Feature Ideas & Discussion: What's Next for PlexCache-R? #56

Brandon-Haney · 2026-01-18T07:42:29Z

Brandon-Haney
Jan 18, 2026
Collaborator

This discussion tracked feature ideas during v3.0 development. Updated March 2026 to reflect current status — most items have been implemented.

What should we prioritize next? What's missing?

Status Summary

#	Idea	Status
1	OnDeck/Cache Tracking Improvements	Implemented
2	Configurable Priority Scoring	Outstanding (low priority)
3	Optional Mover Exclusion Files	Outstanding
4	Overseerr Integration	Deferred — handled by Seerr natively
5	Time Format Setting (12h/24h)	Implemented
6	Maintenance Page Tile Clarification	Implemented
7	Bulk Maintenance Progress & Parallelization	Implemented
8	Smart Episode Count (Nirin)	Future consideration
9	Reactive Disk-Aware Caching (Nirin)	Future consideration

Implemented

1. OnDeck/Cache Tracking Improvements

Compare current Plex state to previous instead of clearing
Track first_seen timestamps to know how long items have been on OnDeck
Early cache-status check during fetch (not in move phase)
Cache status fields on tracker entries

5. Time Format Setting (12h/24h)

Dropdown in Settings → Logging for 12h/24h preference
Server-side Jinja2 filter handles formatting across all timestamps

6. Maintenance Page Tile Clarification

Reduced from 5 tiles to 4 with clearer naming
Renamed "New Downloads" → "Untracked Files"
Removed arbitrary 30-day age threshold
Better explanatory text

7. Bulk Maintenance Operation Progress & Parallelization

Real-time progress bar (X of Y files, current file, byte-level progress)
Parallel file operations using max_concurrent_moves_array setting
Stop button to cancel long-running operations
Live log streaming in the operation banner

Outstanding

2. Configurable Priority Scoring

Priority: Low — refining defaults through testing first.

Problem: Priority weights for eviction are hardcoded (OnDeck bonus +15, user count bonus +5/user, etc.). Users can't tune behavior to their viewing habits.

Idea: Add Settings → Cache → Priority Tuning section with sliders/inputs for:

Base score, OnDeck bonus, Watchlist bonus
User count bonus and cap
Cache recency bonuses
OnDeck/Watchlist staleness penalties
Episode position bonuses

Integration: Could extend the Eviction Simulator to preview how weight changes affect cached files.

Team Feedback: Keep as "Advanced Settings" for power users only. A page of sliders would confuse most users. Maybe expose in a separate advanced settings submenu once defaults are well-tested.

3. Optional Mover Exclusion Files

Problem: PlexCache creates mover exclusion files for everyone, but only users with the CA Mover Tuning plugin actually need them. This creates unnecessary files and confusion for users who don't use that plugin.

Idea:

Add setup question: "Do you use the CA Mover Tuning plugin?" (with brief explanation)
If no, skip creating mover exclusion files entirely
Hide mover-related settings in the UI for users who said no
Simplifies the experience for non-Unraid or users with different mover setups

Note: Platform-specific terminology was already implemented (non-Unraid users see generic terms instead of "Unraid mover", "array", etc.), but the toggle to skip file creation entirely is still outstanding.

Future Consideration

8. Smart Episode Count (Nirin's Idea)

Problem: Caching uses a fixed episode count regardless of whether a show is being actively watched or how long episodes are.

Idea: Vary the number of cached episodes based on:

Recent watch activity (actively watching → cache more episodes ahead)
Episode length (short episodes under 30 min → cache more, since users binge faster)
Watch frequency (infrequent → cache fewer)

Prerequisite: Depends on #1 (OnDeck Tracking) which is now implemented, so the groundwork is in place.

9. Reactive Disk-Aware Caching (Nirin's Idea)

Problem: PlexCache spins up all disks on a schedule (e.g., midnight). If disks are already spun up by other processes during the day, PlexCache could piggyback on that instead of causing additional spinups.

Idea:

Read /var/local/emhttp/disks.ini (mount read-only into container) to detect disk spin state
Poll periodically — if a disk is spun up, process only files on that disk
Fallback: if a disk hasn't been processed by the scheduled time, spin it up then

Feasibility (Nirin's research):

Spin state: disks.ini has spundown="0" per disk, readable without spinning disks
File-to-disk mapping: find /mnt/disk* works without spinups (with Dynamix Folder Caching plugin)
Mount: -v /var/local/emhttp/disks.ini:/unraid/disks.ini:ro (read-only, no security risk)

Status: Research phase. Potentially a v4 feature. Docker-only (requires Unraid host).

Deferred

4. Overseerr Integration (Wanted Items)

Deferred: Seerr now handles Plex watchlist → request automation natively (see comment from rairulyle). Out of scope for a caching tool.

Ruled Out

Feature	Why
Reactive Caching During Playback	By the time you detect playback, Plex is already buffering. Pre-caching via OnDeck/Watchlist is better — files are on cache before playback starts.
Trakt.tv Trending Integration	Should be handled via Radarr/Sonarr.

Disagree? Let me know if you think any of these deserve another look.

Brandon-Haney · 2026-01-18T07:43:21Z

Brandon-Haney
Jan 18, 2026
Collaborator Author

@StudioNirin tagging you for review when you have a moment. Feel free to add anything I missed.

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StudioNirin Feb 7, 2026
Maintainer

@Brandon-Haney

Hey, just touching base on the project in general as i've had a busy few days and not been around to contribute much.

Have you had any thoughts about at what point you want to release the docker version as an actual version release? Are there any existing bugs or issues that need looking at and figuring out?

Brandon-Haney Feb 7, 2026
Collaborator Author

I'm holding off doing anything major until we get to a stable place which I thought we were but with these phantom deletes are worrying. I've been watching my arrs like a hawk and at least for the last 3-4 days and I'm not missing any content.

I think once we are confident we should merge it, its a lot of code changes so let me know how you want to approach reviews.

StudioNirin Feb 7, 2026
Maintainer

I'm holding off doing anything major until we get to a stable place which I thought we were but with these phantom deletes are worrying. I've been watching my arrs like a hawk and at least for the last 3-4 days and I'm not missing any content.

I think once we are confident we should merge it, its a lot of code changes so let me know how you want to approach reviews.

Sure thing, my current suspicion for my missing files is that they were deleted a few days ago while we had that bug, and sonarr just didn't pick up on the missed files for some reason. I have a big encoding batch happening today and then there will be one last big mover move tonight, after which I'll finally be up to date with all my organisation on the server so I can check the files again after plexcache does tonights run and see if anything breaks.

StudioNirin Feb 12, 2026
Maintainer

I have now made some new branches:

an LTS version of v2.1.2 which is the PlexCache-R script version, which I'll try and keep bugfixed (at least for a while) for people who like to use the script version instead
a v3 branch called PlexCache-D which is the docker merge. If we can get a working merge there anyway.

Brandon-Haney Feb 12, 2026
Collaborator Author

I have now made some new branches:

an LTS version of v2.1.2 which is the PlexCache-R script version, which I'll try and keep bugfixed (at least for a while) for people who like to use the script version instead

a v3 branch called PlexCache-D which is the docker merge. If we can get a working merge there anyway.

Nice, those branches make sense. Here's where v3.0 stands:

What's ready:- Full Web UI with dashboard, scheduler, maintenance tools, and setup wizard

Docker image auto-builds via GitHub Actions CI/CD (pushes to GHCR on every commit to v3.0)
381 automated tests running in CI on every push/PR
All the safety fixes we've been working on (FUSE bug, ZFS support, shell injection fix, eviction safety, etc.)

Flexibility, worth calling out that v3.0 isn't Docker-only. It runs three ways:

Docker: container with web UI, ideal for Unraid (port 5757)
Manual + Web UI: python3 plexcache.py --web for people who prefer native installs
CLI only: python3 plexcache.py with cron/User Scripts, no web server needed

So the LTS v2.1.2 script users could also upgrade to v3.0 and keep using CLI-only mode if they want — they'd just get the bug fixes and new features without needing Docker.

I'll PR my v3.0 branch into your PlexCache-D branch so you can review the full diff. Once that looks good, might be worth posting on reddit to get some beta testers on it before tagging a release. The CI pipeline will auto-build tagged releases with proper Docker tags (:v3.0.0, :latest, etc.) so publishing is just a git tag away.

StudioNirin · 2026-01-19T04:59:38Z

StudioNirin
Jan 19, 2026
Maintainer

@Brandon-Haney Decided copying the whole thing and then adding comments in-line was the easiest way haha - Nirin

What would be most useful to you? What's missing? What's unnecessary?

Ideas Under Consideration

1. OnDeck/Cache Tracking Improvements

Problem: The OnDeck tracker is cleared each run, losing context of what was previously OnDeck. This causes misleading logs ("Added new OnDeck entry" for files already on cache) and inefficient processing.

Idea:

Compare current Plex state to previous instead of clearing
Track first_seen timestamps to know how long items have been on OnDeck
Early cache-status check during fetch (not in move phase)
Detect user progress (S05E01 removed + S05E02 added = user progressing)

Benefits: Smarter eviction candidates, better notifications, progress detection.

