# NFOGuard Emby Plugin Deployment Guide

## Prerequisites

- .NET Framework 4.8 SDK or Visual Studio Build Tools
- Emby Server 4.7+ running
- Access to Emby's plugins directory

## Building the Plugin

### Windows
```cmd
build.bat
```

### Linux/macOS
```bash
./build.sh
```

## Installation Steps

1. **Build the plugin** using the build script above
2. **Locate your Emby plugins directory:**
   - Windows: `C:\ProgramData\Emby-Server\plugins`
   - Linux: `/var/lib/emby/plugins`
   - Docker: `/config/plugins` (inside container)
   - Synology: `/volume1/Emby/plugins`

3. **Copy the DLL:**
   ```bash
   cp bin/Release/NFOGuard.Emby.Plugin.dll /path/to/emby/plugins/
   ```

4. **Restart Emby Server**

5. **Verify installation:**
   - Check Emby dashboard → Plugins
   - Look for "NFOGuard" in the installed plugins list
   - Check Emby logs for "NFOGuard :: Plugin starting up"

## Testing

1. **Add a new TV episode** to your library with an NFO file containing `<dateadded>`
2. **Check the logs** for NFOGuard processing messages:
   ```
   NFOGuard :: Processing Added Episode :: Episode Name
   NFOGuard :: Syncing PremiereDate to DateCreated :: Episode Name
   NFOGuard :: Successfully updated :: Episode Name
   ```
3. **Verify in database:**
   ```sql
   sqlite3 library.db2 "SELECT DateCreated, PremiereDate FROM MediaItems WHERE Name LIKE '%episode%';"
   ```

## Troubleshooting

- **Plugin not appearing:** Check Emby logs for loading errors
- **Not processing episodes:** Verify log level includes Info messages
- **Build failures:** Ensure all Emby SDK DLLs are in EmbySDK folder
- **Permission errors:** Ensure Emby service has write access to database

## SDK Dependencies

The plugin requires these Emby SDK DLLs in the `EmbySDK` folder:
- MediaBrowser.Common.dll
- MediaBrowser.Controller.dll  
- MediaBrowser.Model.dll

These can be extracted from your Emby Server installation directory.