beets/docs/plugins/plexupdate.rst
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PlexUpdate Plugin
=================
``plexupdate`` is a very simple plugin for beets that lets you automatically
update `Plex`_'s music library whenever you change your beets library.
Firstly, install ``beets`` with ``plexupdate`` extra
.. code-block:: console
pip install "beets[plexupdate]"
Then, enable ``plexupdate`` plugin it in your configuration (see
:ref:`using-plugins`). Optionally, configure the specifics of your Plex server.
You can do this using a ``plex:`` section in your ``config.yaml``:
.. code-block:: yaml
plex:
host: "localhost"
port: 32400
token: "TOKEN"
The ``token`` key is optional: you'll need to use it when in a Plex Home (see
Plex's own `documentation about tokens`_).
With that all in place, you'll see beets send the "update" command to your Plex
server every time you change your beets library.
.. _Plex: https://plex.tv/
.. _documentation about tokens: https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/204059436-Finding-your-account-token-X-Plex-Token
Configuration
-------------
The available options under the ``plex:`` section are:
- **host**: The Plex server name.
Default: ``localhost``.
- **port**: The Plex server port.
Default: 32400.
- **token**: The Plex Home token.
Default: Empty.
- **library_name**: The name of the Plex library to update.
Default: ``Music``
- **secure**: Use secure connections to the Plex server.
Default: ``False``
- **ignore_cert_errors**: Ignore TLS certificate errors when using secure
connections.
Default: ``False``