Metadata

Names, dates, posters and ids come from the HolyArrs metadata server. There are no keys to set up.

Check that it works

1. Open Settings > Metadata.
2. The Metadata server card should show Connected and Answering.

If it says Not answering, select Check again.

When the server is down

Your Library, downloads and everything already saved keep working. Searches and new artwork come back when the server answers.

Privacy

Your install sends only what it looks up, plus your language and region. Your files, library, users and keys never leave your server. Settings > Metadata lists both.

To leave your install out of the install count, turn off Count this install in Settings > This app.

If it does not work

Symptom: you set HOLYARRS_METADATA_URL and nothing loads. Fix: check the address from the HolyArrs machine, then restart HolyArrs.

Symptom: artist pages show no top songs. Fix: check HOLYARRS_DEEZER_URL is not off.

For experts

What your install sends

Sent	Why
An install token	Identifies the install, not a person
What you look up: search words, and TMDB and MusicBrainz ids on the page	To answer the lookup
Your display language and region	So posters, trailers and where-to-watch match
Standard request headers	To say what answer is wanted and whether a stored copy is current
Your public IP address, like any web request	Used for an install count by country

Headers sent: Accept, Cache-Control, If-None-Match, and X-Fetch: ahead when a page is loaded ahead of time. With Count this install off, requests also carry X-Country-Count: off and the server leaves your install out of the count.

Never sent: your files, folder paths or file names; your library, downloads or history; user names, passwords or who asked for what; keys and addresses of your Downloaders, Sources, media servers and lists. Apart from the country count, HolyArrs has no telemetry.

Env vars

Variable	Does	Default
HOLYARRS_METADATA_URL	Points HolyArrs at another metadata server. Restart after changing	https://api.holyarrs.com
HOLYARRS_TMDB_KEY	Your own TMDB read token. Movie and show lookups go to TMDB directly	Empty
HOLYARRS_DEEZER_URL=off	Turns off artist top songs	On

Related

• Data packs
• Trailers