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Is TMDB enabled in your Collections library (not Movie library)? If it is, try disabling/enabling it again.

Sure - and each time this is delayed, more changes happen, and more previously usable work has to be thrown out or modified when it is put in place. Each delay makes the job more difficult and wastes more of what already existed, which is an argument for getting on with it. Paul

The thing is, there will always be something more widely impactful, for the rest of time

I use Dispatcharr as an IPTV proxy that assigns multiple backup streams to each channel. When a stream experiences issues (buffering, stuttering, or complete failure), Dispatcharr automatically fails over to the next available stream in the sequence. Current Issue: When Emby encounters a problem connecting to a Live TV channel, it tends stops the connection attempt entirely after a few seconds. Even though Dispatcharr switches to a backup stream on the backend, Emby has already stopped trying to connect and does not automatically retry. Requested Solution: Add configurable settings for Live TV channels: Connection timeout duration (time to wait before considering a stream failed) Auto-reconnect behavior (automatically retry connection after timeout) Number of retry attempts This would allow Emby to detect when a stream has failed and automatically reconnect, which would then pick up the backup stream that Dispatcharr has switched to. Also, as a bonus, adding native Xtream Codes (XC) functionality would be greatly appreciated.

I suggest an improvement to the continue watching / play next episode logic. If the episode that is to be played next (whether selected manually, or automatically queued) is NOT the next reported episode, provide a spoiler warning. This would apply to: Selecting an episode from Continue Watching Provide a warning/confirmation that you are skipping ahead Automatic playing of Next Episode Either provide warning/confirmation or kick the app back out to the menu When starting a new season and the previous season's last reported (TVDB, etc) episode was not watched When starting a new show NOT at the first episode (e.g. Ep1 is missing and attempted to begin watching at Ep2) Thanks

I also confirm, after my earlier post about our fail (that was on version 1.0.49, but 1.0.48 too just before/during Christmas) that 1.0.50 LG app works - watched a whole new show fine without the black-screen-pauses every minute or so. Tried different audio and video quality options too. Maybe the problems only started since an earlier server upgrade in 2025 but thats just a guess as I can't recall exactly when the server was last updated. The Roku app we were using as the other way to watch Emby things has a few seconds (low single digit seconds) black-screen pauses every some minutes, but don't know if that's connected cos it's not quite the same; it's a very old Roku (well over a decade), and we don't use it that much nowadays, had never used the Emby channel on there before. Thank you Roku/LG team for your work fixing this, and I think some priority too even though it took a while for LG to validate it.

I confirm, version 1.0.50 works fine on LG OLED65B9 (emby server synology version 4.9.3.0) thanks for the fix, and by the way, LG should be ashamed of their store.

Dev may need to see a server log for specific example but can say I don't see this behavior on my systems and all of them get images from third party manager and Emby reads them even though it is set to save them also. Do your backdrop images show up in image editor for any given example?

Hi, we haven’t gotten any new info from them yet but it’s also not yet March either. But as we get closer we can ask them for an update.

I'm also awaiting this feature. Would be great.

Hallo All, Hope i'm in the right place. I have have a Emby (Full movies) - Stash (Scenes) integration (Adult content) that (based on performers) fetches scenes from stash and display /link the to a moviepage. Let's say you have a movie title: Bunny With cast & crew : Bear1, Rabbit2, Fox1. Then you will get a section with fx: Bear1 Found stash scenes: And then thumbnails with stash scenes (as link to stash) with that specific actor. Very nice - It works as of now. What i need: 1) As of now i have harcoded ALL stash url, api, parrentid (only for working on a specific folder) in the dll. I have a .dot project and i would like to have a "Config page" for the plugin. But can not get that working. So a dev. guy/girl would be welcome onboard this project. 2) I also (when the above issue has been solved) would like some tester(s) to actually test the plugin.You should have a running instance of Stash and Emby v. 4.9.x. And you should known your way around a Windows/Linux file system. This is built for/on a Linux platform and it would be nice to have it tested on a windows platform. I'm a complete amateur so I don't have a fancy github page yet. I do suppose i'm not allowed to show screen dumps :-). So you just have to trust me. /PH

