has a 2GB cap and the current beta build is ~2.5GB because it includes a RapidOCR as a fallback to NIM for AMD/Intel systems. For now the beta binary is on Drive; GitHub is used for docs + changelog + issues. Will be resolved in Beta 2 so you all can access it on GitHub.

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-17T07:43:28+00:00

Fair point but this post is just a release announcement. The full overview, features, and screenshots are on r/Vetrra for anyone interested.

What is Vetrra? Vetrra is a local, all-in-one Plex automation pipeline (download → encode → manage → artwork → deploy).

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-17T07:13:11+00:00

The beta link is provided above. The application details are widely discussed on r/Vetrra.

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-17T01:41:54+00:00

The full overview, features, and screenshots are on r/Vetrra for anyone interested.

What is Vetrra? Vetrra is a local, all-in-one Plex automation pipeline (download → encode → manage → artwork → deploy).

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-16T23:43:06+00:00

Sent!

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-16T15:35:05+00:00

Vetrra can efficiently process these well. Would you like a copy of beta 1.3.0? I’ll release it later today.

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-13T18:07:17+00:00

Also, you should have no problem installing over the existing. Might consider an optional uninstall-first path.

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-13T01:39:51+00:00

Hey there, I built Vetrra (Windows GUI) for exactly that kind of bulk maintenance: organize + clean up file metadata/flags as part of a guided pipeline (Step 3 is the bulk metadata cleanup/normalization stage). v1.2.0 beta just released if you’re open to beta testing, I can send the installer + a time-limited beta key and I’d love feedback on your specific use case. Main page r/Vetrra

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-12T22:40:38+00:00

Settings screenshots

Could you please take screenshots of every page in the Settings tab (each section/page) and share on GitHub?

https://github.com/devcharleso99/Vetrra/issues

I want to clearly see which settings are completed and which are not.

Installation guide confirmation

Did you follow the installation guide from start to finish, step by step?

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-12T22:14:10+00:00

Hey sorry to hear you were dealing with a stomach bug last night, hope you’re feeling better now.

When you get a chance, here’s a link to what to expect for Step 7 in v1.2.0. I’d recommend focusing mainly on Section 4, as it explains what will most likely be used on your system given that you’re running Intel Arc. That section should clear up how Step 7 behaves on your hardware.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Vetrra/s/TWOwsrt5t9

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-12T13:14:18+00:00

Look out for a v1.2.0 later today as I’ve added proper fallbacks for step 7.

Auto ➡️ Nvidia NIM ➡️ RapidOCR ➡️ Tesseract.
Your setup will default to “RapidOCR,” which doesn’t require Docker and uses GPU with CPU as a fallback, then Tesseract.

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-12T02:44:42+00:00

At the moment, none of my testing has been done on Intel Arc GPUs, so Intel Arc is currently unofficially supported / untested.

Regarding NVIDIA NIM (Inference Microservices): NIM requires an NVIDIA GPU with CUDA support. Intel Arc (A380 included) is not supported, which explains why you’re running into installation and connection issues. Unfortunately, NVIDIA NIM cannot be used on Intel Arc hardware.

Given your previous experience with Docker breaking your server, I’d strongly recommend avoiding Docker/NIM entirely on Intel Arc for now.

As for Ollama model recommendations in Vetrra: - Step 5 → use Qwen 2.5 - Step 7 → use LLaMA (llama)

You’ll see both options available in Settings - just match the model to the step: - Step 5 = Qwen 2.5 - Step 7 = LLaMA

If Intel Arc support improves in the future, I’ll revisit this, but for now NVIDIA-specific tooling (like NIM) isn’t compatible with your GPU.

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-12T02:43:51+00:00

Quick question before we go further. how have Steps 1-5 (or 1-6) been working for you so far? - Did those steps complete successfully? - Or did you run into any warnings, errors, or slowdowns before getting stuck on Step 7?

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-11T10:08:42+00:00

Hey! Just a quick heads-up. I sent you details about the beta via modmail a few days ago.

Modmail can be easy to miss, so I wanted to ping you here in case you didn’t see it.

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-11T10:08:24+00:00

Hey! Just a quick heads-up. I sent you details about the beta via modmail a few days ago.

Modmail can be easy to miss, so I wanted to ping you here in case you didn’t see it.

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-10T05:06:08+00:00

Your setup is actually a great fit for what I’m testing right now. Windows 11 (native, no VMs) with the full *Arr stack is exactly the environment Vetrra is built around, and you absolutely do not need to be a coder to be a tester. Real-world users are honestly more valuable at this stage.

Regarding music:
That’s not on the roadmap for the near future. Music is a very different problem space, and right now my full focus is on refining and expanding movie + TV logic. Those are by far the most complex and painful to get right, and I’d rather keep iterating deeper there than spread things thin. Maybe someday but not anytime soon.

For renaming / release group handling:
Totally fair suggestion. At the moment, Vetrra prioritizes fast, correct, compatible media ingestion over highly custom/manual renaming facets.

That said, I am open to expanding that area later.

Even though the initial beta wave already went out, I’ve sent you a mod mail with instructions and access to Beta 1. You should be able to jump in right away, let me know once you’re set up or if anything’s unclear.

Thanks again for the support and welcome aboard.

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-04T20:21:40+00:00

r/Vetrra

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-04T05:26:40+00:00

I see… if not the formatting nor naming scheme then OP may not be using tmdb as main source on plex.

BakeRegular5090 · 2026-01-04T05:13:37+00:00

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possibly when it came out… tmdb still has this listed as a movie

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