[Alpha Release] NFOGuard – Keep “Recently Added” Clean When Upgrading Med

[sbcrumb 2]

Hi all,

I’ve been working on a project called NFOGuard to solve a common headache: when you upgrade media (HDTV → Web → Blu-ray, etc.), Emby often resets the DateCreated to “now.” That pushes old movies/episodes back to the top of “Recently Added” and scrambles your library history.

What NFOGuard does:

• Runs as a Docker service that listens to Sonarr/Radarr webhooks.

• Detects whether an item is a new import or an upgrade.

• Maintains a DB of original import dates and updates/writes .nfo files accordingly.

• Includes a backfill option for existing libraries (fallbacks: TV → airdate, Movies → theatrical/digital release date).

• Bundles an Emby plugin (the .dll is already inside the Docker image for easy testing).

Status:

• This is Alpha software intended for power users. Make sure you have backups and be ready for breakage.

• Right now I’m looking for community testers to try it in different setups and workflows, and share feedback.

Links:

• GitHub (Docker/webhook code + setup): https://github.com/sbcrumb/nfoguard

• Discord (alpha testinghttps://discord.gg/bbD9Pmtr

Before You Test:

• You’re running Sonarr/Radarr and Emby.

• Comfortable with Docker.

• Backups ready (Emby DB + media).

• Willing to share logs/feedback if things break.

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help test — your feedback will help make this reliable for all Emby users.

[Neminem 1515]

Thanks for sharing