I'm not even going to search for all the posts that have said this is coming. If it doesn't happen, it is lying (it was said after 4.9), so yes, 4.10 is here in beta, not in a stable release, so there is still time... What is missing in 4.9 other than TvNext? smart playlists (or whatever it's called) updated ffmpeg Other FRs haven't made it in (or haven't been promised as a priority), but some really should be... Edit: forgot about the authenticated ability to download images

Here is my take on a watch party plugin. yocksers/WatchParty-for-Emby - Github The way it works is that you choose a movie, what people to join and how syncing should work. The plugin makes a STRM file in a library chosen in the settings (i recommend making a separate library for this!!) User starting that file will be synced together. There are extra configurations that can be set to customize it more. There is also an external webpage where users can add more watch parties without having to have admin access to Emby, this can be configured to have a custom password for security reasons. This webpage needs to be binding correctly in the docker version of Emby. In Windows version of Emby you might need to run "netsh http add urlacl url=http://*:8097/ user="Everyone" to give permission in the firewall. This webpage also has a dedicated chat for each watch party. How to create watch party: Choose movie and what library to place the STRM file in: Set users as master: And then press create watch party. The movie should now show in the configured library and when the amount of people configured have joined it will start. Please report any problems and ideas for the plugin either in here or to me in a private message. Latest version can be downloaded at: yocksers/WatchParty-for-Emby Github. Lastly: If this plugin doesn't fir your needs then i encourage everyone to also look at the Watch Party solution that Oratorian made!! It's well made and might fit your needs better.

It would be nice to be able to see the alternate name of a movie or A.K.A. somewhere in the movie description or near title. Also would be nice for it to show when you search for it as well.

Thanks, I hadn’t noticed that there is a separate Collections library. Everything is working again now.

Yes e.g. if you put 50 items or more into the widget via limit variable or increase the pool of the buildQuery to a really large number. Some of you already fiddled with the code I guess. You can just play with it.

Last version of the Plugin from my side with Trailer support in Github. Beware: strictly experimental since overkill settings (number of items + resolution settings) can influence the widget load time. @arrbee99Refresh button included. Important: Ctrl-Shift-R Emby page after changes to the js file.

WORKS with EMBY SERVER 4.9.x Here is the correct Smart Playlist Plugin DLL that @yockerfixed for use with Emby Server version 4.9.XX. This version works well for me. As Yocker has already said I am now also saying it... I'm not the developer/maintainer of the plugin @DarKni8 SmartPlaylist.dll

Yes per you log it suggest you don't have enable options on the Collection library. 2026-01-25 13:41:25.569 Info HttpClient: GET https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/9518/moviethumb/the-transporter-collection-5b2941e25a5c2.jpg 2026-01-25 13:41:26.019 Info HttpClient: Http response 200 from https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/9518/moviethumb/the-transporter-collection-5b2941e25a5c2.jpg after 450ms 2026-01-25 13:41:26.244 Info ProviderManager: Saving image to /var/packages/EmbyServer/var/metadata/collections/Transporter Filmreihe-tmdb-9518/landscape.jpg from another topic

Luke, I sorted this out. Music playback stopped working with Sonos using the bundled v2 app from the App Store for some reason. Yet movie have no issues with audio. It works with the sideloaded app via https://emby.media/emby-for-android.html Out of curiosity, is there a reason why newer versions can't be added to the app store? Thanks

This would be cool.

...in beta with app updates still required to roll out.

