Plex Refresh

To avoid the “Plex dance” (manual library rescans after conversion), direct_play_nice can trigger a targeted Plex refresh automatically.

CLI options

• --plex-refresh
• --plex-url <PLEX_URL> (default: http://127.0.0.1:32400)
• --plex-token <PLEX_TOKEN>

Environment variable equivalents:

• DIRECT_PLAY_NICE_PLEX_REFRESH=true
• DIRECT_PLAY_NICE_PLEX_URL=http://127.0.0.1:32400
• DIRECT_PLAY_NICE_PLEX_TOKEN=... (or PLEX_TOKEN)

Example:

direct_play_nice \
  --plex-refresh \
  --plex-url http://127.0.0.1:32400 \
  --plex-token "$PLEX_TOKEN" \
  input.mkv output.mp4

Config file equivalent

[plex]
refresh = true
url = "http://127.0.0.1:32400"
token = "YOUR_TOKEN"

Need a token? See Plex support: https://support.plex.tv/articles/204059436-finding-an-authentication-token-x-plex-token/