Picard Setup Guide - ajgillis04/GillisDockerDepot GitHub Wiki
MusicBrainz Picard is a cross-platform music tagger that organizes and tags your music files using the MusicBrainz database.
- Docker installed
- Picard container running in your Docker stack
- Open your browser and navigate to
http://<your-ip-address>:<port>
. - Log in with your Picard credentials.
- Follow the initial setup wizard to configure basic settings.
- Choose your preferred language for the Picard interface.
- Navigate to the
Files
tab. - Click
Add Folder
and select the directory containing your music files. - Picard will scan the folder and display the files in the interface.
- Go to the
Lookup
tab. - Click
Cluster
to group similar files together. - Select the files or clusters you want to tag.
- Click
Lookup
to search for matching metadata in the MusicBrainz database. - Review the results and click
Save
to apply the tags to your music files.
- Navigate to the
Plugins
tab. - Browse the available plugins and click
Install
on the desired plugins. - Configure each plugin according to your needs.
- Go to the
Options
tab. - Customize the settings according to your preferences (e.g., file naming, cover art).
- Click
Save
.
- Ensure all paths and environment variables are updated in the
picard.yaml
file. - Regularly backup your
config
directory to save your settings.
- Common Issues: List common issues and solutions.
- Logs: Check Picard logs for error messages.
- Support: Link to the MusicBrainz Picard community and support resources.