Two weeks of troubleshooting paid off – Docker solution for my Emby on UGREEN

[Blueskies278 45]

Wrong Date for US Shows

• Fixed US Show Metadata: Pulls directly from Trakt to bypass Emby’s "Upcoming" endpoint issues. "Upcoming" now displays the correct dates for US TV shows in the European timezone.
• Timezone Accuracy: Personally, I prefer Trakt because it syncs to whatever timezone you’re in.
• Self-Healing: Detects Emby cache resets and reapplies fixes within 30 seconds.
• Set & Forget: Runs automatically on my UGREEN DXP4800 Plus NAS; includes a 1:00 AM daily "safety net" sync and handles reboots without manual intervention.

 

No TMDB Option for TV Shows

• TMDB Landscape Fixes: Scans my folders every 60 seconds and downloads missing landscape.jpg thumbnails from TMDB. Hopefully, TMDB support for TV shows will be implemented in the near future.
• Thumbnail Selection: It will download the most popular thumbnail with text. If you want to select a different one, you will have to manually download it from the TMDB website.

 

Auto Next Episode Not Working (Android & Apple TV)

• The Workaround: Install Diagnostic Options and toggle "Disable HLS Subtitles."
• The Fix: Usually, this setting disables itself when Emby restarts. My Persistent Settings permanently locks the "Disable HLS Subtitles" toggle so it stays active even after a reboot.

Summary: All of this took about two weeks to compile with Claude AI because I hit numerous walls, but it was well worth it!

Edited 13 hours ago by Blueskies278

[Luke 42293]

Hi, what are emby cache resets?

[Blueskies278 45]

1 hour ago, Luke said:

Hi, what are emby cache resets?

There is a synchronization conflict between Docker, Emby, and TMDB. After my Docker container corrects the air times for upcoming US TV shows, Emby pulls fresh data from TMDB a few hours later. This overwrites the corrections and reverts the shows to the incorrect timezone. To fix this, I’ve bypassed TMDB in favor of Trakt, which respects timezone data more accurately. Additionally, I noticed some upcoming shows fail to appear in Emby entirely, even though they are visible in the Kodi. Kodi uses Trakt for upcoming TV Show.

Edited 1 hour ago by Blueskies278