nfoguard/SETUP.md

NFOGuard Setup Guide

🔐 Secure Configuration Setup

NFOGuard now uses a two-file configuration system for better security and easier troubleshooting:

• .env - Main configuration (safe to share for debugging)
• .env.secrets - Sensitive API keys and passwords (never commit to git)

Step 1: Copy Configuration Templates

# Copy main configuration
cp .env.template .env

# Copy secrets configuration  
cp .env.secrets.template .env.secrets

Step 2: Configure Main Settings

Edit your .env file with your specific paths and preferences:

# Media paths (adjust to your directory structure)
TV_PATHS=/media/TV/tv,/media/TV/tv6
MOVIE_PATHS=/media/Movies/movies,/media/Movies/movies6

# Database connection details
RADARR_DB_HOST=radarr-postgres
RADARR_DB_PORT=5432
RADARR_DB_NAME=radarr
RADARR_DB_USER=radarr

# Processing preferences
PREFER_RELEASE_DATES_OVER_FILE_DATES=true
ALLOW_FILE_DATE_FALLBACK=false
RELEASE_DATE_PRIORITY=digital,physical,theatrical

Step 3: Configure Secrets

Edit your .env.secrets file with your actual API keys and passwords:

# Database password
RADARR_DB_PASSWORD=your_actual_radarr_password

# TMDB API key (required for release date detection)
TMDB_API_KEY=your_actual_tmdb_api_key

# Sonarr API key (REQUIRED for v0.6.0+ Enhanced TV NFO Generation)
SONARR_API_KEY=your_actual_sonarr_api_key

# Optional API keys
RADARR_API_KEY=your_radarr_api_key
OMDB_API_KEY=your_omdb_api_key

Step 4: Verify Configuration

Test your setup:

# Test database connections
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/test/bulk-update"

# Test movie scanning
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/test/movie-scan"

# Check system health
curl "http://localhost:8080/health"

🔒 Security Features

API Key Masking

All API keys and passwords are automatically masked in logs:

[2025-09-09T12:34:56] INFO: TMDB API call with key=***masked***
[2025-09-09T12:34:56] INFO: Database connection password=***masked***

Sensitive Data Separation

• Main .env: Paths, preferences, URLs (safe to share)
• .env.secrets: API keys, passwords (never commit to version control)
• Automatic loading: Both files loaded automatically at startup

Git Protection

The .gitignore file prevents accidental commits:

.env
.env.secrets
.env.local

🛠 Troubleshooting

"Environment files not loaded" Warning

Install python-dotenv:

pip install python-dotenv==1.0.0
# or
docker-compose build  # rebuilds with updated requirements.txt

Sharing Configuration for Help

You can safely share your .env file for debugging since it contains no sensitive data. The .env.secrets file should never be shared.

Migration from Old Setup

If you have an existing .env with API keys:

1. Move all *_API_KEY and *_PASSWORD variables to .env.secrets
2. Remove sensitive data from .env
3. Restart NFOGuard

🎯 Docker Compose Example

version: '3.8'
services:
  nfoguard:
    image: ghcr.io/your-org/nfoguard:latest
    container_name: nfoguard
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - /path/to/your/media:/media:rw
      - ./data:/app/data
      - ./.env:/app/.env:ro          # Main configuration
      - ./.env.secrets:/app/.env.secrets:ro  # Secrets
    environment:
      - PORT=8080
    depends_on:
      - radarr-postgres

📋 Configuration Reference

Main Configuration (.env)

• Paths: TV_PATHS, MOVIE_PATHS, DB_PATH
• Processing: MOVIE_PRIORITY, RELEASE_DATE_PRIORITY
• Features: MANAGE_NFO, FIX_DIR_MTIMES, LOCK_METADATA
• URLs: RADARR_URL, SONARR_URL, JELLYSEERR_URL

Secrets Configuration (.env.secrets)

• Database: RADARR_DB_PASSWORD
• APIs: TMDB_API_KEY, OMDB_API_KEY, RADARR_API_KEY, SONARR_API_KEY
• Optional: JELLYSEERR_API_KEY

This setup makes NFOGuard more secure while keeping configuration manageable for troubleshooting and deployment.