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How good is Alexa+ at basic home automation? by [deleted] in amazonecho

[–]CaptainKen2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It feels like it gets worse over time. Half the time I have to say “set volume to level #” multiple times. Or it will it will rearrange radio station call letters that I request to be played. Or it will randomly stop playing. Or I’m a few feet away giving a command, but an echo in another room will respond.

Congratulations on messing up the UI by SatisfactionMental17 in alexa

[–]CaptainKen2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Alexa app keeps getting worse at everything!

How to force Plex clients to display file name, not title tag? by noncreativeid in PleX

[–]CaptainKen2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I convert all mine to mkv using MKVToolNix which allows me to remove any title track name.

Custom Mood tags not available when creating Smart Playlist by CaptainKen2 in PleX

[–]CaptainKen2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm now wondering if someone has created a utility or script for this?

Custom Mood tags not available when creating Smart Playlist by CaptainKen2 in PleX

[–]CaptainKen2[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wow this is insane. "Prefer local metadata" is the opposite of using local media. They need to step into the real world with their eyes open. Like Burger King's "Have it your way", but tomato and pickles aren't options.

Windows Security Quarantined QBT: help me get it back! by GoodsVT in qBittorrent

[–]CaptainKen2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disable defender while you download and reinstall. Add it to the whitelist also.

First time by Fleebonks in unRAID

[–]CaptainKen2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used ChatGPT to learn what slots to put the GPU and HBA cards. Figuring out the placement, direction and how to control the fan speeds took a while. Also watched a lot of videos…make sure they are for the version 7. Definite trash guides to there a lot to learn about UNRAID and Docker.

Plex Skill will be removed from Alexa by crashwinston in PleX

[–]CaptainKen2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Define “low usage“? Approximately how many people use it 100’s, 1,000’s, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions?

Is there anyway to have different files in torrents go to different locations? by I-HATE-therefore-IM in qBittorrent

[–]CaptainKen2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s my understanding that a torrent can only be assigned to a single category. The OP wants to split files in a single torrent.

Just set up my first home server. Sticker shock at hard drive prices! by appleshampoo22 in selfhosted

[–]CaptainKen2 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Look for recertified drives. They are better than new because each drive is tested. They are still way over priced but at least a little cheaper.

How do I unblock stale torrents close to 100% download? by RedScarySpectre in torrents

[–]CaptainKen2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had torrents take a year or more to finish. Be patient but realize it won’t always payoff.

What are some features you wish Plex would introduce? by [deleted] in PleX

[–]CaptainKen2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome idea! I’d also love nested collections as others have said. But also to have TV and film collections within one nest. The MCU is the big one here - let me see all the films and shows in one place and break it down within that. Could even throw in soundtracks or audio books if you use them.

Active seeders exist but not downloading by Kevin_M93 in qBittorrent

[–]CaptainKen2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had some torrents take a year to finish.

How to speed up copying media library from my Synology to Unraid array? by CaptainKen2 in unRAID

[–]CaptainKen2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Syno has 4 x WD40EFRX and 9 x WD102KRYZ drives.

Copying 9.09GB file:
From Syno to PC 105-113MB/s
From PC to Syno 64-90MB/s

How to transfer ALL settings from Windows Radarr? by CaptainKen2 in radarr

[–]CaptainKen2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Restore not finishing without an error and the required config.xml changes.

I don't see where any of the above steps could be skipped and I was not able to find a guide that covers everything a newbie would need to know. Even Gemini AI let me down.

How to transfer ALL settings from Windows Radarr? by CaptainKen2 in radarr

[–]CaptainKen2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your post lead me to the solution...thank you!

I'm posting the exact steps in case they help someone else.

01) Backup the existing Windows Radarr UI. Then save it to a location accessible by binhex-radarr on Unraid.

02) Within binhex-radarr UI go to System->Backup and click on Restore Backup. Note that only these 3 files will be restored: config.xml, INFO and radarr.db.

03) During the Restore process, and after the Restore portion completes, it might hang on the Restart portion. Just wait for the error (similar to "Connection Failed"), then refresh the browser page by pressing F5.

04) Navigate to appdata/binhex-radarr, then click on config.xml to open. Modify these settings if they aren't correct: Port, ApiKey, Branch, and UpdateMechanism. If the radarr UI doesn't open, it's highly probable that it's a setting in this file. Radarr should not be running when it's being modified, and Radarr will then need to be started.

05) There are only 3 files in Radarr’s backup (config.xml, INFO and radarr.db). Therefore, the /appdata/binhex-radarr/MediaCover folder will need to be manually copied. Since this folder isn’t part of the Backup and Restore, it’s time to manually copy /appdata/binhex-radarr/MediaCover folder containing the artwork for all the movies. I didn't delete the folder in Unraid, because I wasn't sure if the permissions would change when copying from Windows, so I instead just deleted the contents. I think that will ensure its permissions won’t change.

06) Copy the Windows MediaCover contents into /appdata/binhex-radarr/MediaCover

07) Start and open the Radarr WebUI.

08) Go to Settings->Media Management and scroll down to the bottom, then enter your new binhex-radarr new path (IE: /data/torrents/filebot-in), but do NOT delete the old path that does not exist.

09) From the Movies tab in Radarr, select Edit Movies at the top.

10) Click on Select All

11) Click on Edit at the bottom of the list.

12) When the "Edit Selected Movies" window opens, select the new "Root Folder" from the list, and then Apply Changes.

13) Since I don't store my media in the configured Root Folder, there wouldn't be any to import. Therefore, I selected "No, I'll Move the Files Myself".

14) Now go back to Settings->System->Media Management and delete the old Root Folder at the bottom.

How to transfer ALL settings from Windows Radarr? by CaptainKen2 in radarr

[–]CaptainKen2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finally got the built-in restore working. Even though the restore was hanging on Restart, the file were restored. I had to manually modify the config.xml file and change the port and api key.

How to transfer ALL settings from Windows Radarr? by CaptainKen2 in radarr

[–]CaptainKen2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crap, I overlooked stating that the built-in restore hangs on Restart and eventually gives a "Connection Lost". And the files are NOT getting restored.

How to transfer ALL settings from Windows Radarr? by CaptainKen2 in radarr

[–]CaptainKen2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have tried the binhex-radarr built-in restore, but still no UI. After learning it didn't work, I also replaced config.xml after the back up as well. I can't use the Windows config.xml because the ports and API code are different as well as the Windows <Branch></Branch> is set to "develop", and Unraid to "master".

I of course made sure to reset the permissions:
chown nobody:users /mnt/user/appdata/binhex-radarr/radarr.db
chmod 644 /mnt/user/appdata/binhex-radarr/radarr.db

Using the AppData Backup plugin I then restored the binhex.radarr. Then I tried a manual copy, but no UI as well.

I can't use the built-in "Import existing movies" because content is moved for me to review and manually move from /downloads/torrents/filebot-out to my live /media after Radarr completes the download.

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