Jellyfin Library Scan

Jellyfin Library Scan

Force library scan and monitor indexing progress.

What This Does

1. Triggers library scan: Forces immediate refresh of all libraries
2. Monitors progress: Shows scan status in real-time
3. Displays new content: Lists recently added movies/shows
4. Shows statistics: Total items per library
5. Verifies indexing: Confirms specific content detected

When To Use This

• New content added but doesn't appear in Jellyfin
• After Zurg configuration changes
• After mount point changes or restart
• Library showing "0 items" incorrectly
• Testing content detection
• After media-stack-refresh workflow
• Investigating missing media

Quick Start

Option 1: Automated Monitoring (Recommended)

ssh automation@srv759970.hstgr.cloud

# Install monitor script
cd /home/automation/scripts
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/YOUR_REPO/main/.claude/skills/jellyfin-scan/scripts/monitor_scan.py
chmod +x monitor_scan.py

# Trigger scan and monitor progress
python3 monitor_scan.py --trigger

Output:

🔄 Triggering library scan...
✓ Library scan triggered

📊 Monitoring scan progress...
[13:45:23] 🔄 Scan running... (0%) - 5s elapsed
[13:46:10] 🔄 Scan running... (45%) - 52s elapsed
[13:47:30] ✓ Scan completed! - Total time: 127s

--- Library Statistics ---
  Series: 287
  Episodes: 12,456
  Movies: 1,234

Option 2: Manual Trigger

ssh automation@srv759970.hstgr.cloud

# Trigger full library refresh
curl -X POST 'http://localhost:8096/Library/Refresh' \
  -H 'X-Emby-Token: 9af5f56a66e44ee68ddeec7bd07c9db8'

# Monitor logs manually
docker logs jellyfin --follow | grep -i "scan\|library\|validat"

Scan Types

1. Full Library Refresh (All Content)

curl -X POST 'http://localhost:8096/Library/Refresh' \
  -H 'X-Emby-Token: YOUR_TOKEN'

• Duration: 5-30 minutes (depends on library size)
• Use: After major changes (new mount, config change)

2. Specific Library Only

# Get library IDs first
curl -s 'http://localhost:8096/Library/VirtualFolders' \
  -H 'X-Emby-Token: YOUR_TOKEN' | jq '.[] | {Name, ItemId}'

# Scan just TV library
curl -X POST 'http://localhost:8096/Items/{LibraryId}/Refresh?Recursive=true' \
  -H 'X-Emby-Token: YOUR_TOKEN'

• Duration: 1-5 minutes
• Use: After adding content to one library only

3. Single Item Refresh

# Get item ID
curl -s 'http://localhost:8096/Items?SearchTerm=Naruto' \
  -H 'X-Emby-Token: YOUR_TOKEN' | jq '.Items[0].Id'

# Refresh single show
curl -X POST 'http://localhost:8096/Items/{ItemId}/Refresh' \
  -H 'X-Emby-Token: YOUR_TOKEN'

• Duration: 5-30 seconds
• Use: Fixing metadata for one item

Verifying Scan Results

Check Library Statistics

curl -s 'http://localhost:8096/Items/Counts' \
  -H 'X-Emby-Token: 9af5f56a66e44ee68ddeec7bd07c9db8' | jq

Expected output:

{
  "MovieCount": 1234,
  "SeriesCount": 287,
  "EpisodeCount": 12456,
  "ArtistCount": 0,
  "ProgramCount": 0,
  "TrailerCount": 0,
  "SongCount": 0,
  "AlbumCount": 0,
  "MusicVideoCount": 0,
  "BoxSetCount": 0,
  "BookCount": 0,
  "ItemCount": 14977
}

Search for Specific Content

# Check if Naruto was detected
curl -s 'http://localhost:8096/Items?SearchTerm=Naruto&Recursive=true' \
  -H 'X-Emby-Token: 9af5f56a66e44ee68ddeec7bd07c9db8' | \
  jq '.Items[] | {Name, Type, Id}'

List Recently Added

# Last 20 items added
curl -s 'http://localhost:8096/Items?SortBy=DateCreated&SortOrder=Descending&Limit=20' \
  -H 'X-Emby-Token: 9af5f56a66e44ee68ddeec7bd07c9db8' | \
  jq '.Items[] | {Name, Type, DateCreated}'

Troubleshooting Quick Reference

File Naming Requirements

Jellyfin requires specific naming patterns:

TV Shows ✅

Good:
/media/shows/Naruto (2002)/Season 01/Naruto S01E01.mkv
/media/shows/Breaking Bad/Season 05/Breaking.Bad.S05E01.mkv

Bad:
/media/shows/Naruto/01.mkv
/media/shows/[Anime] Naruto - Episode 01.mkv

Movies ✅

Good:
/media/movies/Avatar (2009)/Avatar (2009).mkv
/media/movies/Inception (2010).mkv

Bad:
/media/movies/movie1.mkv
/media/movies/Avatar.mkv  (missing year)

Integration with Other Skills

Typical workflow:
  media-stack-refresh
    └─ Restart Zurg/Rclone, trigger scan

  jellyfin-scan ← YOU ARE HERE
    └─ Monitor scan progress

  health-check
    └─ Verify all services healthy

Performance Tips

For Large Libraries (1000+ items)

1. Disable real-time monitoring (reduces I/O):

   • Dashboard → Libraries → Edit → Disable "Real-time monitoring"

2. Scan during off-hours (less resource contention)

3. Disable thumbnail extraction during scan:

   • Dashboard → Scheduled Tasks → "Extract chapter images" → Disable

4. Use specific library scans instead of full refresh

For More Details

See reference.md for:

• Complete API endpoint documentation
• Advanced scan configuration
• File naming patterns for all media types
• Detailed troubleshooting guide

See scripts/monitor_scan.py for:

• Python source code
• Customization options
• Real-time monitoring implementation