[GH-ISSUE #86] [Feature Request]: I made a script that monitors for new media & then starts "Partial" plex library update #31

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opened 2026-03-23 20:33:40 +00:00 by mirror · 2 comments

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Originally created by @samssausages on GitHub (Dec 4, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/tubearchivist/tubearchivist-plex/issues/86

Originally assigned to: @lamusmaser on GitHub.

I've read the documentation.

I have read the current limitations, and confirmed that this hasn't been requested as a feature request previously.

Your Feature Request

I was having an issue with Plex not adding new downloads until Plex triggered a Full Library Update. This was undesirable as my media library is very large and I didn't want a full scan every hour.

I couldn't use the plex option "Run a partial scan when changes are detected" because my library is an NFS network share that doesn't support file system level file change notifications.

Consequently I created two scripts.

Monitor your tubearchivist download folder for new media files
send an API request to Plex for a partial library update, only in the specific folder (channel) with the new media file.

Hope this helps others keep their library synced closer to real-time!

https://github.com/samssausages/plex_scripts/tree/main

Your help is needed!

Yes, I will work on this in the next few days or weeks.

Originally created by @samssausages on GitHub (Dec 4, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/tubearchivist/tubearchivist-plex/issues/86 Originally assigned to: @lamusmaser on GitHub. ### I've read the documentation. - [X] I have read the [current limitations](https://github.com/tubearchivist/tubearchivist-plex#limitations), and confirmed that this hasn't been requested as a [feature request](https://github.com/tubearchivist/tubearchivist-plex/issues?q=is%3Aissue) previously. ### Your Feature Request I was having an issue with Plex not adding new downloads until Plex triggered a Full Library Update. This was undesirable as my media library is very large and I didn't want a full scan every hour. I couldn't use the plex option "Run a partial scan when changes are detected" because my library is an NFS network share that doesn't support file system level file change notifications. Consequently I created two scripts. 1. Monitor your tubearchivist download folder for new media files 2. send an API request to Plex for a partial library update, only in the specific folder (channel) with the new media file. Hope this helps others keep their library synced closer to real-time! https://github.com/samssausages/plex_scripts/tree/main ### Your help is needed! - [x] Yes, I will work on this in the next few days or weeks.

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@lamusmaser commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2024):

We can add this as a reference script for others. I'll add it to the README on my next minor update.

@lamusmaser commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2024): We can add this as a reference script for others. I'll add it to the README on my next minor update.

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2026-03-23 20:33:41 +00:00

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@lamusmaser commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025):

Included in Release v0.1.7, which is now available. Thank you for reporting this!

@lamusmaser commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025): Included in Release v0.1.7, which is now available. Thank you for reporting this!