Created
April 27, 2026 21:16
-
-
Save garlandkr/9bb5d8d7fbdf5269bd8bd6dac8754a2c to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Wrapper for fixing Jellyfin Episode Metadata
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Relies on https://gist.github.com/garlandkr/256fa5b691dca1960e8c441c5fc2074f | |
| RED='\033[0;31m' | |
| GREEN='\033[0;32m' | |
| BLUE='\033[0;34m' | |
| YELLOW='\033[0;33m' | |
| NC='\033[0m' # no color | |
| SCRIPT="~/update_jellyfin_metadata_from_nfo.py" | |
| # How many days back to check for new episode data | |
| DATE_DAYS=2 | |
| # Uses NFO or MKV as the date of truth for ${DATE_DAYS} | |
| DATE_FILE="mkv" | |
| echo -e "${RED}[✖] Stopping Jellyfin...${NC}" | |
| sudo systemctl stop jellyfin | |
| if systemctl is-active --quiet jellyfin; then | |
| echo -e "${RED}[✖] Jellyfin failed to stop. Aborting.${NC}" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| echo -e "${RED}[✖] Jellyfin stopped.${NC}" | |
| echo "" | |
| echo -e "${BLUE}[→] Running metadata fix script (--date ${DATE_DAYS} --datefile ${DATE_FILE})...${NC}" | |
| echo "" | |
| sudo python3 "$SCRIPT" --date "$DATE_DAYS" --datefile "$DATE_FILE" | |
| if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then | |
| echo "" | |
| echo -e "${YELLOW}[!] Python script exited with errors. Starting Jellyfin anyway...${NC}" | |
| fi | |
| echo "" | |
| echo -e "${GREEN}[✔] Starting Jellyfin...${NC}" | |
| sudo systemctl start jellyfin | |
| if systemctl is-active --quiet jellyfin; then | |
| echo -e "${GREEN}[✔] Jellyfin is running.${NC}" | |
| else | |
| echo -e "${YELLOW}[!] Jellyfin may not have started correctly. Check: sudo systemctl status jellyfin${NC}" | |
| fi |
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment