From 545b75522868912f77b69d77416c0887e21f6ec4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sportarr Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:27:22 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs: describe how Sportarr shows are matched and where their artwork comes from --- docs/Configuration.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/Configuration.md b/docs/Configuration.md index 357f9fef7..4e7cb61ad 100644 --- a/docs/Configuration.md +++ b/docs/Configuration.md @@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ Sonarr's configuration is required to use its parameters in rules and to remove Sportarr runs alongside Sonarr and Radarr, and all three can be configured at once. Sportarr's configuration is required to use its parameters in rules and manage sports leagues, seasons, and events. Maintainerr requires Sportarr 4.0.1022 or later. +Maintainerr matches a show to its league through the `sportarr` id the Sportarr media server agents +stamp on it, for example `lg-000278`. A library that has not been refreshed since those agents +started stamping it carries only the numeric alias they write into the tvdb namespace, and +Maintainerr resolves the league from that instead. Posters, backdrops and descriptions for those +shows come from the configured Sportarr connection, and from sportarr.net for a league it does not +track. Setting the `SPORTARR_NET` environment variable to `off` stops the sportarr.net read. + | Setting | Description | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------- | | Server Name | A friendly name to help identify the server | From 3981ced67b2b921ad2f1159c1a981e896bba1fc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sportarr Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:39:58 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs(sportarr): correct the sportarr.net default and cover the refresh The paragraph described the old behaviour, where the sportarr.net read was on unless SPORTARR_NET was set to off. It is opt-in now, and nothing is requested from sportarr.net unless the variable is set to on. Also names the Refresh Metadata action, which moved into the Sportarr server dialog. --- docs/Configuration.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/Configuration.md b/docs/Configuration.md index 4e7cb61ad..38ef8fbdc 100644 --- a/docs/Configuration.md +++ b/docs/Configuration.md @@ -172,8 +172,12 @@ Maintainerr matches a show to its league through the `sportarr` id the Sportarr stamp on it, for example `lg-000278`. A library that has not been refreshed since those agents started stamping it carries only the numeric alias they write into the tvdb namespace, and Maintainerr resolves the league from that instead. Posters, backdrops and descriptions for those -shows come from the configured Sportarr connection, and from sportarr.net for a league it does not -track. Setting the `SPORTARR_NET` environment variable to `off` stops the sportarr.net read. +shows come from the configured Sportarr connection. For a league none of your connections tracks, +Maintainerr can read that artwork from sportarr.net instead, which is off unless you set the +`SPORTARR_NET` environment variable to `on`. Nothing is requested from sportarr.net otherwise. + +Artwork and descriptions are cached. `Refresh Metadata` in the Sportarr server dialog drops that +cache, so the next view fetches them again. | Setting | Description | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------- |