Comment on Advice / sanity check for torrenting & media server
MorphiusFaydal@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I just switched from using Medusa and CouchPotato to Sonarr and Radarr. During the library import process, you can specify if the application should “monitor” the media which is what it means to download new content or try and replace with higher qualities. You can import entire libraries as “Unmonitored” so it will show it, but effectively ignore it unless you go back and change it. You can also just not import your library, and start “clean” if you wanted, and I believe it will just ignore the files for anything you don’t add.
dmention7@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Thanks, this is helpful!
If I do a “clean” install, can i later identify specific pieces of media within a library to monitor?
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
Yes you can. You select what it is at import.
I’d also suggest not setting up your torrent client (or not enabling it) u til you’ve finished your import, and setting what you are monitoring and what you are not.
This way you can just import, and enable/disable monitoring of items easily before you start any new downloads.
dmention7@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Got it, thanks!