Download series, then play

[slevin7 55]

Hello,
I recently had the pleasure of being in a place where the internet is great, but you only connected to the WWW every few minutes. 
I suppose too many people on one router.
Anyway, using Emby as a stream didn't work out, the internet was just too bad for that. Since I had watched a series, I just downloaded it via emby and everything was fine.
Since my Ipad had hardly any memory, it was a "I watch an episode, I delete an episode, I download an episode, I watch an episode" thing.

I would love it if you could tell any emby app "this is the series I'm watching, take care of the downlod in the background".

So the emby app deletes an episode when it is watched, but downloads the episode afterwards.

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[Luke 37178]

Hi, you can already do this. When you setup the download job on the series, check the two boxes:

• Download unplayed only
• Automatically download new content

[slevin7 55]

Thanks for the quick reply, but doesn't emby then load all unseen episodes instead of "just" the next 2?

[ebr 14948]

Yeah, I don't think existing functionality actually covers what you are asking for as you are wanting a sort of "just in time" download so that only 1-2 are ever on the device and the second one is ready right after you finish the first.

[Luke 37178]

14 hours ago, slevin7 said:

Thanks for the quick reply, but doesn't emby then load all unseen episodes instead of "just" the next 2?

Not if you combine that with the item limit option.

[slevin7 55]

Thanks Luke,
I admit I had never seen this setting before. 
That helps a lot. The idea with the "just in time" download is still quite good, I think