Nirin - Yeh this seems sensible. The script version originally had a tracker similar to this, but I removed it because it was causing too many issues. In cases where a file was moved to/from cache manually or by some other app, or some other alteration took place, the script would see a file on the cache tracker and basically get confused or ignore that file (even though it might have needed to be moved back to cache, if it was moved by mistake). So I removed it in favour of just always doing a 'new check' for items that should be cached, as that was the only way to get a constantly accurate list. However we have a lot more safeguards in place now, so that's probably a lot less of an issue. Doing a compare between a full plex info pull, to an existing log of cached items, should work fine. As you say, it'll mean we can no longer have the terminal log filled with "adding X to cache" entries, when actually nothing is being moved cos it's already on cache. Interesting idea that it'll mean we can monitor if a user has recently made any progress on the series, and so give that series a bit of a higher priority. In fact that gives me an idea I'll put at the bottom of this post (if you haven't already written it elsewhere!)

2. Configurable Priority Scoring

Problem: Priority weights for eviction are hardcoded (OnDeck bonus +15, user count bonus +5/user, etc.). Users can't tune behavior to their viewing habits.

Idea: Add Settings → Cache → Priority Tuning section with sliders/inputs for:

Base score, OnDeck bonus, Watchlist bonus
User count bonus and cap
Cache recency bonuses
OnDeck/Watchlist staleness penalties
Episode position bonuses

Integration: Could extend the Eviction Simulator to preview how weight changes affect cached files.

Nirin- Hmm. While I get the thought behind it, my concern here is that it adds a lot of complexity and maybe not a huge amount of gain. At least for some of these options. Base score isn't really relevent as its all relative anyway. Which kinda passes on to all the other options. If you change one of them it'll mess up with the weightings quite a lot. It would take a lot of tinkering to find a good balance (which we would already be doing in updates as we go along I'm sure), and users having a page full of sliders and integers will probably just confuse like 99% of users. I think a simplified version might have some usage though. Maybe just make them on/off toggles? eg: Do you want .... hmm, I can't really find one that's worth turning off. There's no downside to leaving them all on really. I think having an 'advanced settings' page that's totally separate and available for power users might be an idea, and expose all the values there, but I think that should be a fairly low priority.

3. Optional Mover Exclusion Files

Problem: PlexCache creates mover exclusion files for everyone, but only users with the CA Mover Tuning plugin actually need them. This creates unnecessary files and confusion for users who don't use that plugin.

Idea:

Add setup question: "Do you use the CA Mover Tuning plugin?" (with brief explanation)
If no, skip creating mover exclusion files entirely
Hide mover-related settings in the UI for users who said no
Simplifies the experience for non-Unraid or users with different mover setups

Nirin - Yeh, seems sensible. No point making the files and exposing those settings if it's someone that isn't using it at all.

4. Overseerr Integration (Wanted Items)

Problem: When users add items to their Plex Watchlist that aren't in the library, there's no automatic way to request them.

Idea:

Detect watchlist items NOT in Plex library
Push to Overseerr via API with correct user attribution
Track wanted items and their request status
Respect user quotas (need to research this)
Settings page for Overseerr URL, API key, auto-request toggle, season handling

Workflow:

User adds to Plex Watchlist → PlexCache detects item not in library
→ Maps Plex user to Overseerr user → Checks quota → Submits request
→ Sonarr/Radarr downloads → Next PlexCache run caches it

Nirin - I don't think it should be automatic. There might be reasons the user hasn't requested that file to be on the server via overseerr the regular way. Maybe they already have it locally, or use another server too. I think just having it as a menu page in plexcached that says "Missing watchlisted files" or something, with a list of items that are on watchlists but not owned by this server. And a button next to each entry with a "send to overseerr" tag. You could have a button at the top that says "send all the overseerr" if you want too. But I think it's worth keeping it as a thing the owner has to manually check and do. Maybe in future we can add in a fully-automated option, but might be worth seeing what people think of it first.

5. Time Format Setting (12h/24h)

Problem: All timestamps display in 24-hour format. Some users prefer 12-hour AM/PM format.

Idea: Add dropdown in Settings → Logging for time format preference. Server-side Jinja2 filter handles formatting.

Complexity: Low - straightforward implementation.

nirin - yeh no problem with this. I hadn't even noticed.

6. Maintenance Page Tile Clarification

Problem: Current tiles are confusing:

"Unprotected: 0" but "New Downloads: 210" - aren't those unprotected too?
The age-based split (< 30 days = "New Downloads") isn't obvious
"New Downloads" assumes Radarr/Sonarr when files could be pre-existing

Idea:

Reduce from 5 tiles to 4 with clearer naming
Rename "New Downloads" → "Untracked Files"
Remove arbitrary 30-day age threshold
Better explanatory text about what untracked files are

Nirin - Yeh there's a few pages here and there where there should probably be some reorganisation and renaming. I won't go into detail here, I'll instead at some point just go through page by page and sketch out some notes and then send them over as a document. You can feel free to use/ignore them at your leisure!

7. Bulk Maintenance Operation Progress & Parallelization

Problem: Running "Keep on Cache" on 200+ files shows only "Processing..." with no progress. Operations run sequentially even though we have concurrency settings.

Idea:

Real-time progress bar (X of Y files, current file, estimated time)
Parallel file operations using existing max_concurrent_moves_array setting
Stop button to cancel long-running operations

Nirin - Yeh I agree with this. When the main process runs I usually (if im checking on something) go to the log page and hit 'live feed'. Would be nice to have a similar thing with the maintenance page processes.

What Do You Think?

Which ideas interest you most? What would actually improve your workflow?

Cache tracking update would maybe help with efficiency/speed/accuracy so that's useful. 
Maintenance page reorganisation, and the progress tracking, would both be handy all around. 

If I was going to list the ideas above in order of priority - 

5 = cos its easiest
3 = probably also quite straightforward so no harm in ticking it off quickly
6&7 = improvements all around, and probably worth doing both at the same time. A much bigger job though. 
1 = Next upgrade. This could go before 6&7, depending on complexity etc. 
4 = Adding the 'watchlist files you don't own" page would be good, and manual ability to send to overseer (if it can be done). 
2 = advanced settings aren't really that important. Maybe a nice to have but not above everything else working properly. Plus it's probably a good idea for us to experiment and refine the default settings for this first anyway, so people at least have a good starting point before they mess with it.

Overseerr Integration: Is this something you'd use? Do you already have watchlist → request automation set up another way?

I don't know if I'd use it, but I have no current watchlist/overseer integrations. I have my users able to request via overseer directly. But it would be interesting to have a page that shows "watchlisted items that aren't on your server", with the ability to shortcut a request from that page into overseerr.

Priority Scoring: Would you actually tweak the weights, or is "it just works" good enough?

Oh I didn't notice you had a separate point for this haha, I wrote a bit earlier and later about it.

What's missing? Any pain points or ideas not on this list?

I think I've covered my thoughts in all my little blocks haha.

What's overkill? Any of these feel like unnecessary complexity?

I think the advanced settings for retention policies would fit this. Might be worth adding in a separate 'advanced settings' submenu but don't think it's a priority.

Ideas I've Ruled Out (for now)

These came up but I don't think they're worth pursuing:

Reactive Caching During Playback - By the time you detect playback, Plex is already buffering from the source. Copying to cache mid-session doesn't help the current viewer. Our pre-caching approach (OnDeck/Watchlist) is better - files are on cache before playback starts.

I've considered this too, but if the disk is already spun up it's probably not worth it. However a variation on this has occurred to me, which i'll add below.

Trakt.tv Trending Integration - Should be handled via Radarr/Sonarr

Never used trakt, but yeh I think leave this to apps that already handle it.

Disagree? Let me know if you think any of these deserve another look.

Nirin Idea:
### 8. Using OnDeck tracking to begin a 'Smart Caching' algorithm?

**Problem:** Caching is currently consistent and fixed, regardless of if a show is popular or being watched regularly/recently or not. 

**Idea:**
- If a series meets certain criteria, then the 'episodes cached' value changes for that series. eg. if the stated 'stock' value is 6 episodes, then:
- If a series has been watched recently, then we will instead start caching 8 episodes in advance.
- If a series is a long series, then ... maybe a couple extra episodes cached? 
- Here's a better one maybe, if a series has short episodes (under 30 mins) then more episodes get cached (as users are more likely to watch through multiple episodes if they're shorter).
- If a series hasn't been watched recently, and/or is watched infrequently, then instead only 4 episodes are cached instead of 6. 

Something like this anyway. I'm sure there's better criteria to use, but I think there's definitely a case for having certain series having more/less episodes cached than other series.  


### 9. Reactive Smart Caching Timing

**Problem:** Plexcache is used to reduce disk-spin-ups by spinning them all up once per day (midnight in my case), moving all the files needed to cache, and then they go back to sleep. The disks still spin up at various times during the day for other reasons, but being spun up for plex media is less common unless someone is watching something random thats not on their OnDeck or Watchlist. Fine. 
But it does generally mean spinning the disks up at midnight every day. So...

**Idea:**
- IS there a way for the container to know if hard drives are spun up or asleep? 
- Can the container know which disk the files are saved on? 
- If so, then plexcache could run periodically, and if a disk is spun up, then process all the files that belong to that disk. And only that disk. So all the other disks that are asleep remain asleep. 
- If over the course of a day all the disks get spun up at some point or another by other apps/maintenance processes, then plexcache can do it's work without any new spin-ups. 
- And you can set a fallback: if the 'scheduled time' is reached, or X hours have passed, without one of the disks being processed, then plexcache spins up that disk (and just that one disk) and processes those files. 

I have ZERO IDEA if this is possible, there's a ton of complications with it, but... it's an interesting idea I think? What do you think?

