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First Steps

After installing Mydia, follow these steps to configure your media management system.

Initial Admin Setup

When you first access Mydia at http://localhost:4000, you'll be guided through creating the initial admin user.

You can either:

  • Set a custom password of your choice
  • Generate a secure random password that will be displayed once

After the admin user is created, you'll be automatically logged in.

Configure Download Clients

Navigate to Admin > Download Clients to add your download clients.

Supported Clients

Torrent Clients:

  • qBittorrent
  • Transmission

Usenet Clients:

  • SABnzbd
  • NZBGet

Example: qBittorrent Setup

  1. Click Add Download Client
  2. Select qBittorrent as the type
  3. Enter connection details:
  4. Host: qbittorrent (or your qBittorrent hostname)
  5. Port: 8080
  6. Username/Password: Your qBittorrent credentials
  7. Click Test Connection to verify
  8. Click Save

Configure Indexers

Navigate to Admin > Indexers to add your indexers.

Supported Indexers

  • Prowlarr - Recommended indexer manager
  • Jackett - Alternative indexer proxy
  • Cardigann - Built-in indexer support (experimental)

Example: Prowlarr Setup

  1. Click Add Indexer
  2. Select Prowlarr as the type
  3. Enter connection details:
  4. Base URL: http://prowlarr:9696
  5. API Key: Your Prowlarr API key
  6. Click Test Connection to verify
  7. Click Save

Set Up Libraries

Mydia automatically creates default libraries based on your MOVIES_PATH and TV_PATH environment variables.

To add additional libraries or configure existing ones:

  1. Navigate to Admin > Libraries
  2. Configure library paths and settings
  3. Trigger a library scan to discover existing media

Quality Profiles

Mydia includes built-in quality profiles for different use cases:

  • SD through Remux-2160p - 8 built-in profiles
  • Preset Gallery - 23 one-click imports including TRaSH Guides and Profilarr profiles

To configure quality profiles:

  1. Navigate to Admin > Quality Profiles
  2. Browse the preset gallery or create custom profiles
  3. Assign profiles to your libraries

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