Proper Emby setup: Using Synology Shared Folder Sync to sync my video library on 2 servers, both running Emby

[mastruck 0]

Video library contains: TV Shows, Movies, Home Movies

Worried about conflicts developing with metadata in nfo and image files when I sync the servers.

I am NOT storing images in the library folders. So, I think they should be OK as changes made on one server should be unique to that server as the Metadata folders are not being synced.

The nfo files seem to be stored in the library files. So, they are being synced. I’m not sure if that will result in conflcts? Is it possible to set Emby up to store the nfo files in the Metadate folders? 

Ideally all I would be syncing (library folders) would be the video files, which rarely change, just adding new ones once in awhile.

Then the metadata (nfo, poster images, etc) would be unique to each server and maintained in separate folders from the library folders and not synced.

[Luke 42077]

Hi, have you tried it?

[mastruck 0]

Not yet. I am moving the images from the video folders where I tried it first to the metadata folder. It is taking awhile for the metadata (mostly images I assume) to rebuild.

I was hoping to get some guidance so I could get it right the 1st time as it does seem to take several days for all of the metadata to repopulate when you make changes on where it is stored.

Once the metadata is repopulated and stable on both servers I will try syncing and see if that breaks anything.

Edited January 27, 2025 by mastruck

[Carlo 4560]

I used t do this between a couple of systems. What worked nest for me was having NFO read/write enabled.
I would have images download during media discovery as well as index generation turned on during scanning.
All options to save info to the media library were used.

Once the initial sync is complete only new/modified files are synced.
I would use a master/slave setup, so files only moved from the master.