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Brandon-Haney Jan 20, 2026
Collaborator Author

Agreed & Updated:

Overseerr - Changed to manual-first approach. Primary feature is a "Missing Watchlist Items" page with "Send to Overseerr" buttons. Auto-request is opt-in
via setting for users who want it.
Priority Scoring - Moved to low priority. You're right that a page of sliders would confuse most users. We'll refine defaults through testing first, maybe add an "Advanced Settings" page later for power users.
Priority Order - Added to the doc based on your suggested order.

Your New Ideas:

8 (Smart Episode Count based on watch patterns) - Interesting concept. Varying cached episodes based on recent activity, episode length, or binge patterns could be useful. I want to think on this more before committing - it adds complexity to the caching logic and we'd need to define clear criteria. Let's revisit after 1 (OnDeck Tracking) is done since that lays the groundwork for detecting watch patterns.

9 (Reactive Disk-Aware Caching) - Cool idea but I'm skeptical it's feasible from inside a Docker container. Detecting disk spin state typically requires:

Direct access to /sys/block/*/device/ or smartctl
Root access on the host (not container)

Might be possible for native script installs on Unraid, but probably not for Docker. Worth researching but I'd put it in "future consideration" for now.

StudioNirin Jan 20, 2026
Maintainer

Yeh that sounds sensible, both are definitely more 'advanced' features.

For 8 - Though I think at the very least, adding in a modifier based solely on 'episode length' might be a good idea to try first (after everything else is sorted obviously, but I just mean as a first test-step if/when we get around to implementing the idea) because I think it's the most important factor. If a series is made up of 10-minute episodes, then you're much more likely to get through the cached ones quickly compared to hour-long episodes.

For 9 - I will look into ways of seeing if there's a way for a docker container to see the spin-up status of a hard drive.

I also have no idea if containers can see the disk number for a file, as unraid generally just shows the 'user0' or 'user' fuse directory. I know you could pass the individual disks as paths in docker but I dunno if that would confuse things, as you'd have the same file visible via both the /user and the /disk1 paths. It might be something that's possible via a helper script that produces a directory file.

In fact that might be similar to what the "Dynamix Folder Caching" plugin does.... that seems to produce a list of folders and files so you can browse files without waking up disks. I wonder if a script that just outputs a json of all media files and their disk locations would be particularly intensive. That doesn't solve the spin-up status though.

StudioNirin · 2026-01-20T05:29:53Z

StudioNirin
Jan 20, 2026
Maintainer

Proposal 9 - Reactive Disk-Aware Caching - Feasibility study

Just using this as the place to figure out what might work on this. Feel free to ignore all this, I just wanted somewhere to work things out in my head lol. @Brandon-Haney

Issue1 - Spin-up Status

I went through some options, and there's a few ways I've checked, but most of them go via using
hdparm -C /dev/sda

But I don't think the disks retain their sda / sdb / sdc etc naming in between reboots I think they're just assigned during boot. So it makes it a bit complicated to match up the tag to the right disk (let alone the right file).

However I came across something that -might- work - There's a file called disks.ini which actually gives you all the info I think you'd need, plus the actual title of the disk (disk1, disk2, parity1, hex-drive) is shown as well. I've checked out the file and it's pretty straightforward.

It's accessible via Terminal using:
cat /var/local/emhttp/disks.ini

And as the docker container is always running (unlike the old userscript version) we wouldn't need any weird iNotify triggers or monitoring for file changes. The file lives on RAM anyway. So we can just have the container read that file once every minute (or 5 minutes or whatever) and look for
spundown="0"

I think if something like this is used:
-v /var/local/emhttp/disks.ini:/unraid/disks.ini:ro

Then the file is read only, and there's no security risks or anything (afaik).

I dunno... this seems like it might work?

Issue 2 - Matching up Files to Disks.

Ok so my first attempt at writing this went though some pros and cons of doing scans for files etc, because of only being able to scan or know what's on a disk when it's spun up, otherwise you'd be spinning up disks. But turned out it doesn't matter at all.
I think because I am already using the Dynamix Cached Files plugin, but I can already do searches for files on the array without waking the disks up.

So doing something like -
find /mnt/disk* -type f -name "Apollo 13 (1995) (Bluray-2160p x265).mkv"

Will output the disk that file is on, without waking up any disks.

And I just tested this:

find /mnt/disk*/media/tv -type f | awk -F/ '{
  disk=$3
  file=$NF
  printf("{\"file\":\"%s\",\"disk\":\"%s\"}\n", file, disk)
}' > /mnt/user/appdata/tv_inventory.json

And it immediately output an entire JSON of every file in the /media folder on all of my hard drives in under a second. All 40,000 of them. And each of them has a label for disk1 / disk2 etc. And none of my disks spun up.

So (I would think) the way plexcached could do it, would be to do it's current search for a file, but check it in the database first, and if it's on a spun-up disk then do the moves. If it's not, then skip. This is assuming you're searching via /mnt/user or /mnt/user0

Or I guess you could just get the filename from plexcached, but only search via the number of the current spun up disk (eg. disk2) and if it can't be found, skip. And if it is found, then do the movement. I think all the unraid/plex file system stuff will still be fine if you move a file to/from cache via /mnt/disk2 instead of the /mnt/user or /mnt/user0 version, it'll sort itself out.

I don't know which method works out more efficient, but they should both work.

Feasibility

So.... actually I think this could work. I'm not saying it should be a priority, there's a whole bunch of other stuff we need to get working first, but I -think- this might be possible for a v4 release. If we decide it's actually worth all the effort anyway!

Plus I'm probably missing a bunch of issues and negatives, and I have no idea if all this will actually work the way I think it will.

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rairulyle · 2026-01-23T13:38:51Z

rairulyle
Jan 23, 2026

For 4, Just an FYI. @Brandon-Haney @StudioNirin

Overseer can track Plex user watchlist and auto request and download it with the respective user who requested but you have to apply a hotfix to the image manually as they no longer update Overseer to give way to Seer.

For a permanent fix, you have to change to to Seer image and use the develop tag which includes Overseer migration. Feel free to check their README.

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Brandon-Haney Jan 23, 2026
Collaborator Author

Good callout, I think its safe to skip 4 given this should ideally be handled with Seerr directly.

rairulyle Jan 23, 2026

Glad to help @Brandon-Haney !

I am now comfortable and familiar with the script. I will now try the Docker Alpha version of this great project.

StudioNirin · 2026-02-12T23:00:33Z

StudioNirin
Feb 12, 2026
Maintainer

I haven't set up docker releases before, do I need to set something up for the ghcr docker releases or is it automatic?

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On Thu, 12 Feb 2026, 19:46 Brandon Haney, ***@***.***> wrote: I have now made some new branches: - an LTS version of v2.1.2 which is the PlexCache-R script version, which I'll try and keep bugfixed (at least for a while) for people who like to use the script version instead - a v3 branch called PlexCache-D which is the docker merge. If we can get a working merge there anyway. Nice, those branches make sense. Here's where v3.0 stands: What's ready:- Full Web UI with dashboard, scheduler, maintenance tools, and setup wizard - Docker image auto-builds via GitHub Actions CI/CD (pushes to GHCR on every commit to v3.0) - 381 automated tests running in CI on every push/PR - All the safety fixes we've been working on (FUSE bug, ZFS support, shell injection fix, eviction safety, etc.) Flexibility, worth calling out that v3.0 isn't Docker-only. It runs three ways: - Docker: container with web UI, ideal for Unraid (port 5757) - Manual + Web UI: python3 plexcache.py --web for people who prefer native installs - CLI only: python3 plexcache.py with cron/User Scripts, no web server needed So the LTS v2.1.2 script users could also upgrade to v3.0 and keep using CLI-only mode if they want — they'd just get the bug fixes and new features without needing Docker. I'll PR my v3.0 branch into your PlexCache-D branch so you can review the full diff. Once that looks good, might be worth posting on reddit to get some beta testers on it before tagging a release. The CI pipeline will auto-build tagged releases with proper Docker tags (:v3.0.0, :latest, etc.) so publishing is just a git tag away. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#56 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AA4T22JNAA7NKBTNVEZBZCL4LTKBFAVCNFSM6AAAAACSBZIRHKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTKNZYG4ZDANQ> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

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Brandon-Haney Feb 12, 2026
Collaborator Author

It will be automatic once you merge in the PR, you can review the file that handles it here .github/workflows/docker.yml

The only thing you need to do manually is create a docker account repo if you want them hosted on docker itself. This is not required and completely optional. If you go down this route then you will need to add a few repo secrets, let me know and I can provide more detailed instructions if so.

StudioNirin · 2026-02-12T23:14:56Z

StudioNirin
Feb 12, 2026
Maintainer

I am considering the benefits of applying for it to end up as an unraid community app at some point, but that'll be a problem for another time. Ill take a look at this merge this evening and report back

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On Thu, 12 Feb 2026, 23:12 Brandon Haney, ***@***.***> wrote: It will be automatic once you merge in the PR, you can review the file that handles it here .github/workflows/docker.yml <https://github.com/StudioNirin/PlexCache-R/pull/75/changes#diff-3f5366f6d6df3ec1179e5efadc6f350bfa88eebf4e2da589b4d94ccb85ae5e94> The only thing you need to do manually is create a docker account repo if you want them hosted on docker itself. This is not required and completely optional. If you go down this route then you will need to add a few repo secrets, let me know and I can provide more details instructions if so. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#56 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AA4T22KQKB6EG5EDFMIZ5U34LUCGDAVCNFSM6AAAAACSBZIRHKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTKNZYHA3DKNY> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

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Turge08 · 2026-02-13T16:50:53Z

Turge08
Feb 13, 2026

@Brandon-Haney I decided to test your PlexCache 3 docker container against a sacrificial library and wanted to offer some feedback.