Hi everyone I’m currently building Zerk Play, a standalone native desktop application for Emby servers, and I wanted to share the idea here to gauge interest and collect feedback. The goal is to offer a premium, binge-focused experience that goes beyond what the standard Emby web client can do—both in UI polish and in how discovery, playback, and requesting content work together. Core Idea Zerk Play is designed around three principles: Native Performance – Runs as a dedicated desktop app (Electron), not a browser tab. Unified Discovery – Search once: if it’s on your server, play it; if it’s not, request it instantly. Binge-First UX – Seamless “Next Up”, skip options, and immersive player controls. Key Features (Implemented & Planned) Unified Search & Requests (Emby + Jellyseerr) This is the main differentiator. Search queries your local Emby library and TMDB at the same time Clear status indicators: Available (already on your server) Requested Processing / downloading One-click requesting via Jellyseerr without leaving the app Smart Library Normalization (No Duplicates, No Chaos) Zerk Play is aware that many users organize their media across multiple folders—by quality, codec, source, genre, or personal preference. Automatically detects and groups identical movies/shows across different folders (e.g. 4K / 1080p / REMUX / Anime / Genre-based directories) Presents one clean entry per title, instead of cluttered duplicates Seamlessly exposes: Available qualities Different versions (HDR/SDR, codec, bitrate) No need to reorganize your filesystem—Zerk Play handles the mess for you The goal is simple: your library looks clean and unified, regardless of how complex it is on disk. Advanced Custom Player Built for power users and long watch sessions: HLS streaming via hls.js with adaptive bitrate Manual quality selection (Direct Play, 1080p, 720p, etc.) Fast audio & subtitle switching “Next Up” overlay with countdown, episode info, and instant play—ideal for binge-watching Modern “Zerk” UI A UI designed to feel closer to Netflix than a traditional media server client. Dark + red custom theme Dashboard sections: Continue Watching Top Rated Recently Added Visual Genre Explorer with randomized backdrops pulled from your own library Smooth transitions and animations powered by Framer Motion Security & Privacy Tokens and credentials stored securely using system keychain integration Direct connection to your Emby server (no third-party relays) Technical Stack (for those interested) Desktop: Electron Mobile & TV: Capacitor Frontend: React + TypeScript + Vite Styling: Tailwind CSS Routing/State: React Router + Context API Playback: Desktop: Custom HLS player Mobile/TV: Native ExoPlayer (Android) / AVPlayer (Apple) Multi-Platform Plan: Zerk Play is designed with Android, Android TV, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS in mind from the start. Native Playback Bridges This is not just a web wrapper. Android / Android TV Direct bridge to ExoPlayer Direct play of high-bitrate MKV HEVC/H.265, HDR10 / Dolby Vision DTS / TrueHD passthrough Apple (iOS / tvOS) Native AVKit / AVPlayer System-level Picture-in-Picture AirPlay 2 support Better battery efficiency than web playback Adaptive Input System The UI adapts automatically to the device: TV Mode: Full D-Pad / remote navigation with proper focus handling (no mouse emulation) Touch Mode: Gesture-based controls (seek, volume, brightness) Desktop Mode: Mouse + keyboard shortcuts for power users Current Status Active development Desktop app is nearing feature completeness Android TV native bridge is currently in progress Not publicly available yet Looking for Feedback I’d really appreciate input from the community: Would you use a client like this? How do you currently handle duplicate movies / multi-quality libraries? What do you feel is missing or poorly implemented in existing Emby clients? Thanks for reading and looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

Happy2play are asking about this setting.

In addition, I have an old, backup Synology NAS. I re-activated in parallel now and installed the old Version of emby that comes with the Synology Package manager. Here, the Onky AVR is found and available to "play on" music via DLNA. Here the Version infos of the backup / outdated NAS / Emby server: Synology DS215+ DSM 7.1.1-42962 Update 9 CPU: ANNAPURNALABS Alpine AL212 Emby Version 4.7.14.0 So: I have old NAS (DS215+) / Emby (4.7.14.0) installation available where Onkyo AVR is found as DLNA renderer where it works I have current NAS (DS224+) / Emby (4.9.3.0) installation where the Onkyo AVR as DLNA renderer is missing and not found, where I have the current issue with. I can share log-files from both to compare, any guidance please which log-files to share and what logging levels to activate?

Hi, this is resolved for the next set of server and app releases. Thanks.

Thanks for the reply Luke. I've found a pretty reliable work around. If I start playing media on my phone and then cast, I won't have any issues until it starts playing whatever is next in the queue. But if I start casting from the landing page before selecting any media, that's when I see issues. Maybe that helps narrow down the issue, maybe it doesn't, but with a work around I'm happy and can resolve this issue.

