Plekt v2.3.0

What changed in this release

This update improves watch history and alternate episode orders, strengthens sync reliability, and reduces the Docker image size.

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Bug Fixes

Sync & provider recovery

• Alternate-order episode watches no longer become unwatched when Plex, Emby or Jellyfin background checks inspect a different episode.
• Plex Web watched and unwatched changes are picked up more reliably, including bursts of manual watches.
• Import Watched Status verifies every episode before saving and keeps episodes distinct when media servers use different orders.
• Manual Watch Review matches episode names to stored numbering and labels verified alternate-order watches with aired episode numbers.

Tweaks

Up Next & watch-state

• Up Next shows the selected episode order, and watch actions preserve verified episode identity when mappings change.
• The dashboard Up Next cog controls media-app queue syncing, and its options popup fits smaller screens.

Manual Watch review

• Manual Watch Review shows aired and selected-order candidates for uncertain older watches. An administrator confirms repairs after a local backup is verified.

Sync & connection recovery

• Force Sync no longer removes a Trakt play without adding it back.
• Sync handles incomplete provider reads more safely and needs stronger evidence before changing duplicate watches or unwatches.
• Watch history searches include records beyond the newest 25,000, and show progress refreshes after history restores and data wipes.
• Cached artwork and metadata remain available during temporary outages, with retries for failed downloads.
• Release dates, next-airing dates and playlist rules use the server's local calendar day.
• Full backup restores explain how destination connections are preserved and when services need reconnecting.
• The Docker image is about half the size.
• The notice on the retiring Plembfin image no longer obscures the sidebar logo or phone heading.
• Security improvements strengthen session handling and connection tests.
• Confirmations are safer to cancel, and Plekt remains usable when browser storage is blocked or full.
• Transient search failures are retried instead of being retained for the session.
• Episode thumbnails load after choosing a DVD or other TVDB order. Older unplaced watches stay out of episode cards and counts, with a notice; their records remain unchanged.
• Clearing a resume position on Plex, Emby or Jellyfin clears it on the other servers, even when Plex misses the notification.
• Plex missed-notification checks reconcile a watched-then-unwatched item and dismiss any superseded review.

Start safely

1. Read the fresh-install and provider setup notes.
2. Create a backup before the first write-back.
3. Start with a small library or a limited provider scope.
4. Inspect Sync Activity after the first run and retry only the rows that need it.

Known limitations

• Provider APIs and rate limits can still make delivery delayed.
• Cross-provider matching can remain ambiguous for unusual titles, alternate cuts, or inconsistent episode metadata.
• The canonical database is local to the deployment and must be included in your backup plan.

Get the build

• Docker: ghcr.io/lasikiewicz/plekt:latest for the stable tag, or ghcr.io/lasikiewicz/plekt:2.3.0 for this exact release.
• Windows: the installer and SHA256SUMS.txt are attached to this GitHub Release.

Feedback

When reporting a bug, include the provider, version, media type, and the relevant Sync Activity reason. Please do not include credentials or private server URLs.

Project

Plekt is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Repository · Documentation

Development and release work were heavily AI-assisted under my direction. I reviewed the generated changes, tested the integrations and browser flows, and maintain the project. AI is not required at runtime.
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