From the team.
News, guides, and field notes on local media, metadata, and the craft of shipping MetaTana.
How to Edit NFO Files Safely (Without Breaking Your Library)
What NFO files are, where they live, and how to change them without malformed XML silently wiping your metadata.
How to Fix Wrong Metadata in Jellyfin
Why Jellyfin identifies the wrong title, how to correct it, and how to make the fix permanent with provider ID tags and NFO files.
How to Fix Plex Showing the Wrong Movie or TV Show
Why Plex matches the wrong title, how to correct it, and the filename override that makes the fix permanent.
Jellyfin Naming Convention: How to Name Movies and TV Files
The exact folder and file naming rules Jellyfin expects, including provider ID tags, the prefix rule, and where Jellyfin differs from Plex.
How to Name Anime Files for Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, and Kodi
Why anime episodes match wrong so often, and how to handle absolute versus seasonal numbering so your server identifies every episode.
How to Organize a Self-Hosted Media Library (2026 Guide)
A complete, player-agnostic guide to structuring, naming, and enriching a local movie and TV library so any media server scans it cleanly.
Plex Naming Convention: The Complete Guide for Movies and TV Shows
Exactly how to name and organize movie and TV files so Plex matches them correctly, including editions, specials, and provider ID overrides.
How to Bulk Rename Movie and TV Files for Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, and Kodi
The file-naming convention media servers scan reliably, plus how to rename a whole library safely with rollback.