JellyFin naming schemas for torrents (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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I've been using a lot of torrents for my jellyfin server and my current process is the rename the files to something similar to whats found in the jellyfin documentation around naming and had a couple questions.

Currently, almost all the torrents i find default to something similar to this:

LinuxISO.DIRECTOR'S.CUT.1080p.10bit.BluRay.6CH.x265.HEVC-PSA

I usually change the name in the in the qBitTorrent client before downloading to something like LinuxISO.HEVC-PSA but was wondering if there was a way to avoid having to do the renamings. Its not really that tedious but its more so If im wanting to seed files again later, I would need the file names to match exactly. What I've found in my search is software like sonarr and radar could possibly create links? I'm not very familiar with what that does exactly but I was also wondering if its possible to have Jellyfin read the name via a sub folder such as Movies/LinusISO/ or from metadata.

Anyone else know the least tedious workaround for this? Can Jellyfin actually just read the original file naming?

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[-] Agathon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

If you rename it using your BitTorrent client, it should still seed fine.

If you’re on Linux, a better option in my opinion, is to make a symlink to your Jellyfin folder and rename the link. The torrent client will see the original filename. Jellyfin will see the new filename.

In my case, I’ll move the finished file to my Jellyfin library (since that’s what my backup software points to). I copy the original filename temporarily. I rename the original file how I like it. Then I make the symlink into the folder I’m seeding from. I then rename the link to match the original filename.