Just a general question since I can’t seem to find it anywhere.
How often does manual Import occur? (in the wanted > manual Import > import file(s) automatically) Is there a way to change the timing, set priority to before RSS scan or is it every 12 hours with library rescan?
I’m using Sonarr with Plex and MCEBuddy. Basically Plex records, MCEbuddy converts and moves the file (does not create new folder) to a specific directory that is separate from my Sonarr/Plex Library. Currently it pulls the files and resorts it perfectly if I do a manual import but was wondering on timing/if it can be adjust as to do it first before searching for the file in my indexers
Manual import only occurs when you trigger it. So how often does it run: never, unless you tell sonarr to run it.
It is meant for when you have acquired files outside sonarr’s regular workflow, but want sonarr to import/sort them. E.g. you downloaded them yourself in another folder, or your buddy gave you a usb key with some episodes on it.
For completeness:
Manual import > Import files automatically (renamed “Quick Import” in v3): this means that you point sonarr to a directory and let the program figure out to which series/episode/quality the files belong. This assumes that the files have a name which sonarr can understand. Judging from you workflow, this is the case.
Manual import > Interactive import (sorry, I forgot what it’s called in v2): this let’s you point sonarr to a directory with files to import, after which you have to manually assign series/episodes/quality in case sonarr doesn’t understand the file names. You could have abc.mkv in there for all sonarr cares, as long as you know what it is and make the right choice you can import it.
You probably want:
a script to run after MCEBuddy, which sends an api call to sonarr that basically says “import the file in this folder”. I think it’s best to have a separate folder for each file if I recall correctly. e.g. /mcebuddy/series.SxxEyy/series.SxxEyy.quality.mkv
alternative: use either Torrent or Usenet Blackhole folder, if and only if files are moved into that folder instantly. So after MCEBuddy does its thing, move the file in the blackhole folder. sonarr will attempt to import a file “as soon as” it sees a file in there, so it is very important that the file appears there instantly. if you are copying across the network/volumes, copy the file to the destination volume first, then (should take no time) move it into the blackhole folder.