First of all, the web UI is amazing. It has a wealth of information for identifying what content has been cached and for which user, and offers to many options for configuring and maintaining the plexcache.

I'm experiencing an issue with caching from /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad to /mnt/cache/tvshows-dad. This works properly with PlexCache 2.1.

11:25:52 - INFO - --- Moving Files ---
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Files being passed to cache move: ['/mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv', '/mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv']
11:25:52 - INFO - Caching to cache drive (2 files):
11:25:52 - INFO -   The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p
11:25:52 - INFO -   The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Adding file to cache: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Adding file to cache: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Moving 7.24 GB to cache
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Moving media files to cache...
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Total files to process: 2
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Path conversion: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv (mapping: Dad)
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Cache path check: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=False
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Array path check: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=True
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Creating directory with permissions: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Directory created with permissions (Linux): /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25 (2 level(s), uid=99, gid=100)
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Added move command for: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Path conversion: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv (mapping: Dad)
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Cache path check: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=False
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Array path check: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=True
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Creating directory with permissions: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Directory already exists: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Added move command for: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Generated 2 move commands for cache
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Starting copy: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
11:25:52 - DEBUG - Copying file from /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv to /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
11:26:11 - DEBUG - File copied: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
11:26:11 - DEBUG -   Set ownership: uid=99, gid=100
11:26:11 - DEBUG -   Mode: 0o100666
11:26:11 - DEBUG - Copy complete: The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
11:26:11 - DEBUG - Renamed array file: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached
11:26:11 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: directory listing after rename:
11:26:11 - DEBUG -   - Original 'The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv' in listing: True
11:26:11 - DEBUG -   - Plexcached 'The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached' in listing: True
11:26:11 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.path.isfile - original=True, plexcached=True
11:26:11 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.stat - original=True, plexcached=True
11:26:11 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.access(F_OK) - original=True, plexcached=True
11:26:11 - ERROR - Error copying to cache: OSError: Rename verification failed: original array file still exists at /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv

It's copying the media from the array to the cache drive, but is then renaming the media on the cache drive to .plexcached.

Should it not be renaming the media on /mnt/user0 (the array) as opposed to /mnt/user (the share which includes array and cache)?

Renamed array file: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached

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Brandon-Haney Feb 13, 2026
Collaborator Author

@Turge08 can you share your settings json file? use the web UI to export it with redacted enabled.

Also please share a screenshot of your docker volume mappings for this container. This is either a configuration issue or a coding issue around our rename function and FUSE (Cache-prefer dirs)

Turge08 · 2026-02-13T18:32:56Z

Turge08
Feb 13, 2026

Here you go:

{
  "PLEX_URL": "http://[REDACTED]:32400",
  "plexcache_client_id": "[REDACTED]",
  "PLEX_TOKEN": "",
  "valid_sections": [
    24
  ],
  "path_mappings": [
    {
      "name": "TV Shows",
      "plex_path": "/media/tvshows/",
      "real_path": "/mnt/user/media/tvshows/",
      "cache_path": "/mnt/cache/media/tvshows/",
      "host_cache_path": "/mnt/cache/media/tvshows/",
      "cacheable": true,
      "enabled": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Dad",
      "plex_path": "/media/tvshows-dad/",
      "real_path": "/mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/",
      "cache_path": "/mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/",
      "host_cache_path": "/mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/",
      "cacheable": true,
      "enabled": true
    }
  ],
  "cache_dir": "/mnt/cache/",
  "number_episodes": 1,
  "days_to_monitor": 10,
  "watchlist_toggle": false,
  "watchlist_episodes": 0,
  "users_toggle": false,
  "users": [
    {
      "title": "User 1",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": true,
      "is_admin": true,
      "skip_ondeck": true,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 2",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 3",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 4",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 5",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 6",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 7",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 8",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 9",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 10",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 11",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 12",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 13",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 14",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
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      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 15",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 16",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 17",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
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      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
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      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
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      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
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      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
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      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
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    },
    {
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      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
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      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 21",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
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      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 22",
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "[REDACTED]",
      "token": "",
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      "is_admin": false,
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      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
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      "token": "",
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      "is_admin": false,
      "skip_ondeck": false,
      "skip_watchlist": true
    },
    {
      "title": "User 24",
      "id": 0,
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      "token": "",
      "is_local": false,
      "is_admin": false,
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      "skip_watchlist": true
    }
  ],
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  "watched_move": true,
  "cache_retention_hours": 0,
  "watchlist_retention_days": 1.0,
  "cache_limit": "",
  "cache_eviction_mode": "smart",
  "cache_eviction_threshold_percent": 90,
  "eviction_min_priority": 60,
  "unraid_level": "summary",
  "exit_if_active_session": false,
  "max_concurrent_moves_cache": 1,
  "max_concurrent_moves_array": 1,
  "debug": false,
  "remote_watchlist_rss_url": "",
  "create_plexcached_backups": true,
  "cleanup_empty_folders": true,
  "hardlinked_files": "skip",
  "cache_drive_size": "1.8",
  "min_free_space": "",
  "activity_retention_hours": 24,
  "excluded_folders": [],
  "schedule": {
    "enabled": false,
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    "cron_expression": "0 */4 * * *",
    "dry_run": false,
    "verbose": false
  },
  "max_log_files": 24,
  "keep_error_logs_days": 7,
  "time_format": "24h",
  "notification_type": "Unraid",
  "webhook_url": "",
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    "summary"
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  "webhook_levels": [
    "summary"
  ],
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}

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Brandon-Haney Feb 13, 2026
Collaborator Author

Hey can you do me a favor and change the repo to ghcr.io/brandon-haney/plexcache-r:dev, after start a run and send me the verbose log output.

This is a later build and will help me debug, also include the full log please.

Turge08 · 2026-02-13T19:13:28Z

Turge08
Feb 13, 2026

It;'s strange that the 2nd episode wasn't fully copied. I just noticed the same with the 1st episode in my original post.

14:07:36 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] OnDeck found: /media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] OnDeck found: /media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] Found 2 OnDeck items
14:07:36 - INFO - OnDeck: 2 items from 1 users
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Modifying file paths for OnDeck media...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Converting file paths using multi-path mappings...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Converted path using 'Dad': /media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Converted path using 'Dad': /media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] Added new OnDeck entry: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] Added new OnDeck entry: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Finding subtitles for OnDeck media...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Fetching subtitles...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Found 0 subtitle files for OnDeck media
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Finalizing media to cache list...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Converting file paths using multi-path mappings...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Path already in real format, skipping: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Path already in real format, skipping: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - INFO - Total media to cache: 2 files
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Checking for files to move back to array...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Found 0 files in exclude list
14:07:36 - DEBUG - TV shows on deck/watchlist: ['The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}']
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Movies on deck/watchlist: 0
14:07:36 - INFO - 
14:07:36 - INFO - --- Moving Files ---
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Files being passed to cache move: ['/mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv', '/mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv']
14:07:36 - INFO - Caching to cache drive (2 files):
14:07:36 - INFO -   The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p
14:07:36 - INFO -   The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Adding file to cache: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Adding file to cache: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Moving 7.24 GB to cache
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Moving media files to cache...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Total files to process: 2
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Path conversion: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv (mapping: Dad)
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Cache path check: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=False
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Array path check: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=True
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Creating directory with permissions: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Directory already exists: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Added move command for: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Path conversion: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv (mapping: Dad)
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Cache path check: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=False
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Array path check: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=True
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Creating directory with permissions: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Directory already exists: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Added move command for: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Generated 2 move commands for cache
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Starting copy: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Copying file from /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv to /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:01 - DEBUG - File copied: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:01 - DEBUG -   Set ownership: uid=99, gid=100
14:08:01 - DEBUG -   Mode: 0o100666
14:08:01 - DEBUG - Copy complete: The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:01 - DEBUG - Renamed array file: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached
14:08:01 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: directory listing after rename:
14:08:01 - DEBUG -   - Original 'The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv' in listing: True
14:08:01 - DEBUG -   - Plexcached 'The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached' in listing: True
14:08:01 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.path.isfile - original=True, plexcached=True
14:08:01 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.stat - original=True, plexcached=True
14:08:01 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.access(F_OK) - original=True, plexcached=True
14:08:01 - ERROR - Error copying to cache: OSError: Rename verification failed: original array file still exists at /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:01 - DEBUG - Starting copy: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:01 - DEBUG - Copying file from /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv to /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:05 - DEBUG - File copied: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:05 - DEBUG -   Set ownership: uid=99, gid=100
14:08:05 - DEBUG -   Mode: 0o100666
14:08:05 - DEBUG - Copy complete: The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:05 - DEBUG - Renamed array file: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached
14:08:05 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: directory listing after rename:
14:08:05 - DEBUG -   - Original 'The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv' in listing: True
14:08:05 - DEBUG -   - Plexcached 'The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached' in listing: True
14:08:05 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.path.isfile - original=True, plexcached=True
14:08:05 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.stat - original=True, plexcached=True
14:08:05 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.access(F_OK) - original=True, plexcached=True
14:08:05 - ERROR - Error copying to cache: OSError: Rename verification failed: original array file still exists at /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:05 - WARNING - Finished moving files: 2 errors
14:08:05 - DEBUG - Updating Unraid mover exclusions...
14:08:05 - DEBUG - Unraid mover exclusions updated.
14:08:05 - SUMMARY - Cached 7.24 GB
14:08:05 - INFO - 
14:08:05 - INFO - --- Results ---
14:08:05 - INFO - Already cached: 0 files
14:08:05 - INFO - Moved to cache: 2 files
14:08:05 - INFO - Moved to array: 0 files
14:08:05 - INFO - 
14:08:05 - INFO - Completed in 28 seconds
14:08:05 - INFO - ===================
14:08:05 - DEBUG - Preserved error log: /app/logs/errors/plexcache_log_20260213_140736.log
Operation completed successfully

1 reply

Brandon-Haney Feb 13, 2026
Collaborator Author

Did you see my previous comment to update your repo and to provide me the full debug log, not just a snip?