You can do this now: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/145871-41001-revamped-home-screen-section-editor/

I havent been able to get a log yet, when this happens it lasts for many hours until I happen to notice it so I guess I'll post if I'm able to find it in a log

Just wanted to share this Ratings Sync plugin. Seems to work well. I'm not the author nor associated with them. Just thought folks would find it useful.

I was waiting to see what you @mrmixedsaid about the 4.10 beta. That is great news. Assuming I still have power in the morning (got the ice storm headed our way), I will install the beta and see if I can get the same results.

Okay, this goes back a bit. I don't use that tablet anymore, but I'll try to find it and see what happens.

It is fixed!!! At least based on rescanning a few folders. I'm going to do a full rescan and will then start putting back a bunch of posters that got whacked over the past few months of many upgrades and db restores, and will keep an eye out for any further weirdness... but I think this is finally the complete solution to fully restore the legacy functionality (and hopefully for all platforms, too.) I am curious to see if @cp41can confirm on his Synology NAS installation as well. I would write more effusive praise to the devs for making this fix, but I'm far too eager to get back in and start being a server admin again.

I've been testing it with playlists and it works pretty good so far. In addition to user recommendation playlists, things that would be nice to haves: Global playlists that can be shared/enabled across multiple users (playlist management) Task to re-generate user/admin created playlists on a set interval I didn't see anything in the Emby API that would allow a 3rd party app to create the home screen sections directly but having dynamic playlists should be a nice way to use the feature once it is manually setup. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Early in the 4.9 beta program we were assured multiple times that this would come in "the next beta program". Well, there were a couple of other small beta subprograms which kept the 4.9 moniker, but now they are clearly in the next beta program, as they've changed to 4.10. Of course, not all new things will be added at the same time, but if it doesn't appear in this beta, people who chose to take them at their word will be very disappointed indeed. Paul

Obviously Emby has a carefully planned really really really carefully thought out very very very long range roadmap which we are not privileged to see.

Hey, thanks for the above. I dont quite have the technical prowess to figure this out. With the proxy specifically, I've tried without my headers, moved to zerossl, changed my certs from ECDSA to RSA and forced specific cyphers, I did wonder whether http/2 was playing a part, but npm+ forces you onto it with no variable to downgrade and the above suggests its not a problem. In the end I've installed official NPM onto my free oracle VPS -> WG -> Server with emby. It is now working for that user (in a fashion) Will make a post on the NPM+ fork github discussion. Thanks for your help.

Does this have any implications for Aperture? "Creating a home screen section based on a playlist, collection, genre or tag."

Example configuration page.

I'm very excited to say that with 12.4.5 my "Next Up" is working again!! I don't know what changes may have been made around that, but it's been broken for months now, and all of a sudden it works and I couldn't be more thrilled!

VID_20260121_222300.mp4

To me it is broken it’s slow tuning is a huge huge dowside. WMC 20 years ago could change channels in a second and here we are around 8 seconds. So we are going backwards. The only reason I am with Emby as WMC doesn’t work with newer windows and you can’t install win 7 on newer PC so you are stuck.Emby is the best of OK bunch.

I’m running Emby and Jellyfin side by side on the same hardware (Intel Arc A380), and the difference in HDR→SDR tone mapping is frankly embarrassing for paid software. In Emby, the available tone-mapping algorithms are mostly legacy filmic curves (Hable, Mobius, Reinhard). These are scene-referred approximations and are fundamentally wrong for PQ display-referred HDR video. The only algorithm that actually preserves highlight intent and midtones correctly is BT.2390 — which Jellyfin exposes cleanly and consistently. In Emby: BT.2390 is missing, hidden, or conditionally exposed depending on: hardware vs software path ffmpeg build client UI Hardware tone mapping actively removes correct options The UI gives no indication which path is active or why options disappear Behavior varies between users with the same “version” In Jellyfin: BT.2390 is available CPU usage does not spike noticeably Output is stable, predictable, and standards-compliant I’m a VFX artist working with color grading daily. I deal with PQ, SDR transforms, and reference behavior professionally. BT.2390 is not a “preference” — it’s the correct algorithm for HDR→SDR. The difference is immediately visible. All of the above — silent beta enrollment, opaque behavior, broken tone-mapping choices — is unacceptable for paid software, especially when a free alternative implements this correctly. Emby needs: Clear separation of decode vs tone-mapping paths Proper exposure of BT.2390 Transparency in the UI Standards-based defaults, not filmic hacks Right now, Jellyfin is technically ahead where it matters most. All of this is unacceptable for paid software, especially when compared to free software.

