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Plex Meta Manager is an open source Python 3 project that has been designed to ease the creation and maintenance of metadata, collections, and playlists within a Plex Media Server. The script is designed to be run continuously and be able to update information based on sources outside your plex environment. Plex Meta Manager supports Movie/TV/Music libraries and Playlists.

Connect to your slot through SSH.

1. Download Plex Meta Manager

    git clone https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager
   

2. Set up a virtual environment

    python3 -m venv pmm-venv
   

3. Activate the virtual environment

    source pmm-venv/bin/activate
   

4. Install the package requirements

    python -m pip install -r ~/Plex-Meta-Manager/requirements.txt
   

5. Move the base configuration file into place

    mv ~/Plex-Meta-Manager/config/config.yml.template ~/Plex-Meta-Manager/config/config.yml
   

6. Open the configuration file in nano to edit

    nano ~/Plex-Meta-Manager/config/config.yml
   

7. Save changes by pressing Ctrl+x, y and then enter

8. Run Plex Meta Manager

    python ~/Plex-Meta-Manager/plex_meta_manager.py -r
   

For more info and assistance, please see the official documentation