#56 (reply in thread)

Turge08 · 2026-02-13T19:26:19Z

Turge08
Feb 13, 2026

I did update the repo. I just forgot to mention it.

Here's the full log:

14:07:36 - INFO - 
14:07:36 - INFO - === PlexCache-R v3.1.0 (build: f936c327162056d18ac49e9c72729c614eb991e2) ===
14:07:36 - INFO - File ownership: Using source file ownership (no PUID/PGID set)
14:07:36 - INFO - VERBOSE MODE - Showing DEBUG level logs
14:07:36 - DEBUG - === Startup Diagnostics ===
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Platform: Linux 6.12.54-Unraid
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Python: 3.11.14
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Running as: root (uid=0, gid=0)
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Unraid detected: True
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Docker detected: True
14:07:36 - DEBUG - ===========================
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Initializing components...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Initializing application components...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Initializing Plex manager...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - [TOKEN CACHE] Loaded 23 cached tokens from disk
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Initializing file operation components...
14:07:36 - INFO - Using multi-path mode with 2 mappings (1 enabled)
14:07:36 - DEBUG - MultiPathModifier initialized with 2 mappings (1 enabled)
14:07:36 - DEBUG -   Dad: /media/tvshows-dad/ -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/ (cacheable)
14:07:36 - DEBUG - ZFS mount detected via /proc/mounts: /mnt/cache/media (share: media)
14:07:36 - INFO - ZFS pool detected for: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/ (array-direct conversion disabled)
14:07:36 - INFO - ZFS prefixes configured: {'/mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/'}
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Mover exclude file: /app/plexcache_cached_files.txt
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Timestamp file: /app/data/timestamps.json
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Loaded 0 timestamps from /app/data/timestamps.json
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Loaded 2 OnDeck entries from /app/data/ondeck_tracker.json
14:07:36 - DEBUG - All components initialized successfully
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Validating paths...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Checking path: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Path validation successful: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Connecting to Plex server: http://plex:32400
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Plex server version: 1.43.0.10492-121068a07
14:07:36 - INFO - 
14:07:36 - INFO - --- Fetching Media ---
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Cleared OnDeck tracker for new run
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Fetching OnDeck media...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Fetching OnDeck media for 1 users (using cached tokens)
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Encoding detection: utf_8 is most likely the one.
14:07:36 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] Fetching onDeck media...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'The Skincare Queen and The Hitman (Part 1)' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Truth Is the Shrewdest Lie' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'And Justice for All...' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Episode 2' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Janine' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'New Harlem' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Not Just an Athlete' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel' — section 1 not in valid_sections [24]
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Operation Mincemeat' — section 1 not in valid_sections [24]
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Letterkenny Talent Show' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
14:07:36 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] OnDeck found: /media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] OnDeck found: /media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] Found 2 OnDeck items
14:07:36 - INFO - OnDeck: 2 items from 1 users
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Modifying file paths for OnDeck media...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Converting file paths using multi-path mappings...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Converted path using 'Dad': /media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Converted path using 'Dad': /media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] Added new OnDeck entry: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] Added new OnDeck entry: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Finding subtitles for OnDeck media...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Fetching subtitles...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Found 0 subtitle files for OnDeck media
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Finalizing media to cache list...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Converting file paths using multi-path mappings...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Path already in real format, skipping: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Path already in real format, skipping: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - INFO - Total media to cache: 2 files
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Checking for files to move back to array...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Found 0 files in exclude list
14:07:36 - DEBUG - TV shows on deck/watchlist: ['The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}']
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Movies on deck/watchlist: 0
14:07:36 - INFO - 
14:07:36 - INFO - --- Moving Files ---
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Files being passed to cache move: ['/mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv', '/mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv']
14:07:36 - INFO - Caching to cache drive (2 files):
14:07:36 - INFO -   The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p
14:07:36 - INFO -   The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Adding file to cache: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Adding file to cache: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Moving 7.24 GB to cache
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Moving media files to cache...
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Total files to process: 2
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Path conversion: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv (mapping: Dad)
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Cache path check: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=False
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Array path check: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=True
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Creating directory with permissions: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Directory already exists: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Added move command for: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Path conversion: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv (mapping: Dad)
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Cache path check: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=False
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Array path check: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=True
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Creating directory with permissions: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Directory already exists: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Added move command for: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Generated 2 move commands for cache
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Starting copy: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:07:36 - DEBUG - Copying file from /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv to /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:01 - DEBUG - File copied: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:01 - DEBUG -   Set ownership: uid=99, gid=100
14:08:01 - DEBUG -   Mode: 0o100666
14:08:01 - DEBUG - Copy complete: The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:01 - DEBUG - Renamed array file: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached
14:08:01 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: directory listing after rename:
14:08:01 - DEBUG -   - Original 'The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv' in listing: True
14:08:01 - DEBUG -   - Plexcached 'The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached' in listing: True
14:08:01 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.path.isfile - original=True, plexcached=True
14:08:01 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.stat - original=True, plexcached=True
14:08:01 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.access(F_OK) - original=True, plexcached=True
14:08:01 - ERROR - Error copying to cache: OSError: Rename verification failed: original array file still exists at /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:01 - DEBUG - Starting copy: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:01 - DEBUG - Copying file from /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv to /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:05 - DEBUG - File copied: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:05 - DEBUG -   Set ownership: uid=99, gid=100
14:08:05 - DEBUG -   Mode: 0o100666
14:08:05 - DEBUG - Copy complete: The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:05 - DEBUG - Renamed array file: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached
14:08:05 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: directory listing after rename:
14:08:05 - DEBUG -   - Original 'The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv' in listing: True
14:08:05 - DEBUG -   - Plexcached 'The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached' in listing: True
14:08:05 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.path.isfile - original=True, plexcached=True
14:08:05 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.stat - original=True, plexcached=True
14:08:05 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.access(F_OK) - original=True, plexcached=True
14:08:05 - ERROR - Error copying to cache: OSError: Rename verification failed: original array file still exists at /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
14:08:05 - WARNING - Finished moving files: 2 errors
14:08:05 - DEBUG - Updating Unraid mover exclusions...
14:08:05 - DEBUG - Unraid mover exclusions updated.
14:08:05 - SUMMARY - Cached 7.24 GB
14:08:05 - INFO - 
14:08:05 - INFO - --- Results ---
14:08:05 - INFO - Already cached: 0 files
14:08:05 - INFO - Moved to cache: 2 files
14:08:05 - INFO - Moved to array: 0 files
14:08:05 - INFO - 
14:08:05 - INFO - Completed in 28 seconds
14:08:05 - INFO - ===================
14:08:05 - DEBUG - Preserved error log: /app/logs/errors/plexcache_log_20260213_140736.log

1 reply

Brandon-Haney Feb 13, 2026
Collaborator Author

@Turge08 This is very helpful, I've pushed another update to the dev image so please update once more and run it again. Send me the output of that next log.

Turge08 · 2026-02-13T21:50:50Z

Turge08
Feb 13, 2026

I updated and it looks good when moving to cache. I'm now seeing an issue when moving to the array where it's deleting the media from the array and just keeping the .plexcached version on the array.

