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Troubleshooting

TheXykril edited this page Sep 27, 2026 · 1 revision

Troubleshooting

For casting-specific issues, see Casting Problems instead.

Nothing is found for a show

Titles differ between your tracker and the sources otakase searches. Two fixes:

  • Set ManualProviderSearch=true (otakase -e) to pick the match yourself next time.
  • Use the Remap action — ^r in the terminal list, or a menu entry under rofi — to correct a bad match permanently for that show.

Playback never starts (local, not casting)

Run:

otakase -provider-status

This checks every provider and reports which ones are actually responding — streaming hosts go down or change constantly, and it's usually not otakase's fault. Also check otakase-debug.log, and raise MpvPlaybackStartTimeout if your connection is slow to open a stream.

The rofi menus look wrong

Themes are rewritten at every launch, so a stale or broken theme fixes itself on the next run. If it's still wrong, confirm rofi is installed and RofiSelection=true in your config.

Progress didn't update on AniList / MyAnimeList

Tracker writes are paced to stay inside API rate limits and happen in the background — they may take a moment. Check otakase-debug.log for the write attempt, and confirm TrackingRemote is set to what you expect (anilist, myanimelist, or both).

Where to find things

What Where
Debug log <StoragePath>/otakase-debug.log
Watch history <StoragePath>/curd_history.txt
Config file edit with otakase -e

StoragePath is set in your config; the default is documented in the README.


Still stuck? Open an issue with the relevant lines from otakase-debug.log.

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