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Useful Resources
- Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
- Plex App Setup Guide - Visual guide for first-run setup of Plex apps on smart devices
- c/Plex Add-ons Guide - Detailed info on many of the most popular Plex add-ons with links to setup guides and other resources. Mantained for this community.
- Servarr Wiki - The consolidated wiki for Lidarr, Prowlarr, Radarr, Readarr, and Sonarr.
- TRaSH-Guides - Guides mainly for Sonarr/Radarr/Bazarr and everything related to it.
- Awesome-arr - a complete list of Plex-related companion apps, user scripts, etc.
- Plex Hardware Transcoding Cheat Sheet - NVidia GPUs
- Organizing and Naming Your Media Files
- Troubleshooting Server Connections
- Plex User Forums
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Plex only loads the 3rd party Agents when you restart the server, Plex also needs to have permissions/ownership over all related files in the Agent.
That were are least the most common support questions on why my own Agent (MyAnimeList) wasn't added to Plex.
I would also look into the log folder, there should be a log being created
com.plexapp.agents.amsa.log
or something similar. This would tell you that the agent is being loaded.Another thing to look for is the general
Plex Media Server.log
which would throw errors when the Agent is not being loaded because of an error.Those Agents also don't work with certain Plex features, like the Watchlist and, when you have a library created with a Plex official Agent, you cannot use the Agent in tandem so matching one Show with a 3rd Party agent doesn't work. You need to have a dedicated Library for that particular Agent.
Lastly, keep in mind that Plugins (which Metadata Agents are falling under) were deprecated in 2018 so weird behaviour is to be expected.
I would first check the Log files that they are created and that may be the Main log file mentioning that the agent is being loaded. If that is not happening, check the Permission and ownership on the system and set it correctly. And if that is all correct, maybe a few reboots of Plex will help.
I had a few VERY strange behaviours happening with Plex reported in which my Agent was loaded for one Library and not another even though they are in the same file...