16:46:13 - INFO - 
16:46:13 - INFO - === PlexCache-R v3.1.0 (build: ca02a9d064d350f1afd6baca6cb9d2492879ee3b) ===
16:46:13 - INFO - File ownership: Using source file ownership (no PUID/PGID set)
16:46:13 - INFO - VERBOSE MODE - Showing DEBUG level logs
16:46:13 - DEBUG - === Startup Diagnostics ===
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Platform: Linux 6.12.54-Unraid
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Python: 3.11.14
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Running as: root (uid=0, gid=0)
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Unraid detected: True
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Docker detected: True
16:46:13 - DEBUG - ===========================
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Initializing components...
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Initializing application components...
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Initializing Plex manager...
16:46:13 - DEBUG - [TOKEN CACHE] Loaded 23 cached tokens from disk
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Initializing file operation components...
16:46:13 - INFO - Using multi-path mode with 2 mappings (1 enabled)
16:46:13 - DEBUG - MultiPathModifier initialized with 2 mappings (1 enabled)
16:46:13 - DEBUG -   Dad: /media/tvshows-dad/ -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/ (cacheable)
16:46:13 - DEBUG - ZFS mount detected via /proc/mounts: /mnt/cache/media (share: media)
16:46:13 - INFO - ZFS cache detected for: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/, but array files also exist at /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/ — share is NOT pool-only (likely shareUseCache=yes/prefer). Array-direct conversion remains enabled.
16:46:13 - DEBUG - No ZFS-backed paths found — all paths use standard array-direct conversion
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Mover exclude file: /app/plexcache_cached_files.txt
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Timestamp file: /app/data/timestamps.json
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Loaded 2 timestamps from /app/data/timestamps.json
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Loaded 2 OnDeck entries from /app/data/ondeck_tracker.json
16:46:13 - DEBUG - All components initialized successfully
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Validating paths...
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Checking path: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Path validation successful: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Connecting to Plex server: http://plex:32400
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Plex server version: 1.43.0.10492-121068a07
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Active session detected, skipping: Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy - Billy and Dale
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Converting file paths using multi-path mappings...
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Skipping disabled mapping 'TV Shows': /media/tvshows/Devil in Disguise - John Wayne Gacy (2025) {tvdb-446150}/Season 01/Devil in Disguise - John Wayne Gacy (2025) - S01E05 - Billy and Dale [WEBDL-1080p][EAC3 5.1][x264]-RAWR.mkv
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Skipping active session file: /media/tvshows/Devil in Disguise - John Wayne Gacy (2025) {tvdb-446150}/Season 01/Devil in Disguise - John Wayne Gacy (2025) - S01E05 - Billy and Dale [WEBDL-1080p][EAC3 5.1][x264]-RAWR.mkv
16:46:13 - INFO - Skipped 1 active session(s)
16:46:13 - INFO - 
16:46:13 - INFO - --- Fetching Media ---
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Cleared OnDeck tracker for new run
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Fetching OnDeck media...
16:46:13 - DEBUG - Fetching OnDeck media for 1 users (using cached tokens)
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Encoding detection: utf_8 is most likely the one.
16:46:14 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] Fetching onDeck media...
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'The Skincare Queen and The Hitman (Part 1)' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Truth Is the Shrewdest Lie' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'And Justice for All...' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Episode 2' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Janine' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'New Harlem' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Not Just an Athlete' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel' — section 1 not in valid_sections [24]
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Operation Mincemeat' — section 1 not in valid_sections [24]
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Letterkenny Talent Show' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
16:46:14 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] OnDeck found: /media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] OnDeck found: /media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] Found 2 OnDeck items
16:46:14 - INFO - OnDeck: 2 items from 1 users
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Modifying file paths for OnDeck media...
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Converting file paths using multi-path mappings...
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Converted path using 'Dad': /media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Converted path using 'Dad': /media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] Added new OnDeck entry: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] Added new OnDeck entry: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Finding subtitles for OnDeck media...
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Fetching subtitles...
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Found 0 subtitle files for OnDeck media
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Finalizing media to cache list...
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Converting file paths using multi-path mappings...
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Path already in real format, skipping: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Path already in real format, skipping: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - INFO - Skipped 1 files from disabled libraries (TV Shows)
16:46:14 - INFO - Total media to cache: 2 files
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Checking for files to move back to array...
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Found 2 files in exclude list
16:46:14 - DEBUG - TV shows on deck/watchlist: ['The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}']
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Movies on deck/watchlist: 0
16:46:14 - DEBUG - TV episode watched (E01 < E03): The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Media no longer needed, will move back to array: The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p - /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - TV episode watched (E02 < E03): The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Media no longer needed, will move back to array: The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p - /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Found 2 files to move back to array
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Found 2 files to move back to array
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Deferred 2 exclude entries pending successful array moves
16:46:14 - INFO - 
16:46:14 - INFO - --- Moving Files ---
16:46:14 - INFO - Returning to array (2 episodes, instant via .plexcached):
16:46:14 - INFO -   The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p
16:46:14 - INFO -   The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p
16:46:14 - INFO - Removed orphaned cache file (array copy exists): The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - INFO - Removed orphaned cache file (array copy exists): The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - INFO - Cleaned up 2 stale entries from exclude list
16:46:14 - WARNING - 2 file(s) failed to move to array — exclude entries preserved for retry
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Files being passed to cache move: ['/mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv', '/mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv']
16:46:14 - INFO - Caching to cache drive (2 files):
16:46:14 - INFO -   The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p
16:46:14 - INFO -   The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Adding file to cache: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Adding file to cache: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Moving 5.85 GB to cache
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Moving media files to cache...
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Total files to process: 2
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Path conversion: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv (mapping: Dad)
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Cache path check: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=False
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Array path check: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv exists=True
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Creating directory with permissions: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Directory already exists: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Added move command for: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Path conversion: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv (mapping: Dad)
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Cache path check: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv exists=False
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Array path check: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv exists=True
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Creating directory with permissions: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Directory already exists: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Added move command for: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Generated 2 move commands for cache
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Using array-direct path for .plexcached rename: /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Starting copy: /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:14 - DEBUG - Copying file from /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv to /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:39 - DEBUG - File copied: /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:39 - DEBUG -   Set ownership: uid=99, gid=100
16:46:39 - DEBUG -   Mode: 0o100666
16:46:39 - DEBUG - Copy complete: The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:39 - DEBUG - Renamed array file: /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached
16:46:39 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: directory listing after rename:
16:46:39 - DEBUG -   - Original 'The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv' in listing: False
16:46:39 - DEBUG -   - Plexcached 'The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached' in listing: True
16:46:39 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.path.isfile - original=False, plexcached=True
16:46:39 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.stat - original=False, plexcached=True
16:46:39 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.access(F_OK) - original=False, plexcached=True
16:46:39 - DEBUG - Added to exclude file: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
16:46:39 - DEBUG - Recorded cache timestamp for: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv (source: ondeck)
16:46:39 - INFO -   [Cached] The Voice - S25E05 - The Blind Auditions (5) WEBDL-1080p.mkv (4.74 GB)
16:46:39 - DEBUG - Using array-direct path for .plexcached rename: /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv
16:46:39 - DEBUG - Starting copy: /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv
16:46:39 - DEBUG - Copying file from /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv to /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv
16:46:42 - DEBUG - File copied: /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv
16:46:42 - DEBUG -   Set ownership: uid=99, gid=100
16:46:42 - DEBUG -   Mode: 0o100666
16:46:42 - DEBUG - Copy complete: The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv
16:46:42 - DEBUG - Renamed array file: /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv -> /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv.plexcached
16:46:42 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: directory listing after rename:
16:46:42 - DEBUG -   - Original 'The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv' in listing: False
16:46:42 - DEBUG -   - Plexcached 'The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv.plexcached' in listing: True
16:46:42 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.path.isfile - original=False, plexcached=True
16:46:42 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.stat - original=False, plexcached=True
16:46:42 - DEBUG - FUSE diag: os.access(F_OK) - original=False, plexcached=True
16:46:42 - DEBUG - Added to exclude file: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv
16:46:42 - DEBUG - Recorded cache timestamp for: /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv (source: ondeck)
16:46:42 - INFO -   [Cached] The Voice - S25E03 - The Blind Auditions (3) HDTV-1080p.mkv (1.11 GB)
16:46:42 - DEBUG - Finished moving 2 files successfully.
16:46:42 - DEBUG - Updating Unraid mover exclusions...
16:46:42 - DEBUG - Unraid mover exclusions updated.
16:46:42 - SUMMARY - Cached 5.85 GB
16:46:42 - INFO - Cleaned up 2 stale timestamp entries
16:46:42 - INFO - 
16:46:42 - INFO - --- Results ---
16:46:42 - INFO - Already cached: 0 files
16:46:42 - INFO - Moved to cache: 2 files
16:46:42 - INFO - Moved to array: 2 files
16:46:42 - INFO - 
16:46:42 - INFO - Completed in 28 seconds
16:46:42 - INFO - ===================
16:47:05 - DEBUG - Looking for jobs to run
16:47:05 - INFO - Running job "Plex Cache Refresh (trigger: interval[1:00:00], next run at: 2026-02-13 16:47:05 EST)" (scheduled at 2026-02-13 16:47:05.266734-05:00)
16:47:05 - INFO - Refreshing Plex data cache...
16:47:05 - DEBUG - Next wakeup is due at 2026-02-13 17:47:05.266734-05:00 (in 3599.997310 seconds)
16:47:05 - DEBUG - Encoding detection: utf_8 is most likely the one.
16:47:05 - INFO - Fetched main account: Turge
16:47:11 - INFO - Fetched 23 shared users
16:47:11 - INFO - Plex data cache refreshed successfully
16:47:11 - INFO - Job "Plex Cache Refresh (trigger: interval[1:00:00], next run at: 2026-02-13 17:47:05 EST)" executed successfully

1 reply

Brandon-Haney Feb 13, 2026
Collaborator Author

@Turge08

When you ran the :dev image, did you have a clean cache already or were the .plexcached files from the previous build still present on the cache drive?

Could you also run these on the Unraid host terminal (not inside Docker) to check the current state?

What's on the array disks?

ls -la "/mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/" 2>/dev/null | grep -i "voice"

What's on the cache drive?

ls -la "/mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/" 2>/dev/null | grep -i "voice"

Turge08 · 2026-02-14T01:21:12Z

Turge08
Feb 14, 2026

Let me start over so that I get you all of the information you need. And yes, I reset everything before caching it with the new version.

