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kodi is best as a front-end for an already curated library. ive used it extensively since the xbmc days...
i use mediaelch to scrape, generate metadata files and rename files and folders into a standard way. it [can] generate things in a kodi-compatible format. kodi is set to just pull in that data. i concurrently use emby (jellyfin) to access that same metadata.
your problem is conflating the curation of your library with the applications that will use it.
kodi does need a full computer to run. thats where emby comes in. its for viewing the same shit on any other device
This is not some extremely hard job that's way out of the scope of a media center. As I said, other platforms already have applications that can do this without breaking a sweat. I've never had to manually organize my files in years in any other platform.
Then go with those applications and that's it. In the same vein, you can say that Kodi needs an organized library, so organize it and Kodi won't break a sweat. That's what a lot of people are telling you in this thread.
i cant even imagine wanting a mess of stuff as you describe, or expecting some media app to manage that mess on the fly. but hey, if thats how you want it. good luck.
ive got 2500 movies and > 35,000 episodes in my library.
It's not a mess on properly implemented clients but I also have a fraction of the media you have. I put new stuff in, they get indexed, I watch them, I delete them. I am not going to do extra work for the privilege of using Kodi 🤷
i do zero work for kodi. i curate a library i care about and that is not your end goal. kodi is definitely not for the 'watch and delete' crowd.
Well, that's why I'm asking for alternatives but I also know a few people who rip a ton of blurays and throw them to a server and never curate it, and those are the only people self-hosting their media that I know anyway.
you seem to already have apps that do that stuff you want.. i was more answering 'how to make kodi work'
Not really, as those aren't available on Linux directly. The 'how to make kodi work' bit is because my research didn't give me any apps that can do this by default so I thought kodi might have extensions or forks I missed.
If you're on Desktop just use VLC, or try running Nova in an Android VM. Most Linux users are the type to meticulously organize their files, so I wouldn't expect that there's an app that'll do what you're looking for. There are plenty that will help you rename/restructure your WebDAV though.
Thanks for the mediaelch tip !