To be fair, no one should be tone mapping, EVER.

I nearly always have issues with embedded subtitles and always try to get external ones (the language I want is never embedded anyways) so it would be great to be able to disable embedded subtitles so it will only show external ones or none at all if they don't exist. Thanks a bunch!

You should be able to add this to the Unraid docker version without actually changing any Emby files so it will be fully reverseable if needed. 1. Open the console for the Emby container. 2. Go to system/dashboard-ui 3. Copy the index.html to one of your media drives so you can access it 4. Optional: Move the index.html to another folder you would like it to be in. 5. Edit: The index.html as explained in the readme on github. 6. Download the Spotlight.js from github and place it in the same folder (for ease sake lets say /mnt/cache/embystuff/). 7. Edit the docker container and add a new path. ---name: index ---container path: /system/dashboard-ui/index.html ---Host path: /mnt/cache/embystuff/index.html 8. Add a second new path and do the same for Spotlight.js 9. Start Emby. When you want to reverse it you just remove those paths again. Basically what it does is tell docker that those files located somewhere else and not where they otherwise would be. Emby will not see anything different and work as normal. This way any original files in Emby never gets touched. Quick disclaimer: I havn't done this my self with this "plugin" hence why i said "it should work" so use at your own risk. I have done it with other similar stuff though without problems.

I started with media browser around 2009 if I rememebr correctly. I have never used plex at all. I was absent for a small period of time & when I came back to this community it was emby.

Of course. For anyone in a similar situation to mine looking for a solution to CG NAT 1) Download Zerotier on your Emby Server Platform here: https://www.zerotier.com/download/. I downloaded the Windows installer and installed zerotier on my PC. Setup is pretty straightforward and self explanatory. 2) Download Zerotier on your clients too. I needed remote access on my smartphone, so I downloaded the android app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zerotier.one. Apps for all clients are here: https://www.zerotier.com/download/ 3) Create a ZeroTier account. It's free. Activate your account with the activation link in the email ID you used to register. 4) Go to https://my.zerotier.com/ and log in to zerotier using your account credentials. 5) In the top right, click on the networks tab. Click on create a network. A network is automatically created and added to the Your Networks list. Note the network ID(16 digit). 6) Open the Zerotier application on your server PC. Click on the icon in the taskbar. Note the first Node ID(10 digit) here. Click Join network. Enter the network ID(16 digit) and click join. Similarly open the Zerotier app on your client device. Note the second Node ID(10 digit bottom left) here. Click on the Add Network icon in the top right, and enter the network ID, then press Add Network. Flip the slider to connect. 7) Back in the browser, click on the network ID to open the network configuration. In the Settings section under the Advanced subsection, under 'Manually Add Member' enter the 2 Node IDs noted in step 6 one by one, clicking submit after each entry. 8) At this point Zerotier setup is complete. In the browser under the Members section note down the IP address of the server PC, then open the emby app on your client and click on Add Server. Enter the IP address in the host text box, port should be 8096 by default, press connect. Log in to your user account and you are good to go.

Let's Encrypt offers free automated SSL certificates that are valid for 3 months. They can then be automatically renewed without any user interaction. https://letsencrypt.org/ I would like to see this implemented as either a plug in or natively in emby server to solve the issues with using https specifically with the android and Chromecasts but also the media browser. This would allow easy to use signed and valid https connections and would take the hassle out of renewal every 3 months.

hehe that i know, oK my English is shit.. i know. I mean a Chat INSIDE OF EMBY. A Chat to talk with users who login into my server.