How-to guides¶
Step-by-step procedures for the common operations. For background and why, see core concepts.
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Run scans
Discover artists from disk, refresh from connected platforms, schedule recurring runs.
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Edit an artist
Change metadata by hand, lock fields you've curated, override provider IDs.
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Refresh metadata
Pull updates from providers for a single artist or a whole library.
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Fetch and crop images
Get artwork from providers or the web, crop in-browser, save canonical filenames.
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Configure provider priorities
Set which providers Stillwater asks first for each field, globally and per library.
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Enable and configure rules
Turn rules on and off, change automation modes, tune thresholds.
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Export and import settings
Move your configuration to another instance with an encrypted bundle.
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Update Stillwater
Apply a new version manually or have Stillwater check for updates.
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Reverse proxy
Front Stillwater with Caddy, Nginx, Traefik, or LSIO SWAG.