Getting Started

Welcome to EM Media Handler! This guide will help you get started with automating your media.

Requirements

EM Media Handler supports Python <= 2.7 - there are plans to support 3.x in a future release.

Check out the Installation Requirements for details on required python packages and 3rd party applications.

Make sure your system is ready before proceeding.

Quick Installation

The easiest way to install is via pip:

pip install em-media-handler

To upgrade to the latest version:

pip install -U em-media-handler

Installing from Source

  1. Download the source from either GitHub or BitBucket.

  2. From inside the downloaded source folder, run the build command:

    sudo python setup.py build
    

    Note

    If you have run the build before, ensure you have a clean build environment first by running: sudo python setup.py clean -a

  3. Install the package:

    sudo python setup.py install
    

User Settings

The default user configuration is installed to:

~/.config/mediahandler/config.yml

Use any text editor to open and edit the file. Refer to the User Settings article more details on the settings available.

Usage

To get started type:

addmedia --help

to view the available options. Read more about the Command-line Interface.

It is also possible to integrate EM Media Handler with Deluge using the Execute plugin. Read more about Deluge Integration.