Hi r/emby! I'm the developer of **GTD Plugin for Emby**, a free Android TV companion app that turns your Emby library into the look of your TV's home screen:

- **Dynamic wallpapers** generated from your own library (backdrops, posters, colours), with a theme catalogue

- **Ambient 4K HDR screensaver** with cinematic footage mixed with your own Emby backdrops

- **Native Android TV channels** from Emby: Continue Watching, Latest Movies, Latest Shows, and Live TV with EPG and PiP

- **Live football overlays** (scores and upcoming matches for your teams or whole competitions)

- A built-in player with proper Dolby Vision handling, including profile 7 films on boxes without DV (HEVC base layer in HDR10 instead of audio-only)

It works with **GTD Launcher**, my ad-free Android TV launcher (native channels, themes, glass UI, remote remap). Both are free, no ads, no telemetry; Premium is a one-time Ôé¼7 for the extra themes.

Google requires 12 closed testers for 14 days before I can publish to production, so I'm looking for Emby users with an Android TV device (Shield, Google TV, any Android TV box). Testers get **Premium for free, forever**.

How to join (2 minutes):

1. Join the tester group (one click, it only unlocks the Play beta): https://groups.google.com/g/gtd-tv-testers

2. With the same Google account you use on the TV, open and accept the three opt-in links (Google counts testers per app):

   - Plugin: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.gtd.tv.plugin

   - Launcher: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.gtd.tv.launcher

   - Setup (phone helper): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.gtd.tv.config

3. Install from Play on the TV, point the plugin at your Emby server (or scan the QR with the phone helper), and keep it for two weeks. Leaving the test early means the tester doesn't count.

Screenshots and docs: https://github.com/GokuTD/gtd-plugin and https://github.com/GokuTD/gtd-launcher

Privacy policy: https://gokutd.github.io/gtd-policy/

Bug reports and ideas are very welcome, here or on GitHub. Thanks!

I have been using Emby for the last few upgrades and seem to have lost control of my Collections. There are really too many titles to go through and clean up manually so I was hoping to point my TinyMediaManager at it and clean it up that way.

Problem is, the location of the data has changed at some point and my TMM doesn't point to the right folder(s). I Googled it and have a few choices but I can't tell what is based on the pre-4.?whatever version that changed it. I have about 3 different folders in my system that seem to have collection info but I don't know what is safe to delete as old/deprecated and what carries the current info.

Any help on this?

Hey..I have about 125 folders of boxers from the 30s to the 90s.

Each one of the folders is labeled with the boxers name, as in "Muhammad Ali".

Inside those folders are individual files of his fights.

Emby will scan the folder, make little snapshots of the individual files, but, not download / Scrape his photo for the folder cover.

Will i have to do it manually as in finding the photo myself, renaming it to "poster.jpg" or is there a way to get Emby to do this for me.

Thanks

I currently have 5 playlists I use for evening watching. One for each weekday. I manually update them on Sunday. I would like to be able to automate this. I've seen a few people talking about something like this but they don't appear to be in the in-emby add-on/plugins list and the Github pages are light on documentation/capabilities. I'm looking for suggestions for which one(s) might fit my desire the best.

What I want is to be able to give the playlist generator a list of TV Shows and season numbers and have it generate a list of 1 episode from each, in order to play. Then at the end it stops.

What I'm doing now.

I created a "done for the night" video similar to a station sign-off to let me know it's done. I then manually add the episodes from a given season of a given show into the 5 playlists (monday through friday), then I do the same for the next show and manually sort them. Friday is usually a sit-com followed by a movie.

The down side is that each weekend, I have to go in and remove the episodes I've watched from each playlist so that I can just hit "play".

I keep falling down rabbit holes and hitting dead ends trying to figure this out. I appreciate any input & guidance.

I have years and years of media on an emby server and im trying to setup a safe option to share with friends & family.

Current ISP does not do dynamic ip addr for port forwarding, only static which opens my system up to attack.

Was looking into VPNs but mullvad and a couple other popular ones do not allow port forwarding.

Next option i was told was setting up a cloudflare tunnel. I liked the idea of this only swtting up outbound connection without needing to forward a port. But then i read of their restrictions on media streaming large video files.

Heres my current situation:

-running emby server on windows 10

-dont have option to buy or build machine for dedicated server. Media is connected to my private pc

-i already have user accounts setup w passwords for those i want to allow access

-nearly 10tb of data on server with files ranging in size larger vid files are 20+gb

-only trying to setup the sharing, not using pc to download new media

-i can run on local machines just fine. Specifically having trouble w remote access

-I've paid for Emby Premier account

Can someone please help me setup what im trying to do? I just want to allow my users access at any time they wish while keeping my system/data secure.

feels like im missing some basic important steps to do this quick and easy. 😞

Hey r/emby, first time posting here.

Nostalgex is a free Apple TV app i've built in my spare time. You point it at your Emby server and it sorts your library to a real channel guide.

I originally built it for my kids. They'd scroll forever and then put on the same show again and again. It started on Plex, then a few weeks ago Jellyfin, and now I'm looking for some Emby users to join the testflight and discord to help test.

A few things so you don't need to ask;

- Direct play when the Apple TV can handle the file, transcoding only when it has to. Movies split across two files play through as one.

- It's not a plugin and it doesn't show up in Emby's Live TV section. It's a separate app that reads your library.

- Free, no ads, no account. The code is open source (MIT), so you can check all of this yourself.

Join the test flight

Nostalgex.app

Github: https://github.com/chadMueller/Nostalgex

Join the discord: https://discord.gg/FgnZcr5bDT

I've had far fewer Emby testers than Plex or Jellyfin, so I'd really like to hear from you. Especially if it won't connect or if channels look emptier than your library should allow. Settings shows how many titles the app loaded and the last playback failure, and those two lines help me more than anything.