First 2 episodes are properly cached (you can see the .mkv is on cache and .plexcache is on disk1)

I marked the first episode as unwatched to remove the series from On Deck and ran it again:

By the way, all screenshots are from the Media share so they would show all files on cache and the array. Nevertheless, here's the output you wanted:

root@Punisher:/# ls -la "/mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/" 2>/dev/null | grep -i "voice"
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 3914481217 Mar 27  2019 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E01\ -\ The\ Blind\ Auditions\ Premiere\ (1)\ WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 3858958932 Mar 14  2017 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E02\ -\ The\ Blind\ Auditions\ (2)\ WEBDL-1080p.mkv.plexcached
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 1187919712 Mar  5  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E03\ -\ The\ Blind\ Auditions\ (3)\ HDTV-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 5088854515 Aug 16  2014 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E05\ -\ The\ Blind\ Auditions\ (5)\ WEBDL-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 2561980357 Nov  8  2016 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E06\ -\ The\ Blind\ Auditions\ (6)\ WEBDL-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 1322160410 Mar 19  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E07\ -\ The\ Battles\ Premiere\ (1)\ HDTV-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 2564564842 Jan 27  2004 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E08\ -\ The\ Battles\ (2)\ WEBDL-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 1233758602 Mar 26  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E09\ -\ The\ Battles\ (3)\ HDTV-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 2564632748 Mar 27  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E10\ -\ The\ Battles\ (4)\ WEBDL-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 1452587609 Apr  2  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E11\ -\ Best\ of\ Blinds+Battles\ HDTV-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 1243824018 Apr 10  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E12\ -\ The\ Knockouts\ Premiere\ (1)\ HDTV-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 1644918262 Apr 17  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E13\ -\ The\ Knockouts\ (2)\ WEBRip-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 1179641772 Apr 23  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E14\ -\ The\ Playoffs\ Premiere\ (1)\ HDTV-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 1117837658 Apr 30  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E15\ -\ The\ Playoffs\ (2)\ HDTV-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 1339932669 May  7  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E16\ -\ Live\ Top\ 12\ Performances\ HDTV-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 2562365726 Jun 10  2012 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E17\ -\ Live\ Top\ 12\ Results\ WEBDL-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 1587581247 May 14  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E18\ -\ Live\ Semi-Final\ Performances\ HDTV-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 2478439034 May 15  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E19\ -\ Live\ Semi-Final\ Results\ WEBDL-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 1706430393 May 22  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E20\ -\ Live\ Finale\ (1)\ HDTV-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 2547314617 May 22  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E21\ -\ Live\ -\ Recap\ Finale\ Performances\ WEBDL-1080p.mkv
-rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody users 1807385116 May 22  2024 The\ Voice\ -\ S25E22\ -\ Live\ Finale\ (2)\ HDTV-1080p.mkv
root@Punisher:/# ls -la "/mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/" 2>/dev/null | grep -i "voice"
root@Punisher:/#

My guess is it's just not renaming the .plexcached file before deleting the mkv file from the cache drive:

20:09:30 - INFO - Removed orphaned cache file (array copy exists): The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
20:09:30 - INFO - Removed orphaned cache file (array copy exists): The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
...
20:09:30 - WARNING - 2 file(s) failed to move to array — exclude entries preserved for retry

Here's the full log:

20:09:29 - INFO - 
20:09:29 - INFO - === PlexCache-R v3.1.0 (build: ca02a9d064d350f1afd6baca6cb9d2492879ee3b) ===
20:09:29 - INFO - File ownership: Using source file ownership (no PUID/PGID set)
20:09:29 - INFO - VERBOSE MODE - Showing DEBUG level logs
20:09:29 - DEBUG - === Startup Diagnostics ===
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Platform: Linux 6.12.54-Unraid
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Python: 3.11.14
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Running as: root (uid=0, gid=0)
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Unraid detected: True
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Docker detected: True
20:09:29 - DEBUG - ===========================
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Initializing components...
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Initializing application components...
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Initializing Plex manager...
20:09:29 - DEBUG - [TOKEN CACHE] Loaded 23 cached tokens from disk
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Initializing file operation components...
20:09:29 - INFO - Using multi-path mode with 2 mappings (1 enabled)
20:09:29 - DEBUG - MultiPathModifier initialized with 2 mappings (1 enabled)
20:09:29 - DEBUG -   Dad: /media/tvshows-dad/ -> /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/ (cacheable)
20:09:29 - DEBUG - ZFS mount detected via /proc/mounts: /mnt/cache/media (share: media)
20:09:29 - INFO - ZFS cache detected for: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/, but array files also exist at /mnt/user0/media/tvshows-dad/ — share is NOT pool-only (likely shareUseCache=yes/prefer). Array-direct conversion remains enabled.
20:09:29 - DEBUG - No ZFS-backed paths found — all paths use standard array-direct conversion
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Mover exclude file: /app/plexcache_cached_files.txt
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Timestamp file: /app/data/timestamps.json
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Loaded 2 timestamps from /app/data/timestamps.json
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Loaded 2 OnDeck entries from /app/data/ondeck_tracker.json
20:09:29 - DEBUG - All components initialized successfully
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Validating paths...
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Checking path: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Path validation successful: /mnt/user/media/tvshows-dad/
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Connecting to Plex server: http://plex:32400
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Plex server version: 1.43.0.10492-121068a07
20:09:29 - INFO - 
20:09:29 - INFO - --- Fetching Media ---
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Cleared OnDeck tracker for new run
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Fetching OnDeck media...
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Fetching OnDeck media for 1 users (using cached tokens)
20:09:29 - DEBUG - Encoding detection: utf_8 is most likely the one.
20:09:29 - DEBUG - [USER:Turge] Fetching onDeck media...
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'The Skincare Queen and The Hitman (Part 1)' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Truth Is the Shrewdest Lie' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'And Justice for All...' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Episode 2' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Janine' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'New Harlem' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Not Just an Athlete' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel' — section 1 not in valid_sections [24]
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Operation Mincemeat' — section 1 not in valid_sections [24]
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Skipping OnDeck item 'Letterkenny Talent Show' — section 2 not in valid_sections [24]
20:09:30 - INFO - OnDeck: 0 items
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Modifying file paths for OnDeck media...
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Converting file paths using multi-path mappings...
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Finding subtitles for OnDeck media...
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Fetching subtitles...
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Found 0 subtitle files for OnDeck media
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Finalizing media to cache list...
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Converting file paths using multi-path mappings...
20:09:30 - INFO - Total media to cache: 0 files
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Checking for files to move back to array...
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Found 2 files in exclude list
20:09:30 - DEBUG - TV shows on deck/watchlist: []
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Movies on deck/watchlist: 0
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Media no longer needed, will move back to array: The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p - /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Media no longer needed, will move back to array: The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p - /mnt/cache/media/tvshows-dad/The Voice (2011) {tvdb-247824}/Season 25/The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Found 2 files to move back to array
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Found 2 files to move back to array
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Deferred 2 exclude entries pending successful array moves
20:09:30 - INFO - 
20:09:30 - INFO - --- Moving Files ---
20:09:30 - INFO - Returning to array (2 episodes, instant via .plexcached):
20:09:30 - INFO -   The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p
20:09:30 - INFO -   The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p
20:09:30 - INFO - Removed orphaned cache file (array copy exists): The Voice - S25E01 - The Blind Auditions Premiere (1) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
20:09:30 - INFO - Removed orphaned cache file (array copy exists): The Voice - S25E02 - The Blind Auditions (2) WEBDL-1080p.mkv
20:09:30 - INFO - Cleaned up 2 stale entries from exclude list
20:09:30 - WARNING - 2 file(s) failed to move to array — exclude entries preserved for retry
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Files being passed to cache move: []
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Updating Unraid mover exclusions...
20:09:30 - DEBUG - Unraid mover exclusions updated.
20:09:30 - SUMMARY - There were no files to move to any destination.
20:09:30 - INFO - Cleaned up 2 stale timestamp entries
20:09:30 - INFO - 
20:09:30 - INFO - --- Results ---
20:09:30 - INFO - Already cached: 0 files
20:09:30 - INFO - Moved to cache: 0 files
20:09:30 - INFO - Moved to array: 2 files
20:09:30 - INFO - 
20:09:30 - INFO - Completed in 0 second
20:09:30 - INFO - ===================

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Brandon-Haney · 2026-03-02T02:15:51Z

Brandon-Haney
Mar 2, 2026
Collaborator Author

@StudioNirin Thinking about something we should add to the roadmap: Web UI Authentication.

Right now the web UI has no authentication. Anyone with network access to the port can view settings, trigger operations, modify path mappings, browse the filesystem, and download logs. We have CSRF protection but that's it.

PlexCache is designed to run on a private home network and we're not recommending it be exposed externally, but some users will put it behind a reverse proxy anyway. We should offer reasonable protection for those who want it.

Proposal: Optional Web UI Authentication

Authentication (Settings → Security):

None - No authentication (current behavior, default)
Password - Login page with username + password

Session Management:

Secure session cookie with configurable expiry
"Remember me" option for longer sessions
Logout button in the sidebar/header

Security Hardening (bundled):

Secure password storage (bcrypt hash)
Rate limiting on login to prevent brute force
Security headers (X-Frame-Options, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options)

Thoughts on priority? I'd put this around P3, not urgent since most users are on private networks but worth doing before any community app listing.

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StudioNirin Mar 2, 2026
Maintainer

Well, I know overseerr handles authentication just by requiring logging in using your plex account... could we not do that?

I only suggest it because we are already needing them to enter their plex login details to use plexcache anyway. So couldn't we just make it part of onboarding so they use it to log in and authenticate and those details are then used to access the plex api?

Brandon-Haney Mar 2, 2026
Collaborator Author

Yeah we could certainly implement it this way!

