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
Filestab. - Click
Add Folderand select the directory containing your music files. - Picard will scan the folder and display the files in the interface.
- Go to the
Lookuptab. - Click
Clusterto group similar files together. - Select the files or clusters you want to tag.
- Click
Lookupto search for matching metadata in the MusicBrainz database. - Review the results and click
Saveto apply the tags to your music files.
- Navigate to the
Pluginstab. - Browse the available plugins and click
Installon the desired plugins. - Configure each plugin according to your needs.
- Go to the
Optionstab. - 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.yamlfile. - Regularly backup your
configdirectory 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.