Choose an import strategy2.x
When a job completes, the Arr imports it in one of two forms. Pick one under Settings > Automation > Library > Import strategy; the setting applies to the whole install.
| Strategy | What the Arr imports | Media server reads |
|---|---|---|
| Symlinks (default) | Symlinks from <mount>/completed-symlinks/<category>/<job> |
The mount, through the symlink |
| STRM | .strm files written to the STRM folder, each holding a signed playback URL |
An HTTP URL; it does not need the mount |
Categories owned by a music or book Arr always hand off as symlinks.
STRM needs a public URL that your media server can reach, because every .strm file points to it.
Switching strategy
Section titled “Switching strategy”Switching needs library folders, so infinidysk can find the files to convert.
Picking the other strategy starts a preview. It walks the library folders without writing and lists what will change, the files each Arr will rescan, name conflicts and any problems with a folder. Confirm it to start the conversion.
- Symlinks to videos become
.strmfiles, and the other way around. - Subtitle symlinks become real subtitle files in STRM mode.
- Each Sonarr and Radarr rescans the converted series or movies, and infinidysk restores their quality, language and monitored state afterwards.
- A conversion resumes after a restart or crash. Cancel stops after the current file and leaves a mixed library, which still plays.
Settings saved without a preview (through the API or environment variables) apply to new jobs only, and every page shows “Library not in the current form” until a preview applies them.