v1.6.0

1.6.0 (2026-10-09)

Features

• cli: a fonts command that downloads the Japanese, Chinese and Korean font ahead of time (#48) (5192663)
• collections: fixed franchise lists can give each film's TMDB id, so a film a server names another way, like Zootropolis, still matches (#46) (10cfba2)
• collections: TMDB ids for 405 of the 407 films in the built-in franchises (#46) (10cfba2)
• posters: Japanese, Chinese and Korean text drawn in Noto Sans CJK, downloaded when first needed (#48) (5192663)
• posters: long Japanese, Chinese and Korean titles wrap between characters (#48) (5192663)
• setup: asks what to do about a server certificate it doesn't trust, and saves the answer as server.verify (#45) (b7b95af)
• web: the dashboard downloads the Japanese, Chinese and Korean font in the background and redraws the posters when it arrives (#48) (5192663)

Bug fixes

• logos: a service's new logo now reaches servers that downloaded the old one (#45) (b7b95af)
• logos: Hulu has one logo instead of two copies of the same one (#45) (b7b95af)
• logos: Peacock's 2026 logo, with the 2020 one as its alternative (#45) (b7b95af)

Documentation

• preview: pictures of the sections that gained collections, and the seasonal dates note kept when they're redrawn (#45) (b7b95af)

v1.5.0

1.5.0 (2026-10-09)

Features

• cli: forget, to stop managing a collection and leave it on the server (#36) (f2a6c35)
• cli: remove shows which collections it would delete before asking (#36) (f2a6c35)
• collections: Binge, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, Crunchyroll, Shudder, the Criterion Collection, and Korean, Japanese, Indian, British and Australian collections (#37) (208c9cb)
• collections: fixed franchise lists also match titles written another way or a year out, never a remake (#37) (208c9cb)
• collections: franchises completed from TMDB, plus 22 new ones including Dune, Final Destination and Wicked (#37) (208c9cb)
• collections: seasonal collections have dates, and new Christmas movies, TV and kids collections (#37) (208c9cb)
• collections: two collections that would share a name get a note instead of being mixed up (#37) (208c9cb)
• config: warn about settings CineSets doesn't know, with a suggestion for typos (#36) (f2a6c35)
• docker: a ready-made image for amd64 and arm64 on ghcr.io/blurbery/cinesets with each release (#38) (c0b1ecf)
• docker: an Unraid template (#38) (c0b1ecf)
• install: ./install.sh --uninstall takes only this folder's schedule off and says what else to do (#38) (c0b1ecf)
• posters: artwork can be set for a section or a single collection (#40) (326ed89)
• posters: logos for Binge, BBC iPlayer, Channel 4, Crunchyroll and Shudder, with alternative logos and icons for iPlayer and Crunchyroll (#44) (b96774d)
• posters: mosaic artwork made from the collection's own posters in a 2x2 or 3x3 grid (#40) (326ed89)
• seasonal collections are removed outside their season (#36) (f2a6c35)
• servers: ask Emby, Jellyfin and Silo for each title's own poster (#40) (326ed89)
• servers: server.verify for self-signed certificates (false, or a CA certificate file) (#35) (72fcf2f)
• web: a short getting-started note on first use (#34) (890219a)
• web: an optional web: hosts list that turns away other names, a defence against DNS rebinding (#33) (42d9629)
• web: Apply offers to save unsaved changes first (#34) (890219a)
• web: checking an MDBList list counts the type you pick and warns when too few are in your library to make a collection (#34) (890219a)
• web: on phones Save and Apply stay at the bottom, with a small copy of the poster while you scroll (#34) (890219a)
• web: smaller, faster previews in the strip and Preview all, with Try again when one fails (#34) (890219a)
• web: the Design tab offers mosaic artwork at every scope, with previews and tile shuffling (#40) (326ed89)
• web: the run log keeps growing past 500 lines and shows how each run went: its summary, any problems and whether it stopped early (#34) (890219a)
• web: undo and redo for poster designs, and Undo for removing a list, "Use the usual words" and resets (#34) (890219a)

Bug fixes

• a poster or artwork problem no longer stops a collection's titles updating (#36) (f2a6c35)
• CineSets never takes over or loses a collection because another one shares its name (#36) (f2a6c35)
• collections: franchises need fewer of their films, so a library missing one still gets the collection (#37) (208c9cb)
• collections: stale or odd lists replaced (Most Watched, DC, Star Wars, MCU shows, Preschool, Popular Animation, Peacock), and Middle-earth and John Wick are fixed lists (#37) (208c9cb)
• collections: The Evil Dead uses TMDB's year (1983), so it matches (#37) (208c9cb)
• docker: the compose example can run a second install, with a port per install and a dashboard healthcheck (#38) (c0b1ecf)
• emby/jellyfin: ask for artwork tall enough for a sharp poster (#35) (72fcf2f)
• emby/jellyfin: delete only items that are collections (#35) (72fcf2f)
• emby/jellyfin: page through libraries in a fixed order and warn when fewer titles come back than the server counted (#35) (72fcf2f)
• emby/jellyfin: say clearly when the API key can see no administrator (#35) (72fcf2f)
• install: a Python environment broken by a Python upgrade is made again, and run.sh says so (#38) (c0b1ecf)
• install: CineSets runs as the folder's owner, switching from root when it can, and cron.example uses that user (#38) (c0b1ecf)
• install: the installer says when there's no cron instead of asking to run it again (#38) (c0b1ecf)
• keep a backup of state.json, and explain a broken config.yml or state.json instead of showing a traceback ([#36](#3...

v1.4.0

1.4.0 (2026-10-08)

Posters can now use any of twelve fonts, not just Poppins.

