Tdarr Next Library Rollout Plan
Updated: 2026-06-11
Anime is intentionally reserved as the final target because it commonly has multiple audio tracks, forced/signs subtitles, ASS/SSA subtitles, and more stream-preservation risk than regular Movies/TV.
Current Status
Already enabled/processed:
VHNIC Kids TVVHNIC Kids MoviesVHNIC MoviesVHNIC TV Showswas added on 2026-05-26 and completed the main rollout.VHNIC Realitywas added on 2026-06-07 and completed the main rollout on- A 2026-06-11 progress snapshot shows a remaining finish-out queue of
112 - Transcode GPU: low, usually
1or0while gaming. - Health Check GPU: low/moderate depending on responsiveness.
- Total files tracked:
28,065 - Total transcodes:
19,945 - Space saved:
9,394.1 GB - Transcode queue:
0 - Transcode errors:
0 - DB load status:
Stable transcode_success_or_not_required:28,063- Follow-up UI review showed visible Tdarr queues/errors at zero; the two
- Active jobs:
98 - Transcode queue:
112 - Transcode errors:
0 - DB load status:
Stable - Total files tracked:
28,154 - Total transcodes:
20,075 - Space saved:
9,529.2 GB - Library ID:
tvShows01 - Folder:
/media/media/tv shows - Transcodes: enabled
- Health checks: enabled
- Source settings: cloned from the working
VHNIC Movieslibrary. - A Tdarr SQLite database backup was created before the edit:
- An authenticated scan was triggered through Tdarr's local API.
- Early verification showed the
tvShows01scan actively indexing, increasing - Adding the library does not directly modify media files, but Tdarr workers may
- Start with health checks first if desired:
- Transcode GPU:
0 - Health Check GPU:
1-2 - After health-check pass:
- Transcode GPU:
1 - Health Check GPU:
1 - Increase only if NAS, RDP, gaming, and Plex remain responsive.
VHNIC-Desktop:0transcode GPU,0transcode CPU,0health GPU,Synology-Healthcheck: also observed at0/0/0/0at the time of thetools/synology/Tdarr_Plugin_VHNIC_Safe_NVENC_HEVC_Fallback.jsupdated to- The plugin now accepts
h264,mpeg4,msmpeg4v2, andmsmpeg4v3. synology/docker/tdarr/Set-TdarrRealityLegacyRepairProfile.ps1deploys thereality01codec filter is nowh264,mpeg4,msmpeg4v2,msmpeg4v3.reality01fallback output ismp4withaacaudio.- Tdarr database backup before the profile change:
- Requeued current failures through Tdarr API using:
- 22T total
- 17,564 video files
- likely the biggest space opportunity
- also the most likely to produce many edge cases
- Keep worker concurrency conservative while Movies and TV Shows overlap.
- Use health-first behavior where possible before accepting broad transcodes.
- Watch Plex responsiveness, Synology disk pressure, and Tdarr error counts.
- Expect many legacy AVI files to become replacement candidates rather than
- Read-only inventory if explicitly requested.
- Backup planning if explicitly requested.
- Transcoding.
- Replacing.
- Deleting.
- Moving.
- Renaming.
- Cleanup.
- Any automated modification workflow.
- Preserve English dub audio.
- Current user preference is to keep English audio when multiple audio tracks
- Preserve forced/signs/songs subtitles.
- Avoid dropping subtitle streams.
- Skip HEVC unless there is a compatibility reason.
- Test on Apple TV/iPad before auto-accept.
- Files probed:
5,979 - Multi-audio files:
3,800 - H.264 opportunity:
2,780files /3,034.3 GiB - Already HEVC:
2,942files /1,530.8 GiB - ASS/SSA subtitle files:
3,651 - Files with attachments/fonts:
2,666 - Files without tagged English audio:
510; many may simply have unlabeled
2026-06-10. A Reality-only legacy AVI repair profile was added after 20
Survivor AVI files failed health checks.
with 98 active jobs, 0 transcode errors, and stable DB load. Recapture
after this drains before any Anime work.
Current preferred gaming-safe worker posture:
Remaining Candidate Libraries
| Library | Approx size | Video files | Extension mix | Recommendation |
| Reality | 4.1T observed at filesystem level | 2,574 observed videos | mixed TV/reality files | Completed main rollout on 2026-06-10. Current queue is zero; remaining non-HEVC legacy/AV1 files are not broad rollout targets. |
| TV Shows | 22T | 17,564 | 14,488 MKV, 1,469 MP4, 1,367 AVI, 240 M4V | Completed main rollout before Reality completion. Remaining non-HEVC legacy files should be handled surgically only. |
| Personal | 64G | 27 | 27 MP4 | Off-limits. Do not run Tdarr, cleanup, replacement, or automation against this library. |
| Plex Dance | 0 | 0 | None | Ignore. |
| Anime | 4.55 TiB observed by stream inventory | 5,980 observed videos | Multi-audio/subtitle risk | Prep inventory captured 2026-06-09. Last target, custom profile only. |