Alex Sleat alexsleat
alexsleat
/ add_artists.sh
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September 22, 2025 15:17
— forked from jackskhakis/add_artists.sh
Script to add list of artists (in a folder) to lidarr, this method bypasses the difficulties that are currently present in lidarr with relation to searching and adding new artists. This version searches MusicBrainz for the ID to use, rather than relying only on lidarr search - it then uses the lidarr:music_brainz_id method to add them, if they a…
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Folder where existing artist folders are located (source) | |
| source_dir="/media/old" | |
| # The Lidarr root folder path to add new artists under | |
| lidarr_root="/media/new" | |
| ## Note: You can use this script with the source_dir and lidarr_root dir are the same - I did and nothing broke. |