Features

• posters: a choice of fonts (#29) (c20a8e0)
  • Twelve fonts for the poster text: Poppins (still the default), Bebas Neue, Abril Fatface, Cinzel Decorative, Limelight, Bangers, Creepster, Audiowide, Rye, Pacifico, Titan One and Courier Prime.
  • Choose one for every poster, a whole section or a single collection. A collection's own font wins over its section's, which wins over the one for every poster.
  • A new Font picker in the dashboard's Design tab, under Text. The preview redraws as you pick.
  • A new font setting under posters: in config.yml. The font's own name works too, like font: Bebas Neue, and a name CineSets doesn't know stops with a message listing the fonts.
  • Streaming posters use the font for their label and subtitle, like the other text settings.
  • Each font has its own size and line spacing, so they all look about as big as each other. Long titles still shrink to fit.
  • Text with a letter a font doesn't have is drawn in Poppins instead of showing empty boxes. Creepster and Rye have no ō or č, for example.

Bug fixes

• Gradient titles no longer cut off letters that reach left of where the text starts, like a "j" or a swash. No built-in poster looks any different because of it.

Documentation

• The README, the preview page (new Fonts section and picture), the dashboard guide and config.example.yml cover the new setting.

Which font for what

Font	Suits
poppins	The default, clean and modern
bebas-neue	Blockbusters, thrillers
abril-fatface	Drama
cinzel-decorative	Epics, fantasy
limelight	Old Hollywood, awards
bangers	Superheroes
creepster	Horror, Halloween
audiowide	Sci-fi
rye	Westerns, adventure
pacifico	Romance, the 80s
titan-one	Kids and family
courier-prime	Documentaries, true crime

posters:
  font: bebas-neue              # every poster
  sections:
    seasonal: {font: pacifico}  # a whole section
  overrides:
    m-horror: {font: creepster} # one collection

Updating

• git pull && ./install.sh, or on Docker git pull && docker compose build && docker compose up -d.
• Nothing changes until you choose a font. With the default, every poster comes out exactly as before, so updating doesn't remake or re-upload any of them.
• Choosing a font remakes only the posters it applies to, on the next run.
• The fonts are all under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Each has its licence in assets/fonts, and NOTICE lists them.

v1.3.1

1.3.1 (2026-10-07)

Bug fixes

• web: make the access key safely (#26) (2573de0)
• web: tidy up when stopped by docker stop or systemctl stop (#26) (2573de0)

Documentation

• a setup guide, a cleaner README, and Silo everywhere (#21) (61d1ed7)
• call the dashboard pages the Dashboard tour and the Dashboard guide (#24) (f7ef307)
• how to reach the dashboard through Tailscale, Caddy, nginx or Docker (#25) (71aab25)
• quick links along the top of the README, and a Sponsor button (#22) (d65c0c6)
• show how CineSets fits together (#19) (bc3792d)

Refactoring

• give Jellyfin its own module, and one shell every server answers (#23) (31f9558)
• keep each server's setup details in its own module (#20) (47191cb)

v1.3.0

1.3.0 (2026-10-07)

Features

• Silo support (#17) (61c37dd)

Refactoring

• give each media server its own module (#16) (ed02aa4)

v1.2.0

1.2.0 (2026-10-07)

Features

• setup: a simpler setup that finishes the job (#14) (d9b9efe)

v1.1.0

1.1.0 (2026-10-07)

Features

• a dashboard to pick, design and preview collections (#12) (3cefecd)
• pick which sections and collections to make (#10) (e72cc54)
• posters: colour, shade and text settings, and random artwork for each install (#9) (d2cff32)

Documentation

• add a preview page with every section and poster style (#11) (73fed70)

v1.0.1

1.0.1 (2026-10-06)

Bug fixes

• keep titles that are in collections on Jellyfin 12 (#7) (82ad8fc)
• read every page of libraries and collections, whatever their size (#6) (2f58e2f)

CineSets 1.0.0

The first release of CineSets: automatic, beautiful collections for your media server.

What it does

• Trending Top 20 for movies and TV (refreshed every 6 hours, talk shows filtered out) plus full trending collections
• Popular on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV+, Hulu, Paramount+, Peacock and Stan, each with the service's logo
• Charts, genres, best of, kids and seasonal collections from public mdblist lists
• 65 movie franchises built from fixed title and year lists, in release order
• Posters made from your own library and one Collections page order for every user

Safe by design

• Only ever changes collections it created, and checks each still carries the name it gave it
• Writes only what changed and stops when the server is struggling
• adopt and remove for reinstalls and clean uninstalls

Install

• Linux: git clone https://github.com/blurbery/cinesets.git /opt/cinesets && cd /opt/cinesets && ./install.sh
• Docker: see the README (the container runs as a normal user)

Tested on every change against real Emby 4.10 and Jellyfin 10.10 and 12.2 servers, with weekly checks against the newest Emby, Emby beta and Jellyfin releases. Jellyfin support is marked beta until more people have used it on real libraries. Silo support is coming.

CineSets by blurbery, under AGPL-3.0-or-later with the additional terms in NOTICE.