Auto Mode

The auto mode chains together the main functions of CineRename in a pipeline:

Source folder  →  renaming  →  subtitles  →  moving  →  final library

Ideal for processing a downloads folder without manual intervention.

Who is it for

• Plex / Jellyfin users who want new files to land automatically well-named and with subtitles.
• NAS Admins who script Sonarr / Radarr post-processing.
• Seedbox users who pull downloads to a remote library.

Configuration

In Settings → Auto Mode:

Option	Description
Source folder	Where the files to process come from (e.g. ~/Downloads/Plex)
Movies library	Final destination for movies (e.g. /media/Plex/Movies)
Series library	Final destination for series (e.g. /media/Plex/Series)
Anime library	Final destination for animes (separated if you wish)
Naming preset	Plex / Jellyfin / Emby / Custom
Subtitles	Enable / disable, preferred language
Duplicates	If a better quality file already exists in the library, action to take (replace / keep both / ignore)
On conflict	If the target already exists: skip / overwrite / keep both

Run the pipeline

Three ways:

1. From the Studio — Run auto pipeline button on the loaded files.
2. From the CLI — cinerename auto /path --to /Plex/... (see CLI).
3. In the background — Watch source folder option: CineRename watches the folder and automatically triggers on each new file detected.

Security

The auto mode respects the same guarantees as the Studio:

• Logged preview — each action is announced in the console / history before execution.
• No overwrite by default — keep both mode is selected if nothing is specified.
• Reversible — each operation is tracked individually in the History, therefore undoable.

Surveillance and torrent workflows

If you enable surveillance on a folder where torrents write during download (*.part, .!ut), filter on the final extension only. Otherwise CineRename may attempt to process an incomplete file.

Example Scenarios

Scenario 1 — Seedbox pull to NAS

1. rsync pulls seedbox:downloads/ to /mnt/nas/incoming/
2. CineRename watches /mnt/nas/incoming/
3. Auto pipeline:
   • renames
   • downloads EN subtitles
   • moves to /mnt/nas/Plex/Movies or /mnt/nas/Plex/Series
4. Plex scans /mnt/nas/Plex/ → content recognized instantly

Scenario 2 — Sonarr post-processing

1. Sonarr downloads an episode
2. At the end, Sonarr calls a script post-process.sh
3. This script runs cinerename auto $sonarr_episodefile_path --to /Plex/Series --subs en
4. No manual action required

Scenario 3 — Family Mac

1. A family member drags a folder into ~/Movies/Inbox
2. CineRename Mac, running in the background, watches this folder
3. Auto pipeline moves it to a clean ~/Movies/Plex/...

Logs

All pipeline events are written to:

OS	Path
Windows	%APPDATA%\CineRename\logs\auto-pipeline.log
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/CineRename/logs/auto-pipeline.log
Linux	~/.config/CineRename/logs/auto-pipeline.log

Log level is configurable in Settings → Advanced → Verbosity.