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How-to guides

Step-by-step procedures for the common operations. For background and why, see core concepts.

  • 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.

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