Brandon-Haney Mar 2, 2026
Collaborator Author

@StudioNirin, work in progress but functional if you want to test on my dev branch in a few days. If a user needs to bypass the login they can edit the settings json to remove auth.

Setup Wizard

Main Pages

Or

StudioNirin Mar 2, 2026
Maintainer

Nice, I think thats the way to go. Keeps it in line with the other plex-related containers.

lost57 · 2026-03-07T17:58:03Z

lost57
Mar 7, 2026

Is there a way to implement a per user days to monitor ondeck items? Like i might want mine to go 90 days but my friends user account only 30 days.

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lost57 Mar 7, 2026

I was thinking individual User 1 , User 2... Might be a nice feature for a future release. thanks.

Brandon-Haney Mar 7, 2026
Collaborator Author

I was thinking individual User 1 , User 2... Might be a nice feature for a future release. thanks.

I think its a good idea, would you expect to have the same ability for Watchlist tracking?

Per-User Monitoring Duration (OnDeck & Watchlist)

Goal: Allow configuring different days_to_monitor values per Plex user for both OnDeck and Watchlist items. For example, the server owner might want 90 days while a shared user only gets 30 days.

Status: Planned (Low Priority) — Community request from Discussion #56

Scope Options:

Owner vs Shared Users: Two tiers — one setting for the server owner, one default for all shared users
Per-User Overrides: Individual days_to_monitor per user in the Users settings tab, with a global default as fallback
Could apply to OnDeck only, Watchlist only, or both independently (e.g., OnDeck 90 days, Watchlist 30 days per user)

Implementation Notes:

Currently days_to_monitor is a single global setting in plexcache_settings.json
OnDeck tracker (data/ondeck_tracker.json) already tracks per-user data via users field
Watchlist tracker (data/watchlist_tracker.json) similarly tracks user associations
Would need per-user duration lookup in core/plex_api.py when filtering OnDeck/Watchlist items by age
UI: Users tab in Settings could add optional "OnDeck Days" and "Watchlist Days" override columns

lost57 Mar 7, 2026

I wouldn’t use the watchlist tracking, but I think others might have expectation to have same ability.

Brandon-Haney Apr 5, 2026
Collaborator Author

@lost57 I will work on PRing this feature over this weekend and hopefully it will be live in the coming week.

lost57 Apr 5, 2026

@Brandon-Haney That's awesome, i will keeps my eyes open

guod-1 · 2026-03-18T17:43:40Z

guod-1
Mar 18, 2026

This might be of interest. I created this based on a Python script I used to run to combine multiple exclusion lists into one. Much of the HTML was vibe-coded, but the original script was not.

Essentially, this tool takes files listed in Sonarr/Radarr and adds them based on specific tags. It also allows you to include folders and other exclusion lists, so Mover Tuning will exclude those files when it runs.

Feel free to take a look and see if this is something you’d like to incorporate into your container.

https://github.com/guod-1/mover-tuning-exclusion-manager

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benblustey · 2026-04-11T01:18:10Z

benblustey
Apr 11, 2026

Not sure if this is the right place to comment, but I have a feature request.

Add a section where an entire TV series (or specific seasons/episodes) can be specifically cached. I know of a lot of people who have their favorite TV series on as background or white noise when falling asleep.

Still testing this out, but this is very close to what I was hoping to find to minimize the disc run-times. Nice work!

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StudioNirin Apr 12, 2026
Maintainer

@Brandon-Haney

Looks great. I think it should show how much space each show/season takes up on cache, maybe in light grey text next to the pin button or something.

A total used by all pinned items would be good too.

Brandon-Haney Apr 12, 2026
Collaborator Author

@Brandon-Haney

Looks great. I think it should show how much space each show/season takes up on cache, maybe in light grey text next to the pin button or something.

A total used by all pinned items would be good too.

Agreed, I think I'm going to pull in the filesizes of the items to be shown as well for show/season/episode.

Brandon-Haney Apr 12, 2026
Collaborator Author

@StudioNirin what do you think?

StudioNirin Apr 13, 2026
Maintainer

@Brandon-Haney
Looks good!

benblustey Apr 16, 2026

@Brandon-Haney I really appreciate this approach! This allows for macro and granularity over media control. I feel that this is a good balance of control while not relying on other applications functions to determine tags.

lost57 · 2026-04-16T13:19:22Z

lost57
Apr 16, 2026

Hi, this is a webUI question/request. Is there a way to color code the USERS column to different colors for different users, right now all user names are green. either customizable colors by the end user or automatically. For me it would be easier to differentiate users quickly by color. Just a suggestion i thought of.

5 replies

Brandon-Haney Apr 16, 2026
Collaborator Author

I think easiest would be to set colors based on admin,local,shared. Do you feel the need to choose the colors or can they be hardcoded?

lost57 Apr 16, 2026

Hardcoded would be ok, maybe future release customizable?

Brandon-Haney Apr 16, 2026
Collaborator Author

Hardcoded would be ok, maybe future release customizable?

Lets start with hardcoded and if users feel its needed we could add it. I just don't like the idea of adding more settings :D but I'm willing if its a highly requested feature.

StudioNirin Apr 16, 2026
Maintainer

Hardcoded would be ok, maybe future release customizable?

Lets start with hardcoded and if users feel its needed we could add it. I just don't like the idea of adding more settings :D but I'm willing if its a highly requested feature.

I agree adding a new entire panel of settings would add clutter (cos youd need to list all users and have colour pickers for each, which would just get more messy the more users there are).

Fixed default of colours for admin, local, remote users seems solid.

I wonder if an option might be a tick box which is "varied colours per user" and if ticked, then each user gets randomly assigned a unique colour? No customisation, so cleaner settings page, but still easy to see different users in a list...

It would only be useful below about 10 users though, past that point youll have so many similar colours itll start to blend together in the list and stop being useful I feel.

Just a thought.

Brandon-Haney Apr 20, 2026
Collaborator Author

@lost57 I have a PR for this request, #148 just wanted to keep you looped in.

Simburgur · 2026-04-19T07:11:17Z

Simburgur
Apr 19, 2026

Hello! I'm really interested in using PlexCache-D, but I'm a little concerned giving it full read/write access to everything on the server. Is it possible to only mount certain shares? I tried setting it up like that a few months ago, but didn't have any success.

5 replies

StudioNirin Apr 19, 2026
Maintainer

Its a docker container, so itll only have access to the paths you pass to the container. I only have the /media share shared to it i believe.

Pretty sure this is the default, though id have to check (on my phone atm). There's no reason for you to have the whole server shared to it. Even the script version didnt access any files outside of the media ones you specifically set it for. The docker version is more secure though.

Simburgur Apr 19, 2026

The reason I ask is the readme seems to explicitly state that you need to mount /cache, /user0 and /user directly. The last version I tried was one of the earliest docker versions, so it may have had other issues.

I'll try again and see how I get on :)

StudioNirin Apr 19, 2026
Maintainer

The reason I ask is the readme seems to explicitly state that you need to mount /cache, /user0 and /user directly. The last version I tried was one of the earliest docker versions, so it may have had other issues.

I'll try again and see how I get on :)

Ahh, I think that happened during the recent merging of the beta. It shouldn't be necessary though.

@Brandon-Haney may be worth checking this, as I dont know if it was changed for a reason, but it should be possible to set up using /mnt/user0/media and /mnt/cache/media.

Youd have to tweak the container side too slightly so it all lines up with the plex library pathing. Thats how it used to work. Ill take a longer look at it after ive slept.

Brandon-Haney Apr 19, 2026
Collaborator Author

@StudioNirin, the user could reduce scope by using a /media/ folder layout.

For example:

/mnt/user0/media/tv shows/ 
/mnt/user0/media/movies/

They would only need to expose that media folder.

The other option would be to add library mapping to the docker, ie TV Shows -> /mnt/user0/tv shows/. That would allow us to remove the /mnt/user0. We honestly don't need /mnt/user/ as long as we have user0 for array and a cache mapping. It was added in while I was testing and I never pulled it out.

StudioNirin Apr 19, 2026
Maintainer

@Brandon-Haney
I think adding library specific mapping is overkill, as people may use a bunch of libraries, or maybe just one single one. I think just guiding people to map to the "media" share overall pretty much covers most use cases, and I think its pretty rare for people to put protected documents inside a media folder.

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Status Summary

Implemented

1. OnDeck/Cache Tracking Improvements

5. Time Format Setting (12h/24h)

6. Maintenance Page Tile Clarification

7. Bulk Maintenance Operation Progress & Parallelization

Outstanding

2. Configurable Priority Scoring

3. Optional Mover Exclusion Files

Future Consideration

8. Smart Episode Count (Nirin's Idea)

9. Reactive Disk-Aware Caching (Nirin's Idea)

Deferred

4. Overseerr Integration (Wanted Items)

Ruled Out

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Ideas Under Consideration

1. OnDeck/Cache Tracking Improvements

2. Configurable Priority Scoring

3. Optional Mover Exclusion Files

4. Overseerr Integration (Wanted Items)

5. Time Format Setting (12h/24h)

6. Maintenance Page Tile Clarification

7. Bulk Maintenance Operation Progress & Parallelization

What Do You Think?

Ideas I've Ruled Out (for now)

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Proposal 9 - Reactive Disk-Aware Caching - Feasibility study

Issue1 - Spin-up Status

Issue 2 - Matching up Files to Disks.

Feasibility

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