UPDATED 10/12: TESTFLIGHT 46 is available that should resovle the connection issues for most.

If there was a view/page/section for the administrator where it shows "missing episodes" for all shows in your collection. Especially with large collections of tv series this becomes useful.

Just as sort of a ... "Did I miss something or make an error"-notification.

I'm looking into finally getting an Emby premiere license and I want to go lifetime. Is one expected to happen this year, and if so, when does it usually happen?

Has anyone else noticed the velocity of updates on the Android TV client has accelerated? All the recent changes have really put the polish on the client. Not complaining, but I thought this was being pushed aside in favor of a single generic phone Android client. What am I missing?

Hello. Today I can finally announce that I added android auto support to JellyBox. For those who missed my previous posts - JellyBox is a native crossplatform music client for jellyfin and emby featuring carplay, android auto(finally), spotify-like playlists and many other useful features which I run since 2023(so it's not another vibecoded app).

Android Auto exists for almost a month already, but my app stuck google play review queue for no reason, so I didnt want to announce something that was available only via sideloading.

I also got confirmation that app works on Android Automotive OS(see last screenshot). The app can be sideloaded and works as regular app. Depending on your screen size you will either see a mobile or desktop UI. The screenshot I attached - from Renault car.

Few more other changes since the last my post here(2.6.0):

• Continuity - you can switch playback between devices just like in spotify. This also allows to remote control active devices(phone from computer, or computer from phone)
• Transcoding per cellular/wifi connection
• Instant mix supports on songs, albums, etc. Including audiomuse support.
• Synced playlist downloads. Now they stay in sync with playlist changes on server.
• Listenbrainz support
• Context menus on all entities - right click on desktop, long tap on mobile
• Various improvements in streaming, caching, etc. Carplay also got a ton of improvements, so it works faster and more efficient.

Links to all platforms can be found on GH here - https://github.com/avdept/JellyBoxPlayer or landing page - https://jellybox.app

I currently run the Emby server on a Synology NAS, with Amazon Firesticks as clients throughout the house.

I am looking to improve privacy and get rid of the Firesticks. What are the best client side devices to stream to, that don't constantly collect data and/or phone home?

Is Emby not even the answer for this? Do I need to go Jellyfin and build small computers for each TV?

I have an AT & T router that doesn't allow port forwarding. Is there any way to access my Emby server remotely?

Does Virtual TV have a library size limit? Recently setting it up and set up a channel for movies. Linked to 1 library of about 350 movies around 500gb. But the channel just loads up blank in the guide. All other channels are fine with fewer items. I don't mind if there is a limit, just nice to know what to aim at when dividing.

So I’ve been using my MacBook from school for my Emby server and now I’m in a position to get a separate computer for it.

I’ve been waiting for the longest to get a designated computer exclusively for my media server. I was originally going to use it for my dedicated Plex server, but due to recent updates I haven’t really been a big fan of Plex, which led to the switch to Emby.

So my question is should go MacBook or PC. The options I have are HP, Dell, Lenovo, and Apple, as well as choosing either a laptop or a desktop.

Hi, new to emby and would love to set up to watch my media in a cable TV style guide. I can create channels in 'Virtual TV' but then I have no idea how to view them.

I have never used emby and I want to ask everyone: how can I log in to emby? How to register, can anyone show or recommend me??

My girlfriend and her family have Emby and their own server. We have the app on our smart TV and it has a METRIC TON of movies and shows. Basically anything you can think of. I was under the impression Emby is like a streaming service and that’s why we’re able to watch just about anything. My girlfriend doesn’t know too much about it because her parents were the ones who set it up and everything. I’m trying to help my Mom see if she’s able to get it on her tablet (she doesn’t have a TV or computer) but I know literally nothing about it. I was reading that it’s not a streaming service and you have to use your own files. I’m very lost on how we’re able to have so much. Would someone be able to attempt to explain it to me? Since it’s not like a streaming service, I don’t think my Mom would be able to use it or really benefit from it but I’m not sure. Thanks in advance!

Hello! I run my server on a terramaster NAS connected to my router with an ethernet cable. I recently changed my ISP and as such have a new router and IP address. Since all my libraries referenced the old address in their folder paths, nothing plays. Adding the new folder path to each library creates a new folder within the library where everything plays but without any of the metadata changes I made. Is there any way at all to transfer all the metadata from my old folder paths?

So the folder for my single library at the moment only has media (music) files.. and no playlists... but the enclosing folder where all the media is DOES have playlists files.... I'd like Emby to use found playlists, but only those found in the folders I give emby access to......

I've been slowly making the transition from Plex over the last year, and I'm at the point where I'm ready to tell my small handful of users to download the Emby app and switch over.

One thing I've noticed in Emby is if a user attempts to play a file which is higher bitrate than their connection allows, the app just kicks them back to the menu without any information about what went wrong. The solution is to adjust the maximum quality setting downward until the bitrate fits within their bandwidth. I ran into this getting my girlfriend's Roku set up on our home network.

Now I'm curious - do you set a maximum streaming quality per user based on what you know about their connection quality? I have a number of high bitrate files I'd like people to be able to watch (either direct stream, or more likely transcoded) but I'm used to Plex handling the streaming quality to match the connection, and Emby doesn't seem to do that.

Was just commissioned to make a preroll for emby using the Cooper Howard scene from Fallout when he's talking about it being a wonderful place. Wanted to share it. made 4 variants of the logo from normal, to all caps, to both the words and logo being reversed. Please enjoy.