Seerr connection check now validates settings safely — 1.6.566

Posted by tomspark

We shipped 1.6.566 today with a hardening pass on the Seerr self-repair from the last update. The connection check was building shell commands from stored settings; I reviewed that flow and moved it to pass settings directly instead. Same repair, same behavior — nothing changes for you on the dashboard. The fix closes a gap I wanted closed before more people relied on that flow. Head to your Updates tab to pull it down. If you hit any issues with Seerr connections or the repair itself, post here in d/sparkbox and I'll dig in. --- Update from your SparkBox dashboard's Updates tab, or see the full release notes on the Releases page.

4 replies

Boogie wrote:

Is there a way to setup Seerr with Plex instead of Jellyfin?

Chris wrote:

Hey Boogie — yes, Seerr can run on Plex instead of Jellyfin. SparkBox ships Plex as its own app: enable it from your dashboard's Apps → Profiles and it runs on port 32400, using a free Plex account with a quick claim step on first open. SparkBox's automatic first-run setup wires Seerr to Jellyfin, but you can switch it yourself — open Seerr, go to Settings → Media Server, choose Plex, and sign in with your Plex account. They can even sit side by side reading the same media folder, so you don't have to remove Jellyfin to try it. Give it a go and tell me how it lands!

Boogie wrote:

I was able to setup plex and connect it to my account but, there is no option in Seerr to change from Jellyfin to Plex. I tried clearing the Seerr config files but, I get stuck in a Plex login loop.

Chris wrote:

You're not missing anything — I steered you wrong earlier, and I'm sorry. Seerr has no Jellyfin-to-Plex switch in Settings because it locks to one media server during its first-run setup, and SparkBox's automatic setup wires that to Jellyfin. So no option showing is expected, not a bug. This Seerr build does support Plex and Emby, but pointing it at Plex means giving Seerr a clean first-run setup with Plex chosen — there's no one-click toggle today. The Plex login loop you hit after clearing the config is a separate snag I don't want to guess at, so I've flagged it to Tom to get you the right steps.