Plex does not Update my library automatically

[Magnus33]

Plex installed and shares added without any issues.

But i noticed plex doesn't scan the shares unless you do so manually.

Iam guessing this is a bug but iam wondering if there anyway around this?

 

[mka]

I've the same problem... at first I thought it might be the jail setup preventing some sort of FreeBSD equivalent of "FileSystemWatcher::Changed Event" of passing into the gate or emitted inside.

Yesterday I thought I've figured it out after learning that Plex uses the file system "access time" to detect changes and I had "atime" disabled on the particular zfs datasets. But after enabling this option plex still won't detect changes made through added files.
:(

 

[Krutet]

Plex installed and shares added without any issues.

But i noticed plex doesn't scan the shares unless you do so manually.

Iam guessing this is a bug but iam wondering if there anyway around this?

Isn't there an option in the plex Web to scan on a schedule? I'm pretty sure that's what I'm using. It isn't instant but good enough..

 

[Magnus33]

Yes you Can set it 15..30..hour..two..sex ..12 ..daily.

Its in the same area just click show advanced settings.

 

[Wolfeman0101]

Having the same issue. Looking for a solution to scan when new items added rather than ever 15 min.

 

[mka]

Does anyone made any progress with this issue?

It's quite annoying to have to manually refresh the plex library or choose an periodic interval and then prevent the FreeNAS drives from going to sleep mode?

Or does this indeed work at anyones FreeNAS plugin jail?

Thanks :)

 

[crumbz]

From https://plexapp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200289526-Library

Update my Library Automatically

When a change to the library is detected, the appropriate Library will be refreshed.

Note: This function relies on the computer’s Operating System providing the “Something Changed” trigger. Some Operating Systems don’t provide this trigger and content mounted via a network will also typically not work. If your Library doesn’t automatically update, you may have to set a periodical refresh or do it manually.

I'm guessing FreeBSD is one of these Operating Systems that do not provide the "Something Changed" trigger.

 

[mka]

Thanks. Does plex provide more information on the "Something Changed" trigger. I would love to look into that.

 

[crumbz]

I don't know. You'd have to ask on the Plex forums. It's not Plex that provides this, but the OS that you are running underneath Plex.

 

[mka]

I havn't tried it yet but found this thread which looks promising.

https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/86862-auto-updating-library/?p=579501

 

[Wolfeman0101]

I havn't tried it yet but found this thread which looks promising.

https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/86862-auto-updating-library/?p=579501

Have you tried it?

 

[mka]

Not yet but I'm planning to. Maybe next weekend.

 

[NigelNoFriends]

This is probably a dead-thread, but below link explains that essentially, it's not supported on FreeBSD (an OS shortcoming.) Would only work if you ran plex through docker.

https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-auto-updates-on-filesystem-change/84120

 

[twf85]

This is probably a dead-thread, but below link explains that essentially, it's not supported on FreeBSD (an OS shortcoming.) Would only work if you ran plex through docker.

https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-auto-updates-on-filesystem-change/84120

Do you know if it will ever be supported in FreeBSD? How often are you periodically scanning your library, or do you initiate scans manually?

 

[sretalla]

The trick here is to use sonarr/radarr to update/tell the plex server something has arrived... set plex up in the settings|connect tab of each and tell it to notify on completed downloads.

Maybe that will solve the need instead.

 

[thepixelgeek]

The trick here is to use sonarr/radarr to update/tell the plex server something has arrived... set plex up in the settings|connect tab of each and tell it to notify on completed downloads.

Maybe that will solve the need instead.

This works! Thank you.

I connected Radarr to Plex Server. Plex is able to run a partial scan when changes are detected.