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Re:Show HN: Media Hoarder v1.4.0 Supporting TV Series, Intro... by nixosbestos on Monday September 23, 2024 @03:58PM (#41629844)
So can I "cast" content managed in this system? Does it integrate with Jellyfin? Or is this STRICTLY about managing the files + metadata and you're still expected to use it alongside Plex/Jellyfish's own metadata management?

I found it surprisingly hard to answer this question poking around at the website and links shared in this thread.

Re:Show HN: Media Hoarder v1.4.0 Supporting TV Series, Intro... by MK2k on Monday September 23, 2024 @06:04PM (#41631072)
If "alongside Plex, Jellyfin" would be an intended use-case then I would've involved those names in the README or website.

Of course you can run Media Hoarder alongside them, it won't interfere, but that'd be about it.

Re:Show HN: Media Hoarder v1.4.0 Supporting TV Series, Intro... by paranoidrobot on Monday September 23, 2024 @08:04PM (#41631813)
I had similar questions after seeing the release info and doing a quick scan.

I came to the HN Comments here and the first thing I see is someone asking exactly what I was wondering, followed by this:

> If "alongside Plex, Jellyfin" would be an intended use-case then I would've involved those names in the README or website.

I appreciate that this is an open source project you've likely put hundreds or thousands of hours of work into. You're under no obligation to be 'nice' or polite to people.

But the perceived tone of this reply doesn't leave a positive impression.

I see others have also left similarly... negative? sarcastic? replies to other questions about it.

While it may be obvious to you, and other dedicated users - seeing that it's a "frontend" to a media collection doesn't really clarify it.

Re:Show HN: Media Hoarder v1.4.0 Supporting TV Series, Intro... by nixosbestos on Monday September 23, 2024 @10:50PM (#41632683)
I still have no freaking idea if I can play media through it or with it and at this point, I really don't care.
Re:Show HN: Media Hoarder v1.4.0 Supporting TV Series, Intro... by Larrikin on Monday September 23, 2024 @08:49PM (#41632059)
Information that you can and it doesn't interfere would be useful information.

Having an alternative to Tautili and/or getting more information on my media sounds nice. But I have the media so I can watch it, and if it interferes with that then I am not personally interested.