e2MDB – all 47 settings
Open Plugins → e2MDB → MENU and save with Green. This reference covers all 47 actual setup fields in the reviewed source. Section headings are not counted as settings. Website search also finds the config.plugins.e2mdb.… keys. Paths, channel selection and tool actions have their own chapters.
Defaults are source-code values, not recommendations for every library. Some fields require their parent function or a higher setup level. Menu language and provider metadata language are separate.
Basic settings
Section titled “Basic settings”Enable Media Database
Section titled “Enable Media Database”Enable e2MDB database/cache integration. Provider and scan work runs in the backend daemon, not in the Enigma2 GUI process.
config.plugins.e2mdb.enableDatabase
Default: Yes.
Show in main menu
Section titled “Show in main menu”Add e2MDB to the Enigma2 main menu. The plugin remains available in the plugin browser when this is disabled.
config.plugins.e2mdb.showInMainMenu
Default: No.
Re-scan existing media entries
Section titled “Re-scan existing media entries”Off keeps existing DB metadata/artwork and only scans new or changed files. On reprocesses existing entries and may download metadata/artwork again.
config.plugins.e2mdb.scannerRescanExisting
Default: No.
Setup level: Intermediate.
Cache path
Section titled “Cache path”Base path for e2MDB cache files, provider artwork, database and generated metadata.
config.plugins.e2mdb.cachePath
Default: /media/hdd/.
Web interface port
Section titled “Web interface port”TCP port used by the e2MDB backend web interface. Default is 6066.
config.plugins.e2mdb.webPort
Default: 6066.
Range: 1–65535.
Setup level: Intermediate.
Provider search language
Section titled “Provider search language”Language used for provider searches and provider API requests.
config.plugins.e2mdb.lang
Default: Menu language at initialisation.
Providers and artwork
Section titled “Providers and artwork”Search in TMDb
Section titled “Search in TMDb”Use TMDb for movie and series metadata. Recommended as the primary provider.
config.plugins.e2mdb.tmdbactive
Default: Yes.
TMDb API key
Section titled “TMDb API key”Enter your personal API key for TMDb.
config.plugins.e2mdb.tmdbapikey
Default: empty.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.tmdbactive.value.
Search in TVDb
Section titled “Search in TVDb”Use TVDb for series metadata and episode/season artwork.
config.plugins.e2mdb.tvdbactive
Default: Yes.
TVDb API key
Section titled “TVDb API key”Enter your personal API key for TVDb.
config.plugins.e2mdb.tvdbapikey
Default: empty.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.tvdbactive.value.
Search in TVmaze
Section titled “Search in TVmaze”Use TVmaze as a free series fallback provider without API key.
config.plugins.e2mdb.tvmazeactive
Default: No.
Search in Cinemeta
Section titled “Search in Cinemeta”Use Cinemeta (Stremio addon) as a free movie and series fallback provider without API key. English metadata only.
config.plugins.e2mdb.cinemetaactive
Default: No.
Search in TVSpielfilm for German Live/EPG
Section titled “Search in TVSpielfilm for German Live/EPG”Use TVSpielfilm as preferred provider for German Live/EPG metadata.
config.plugins.e2mdb.tvspielfilmactive
Default: Yes.
Use fernsehserien.de image fallback for German Live/EPG
Section titled “Use fernsehserien.de image fallback for German Live/EPG”Use fernsehserien.de as German Live/EPG image fallback.
config.plugins.e2mdb.fernsehserienactive
Default: Yes.
Search in OMDb
Section titled “Search in OMDb”Optional fallback provider. OMDb requires an API key and is not localized.
config.plugins.e2mdb.omdbactive
Default: No.
OMDb API key
Section titled “OMDb API key”Enter your personal API key for OMDb.
config.plugins.e2mdb.omdbapikey
Default: empty.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.omdbactive.value.
Search in AniList Anime/Manga
Section titled “Search in AniList Anime/Manga”Use AniList for Anime/Manga path modes.
config.plugins.e2mdb.animeactive
Default: No.
Search in Kitsu Anime/Manga
Section titled “Search in Kitsu Anime/Manga”Use Kitsu for Anime/Manga path modes.
config.plugins.e2mdb.kitsuactive
Default: No.
Use Wikimedia/Wikipedia image fallback for Live/EPG
Section titled “Use Wikimedia/Wikipedia image fallback for Live/EPG”Use Wikimedia/Wikipedia as Live/EPG fallback artwork provider.
config.plugins.e2mdb.wikimediaactive
Default: No.
Use FanArt.tv artwork fallback
Section titled “Use FanArt.tv artwork fallback”Use FanArt.tv after another provider matched a movie or series.
config.plugins.e2mdb.fanartactive
Default: No.
FanArt.tv API key
Section titled “FanArt.tv API key”Enter your personal FanArt.tv API key.
config.plugins.e2mdb.fanartapikey
Default: empty.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.fanartactive.value.
FanArt.tv artwork mode
Section titled “FanArt.tv artwork mode”Fill only missing artwork, or prefer FanArt.tv artwork over artwork from the metadata provider.
config.plugins.e2mdb.fanartmode
Default: missing.
Choices: Fill missing artwork only (missing); Prefer FanArt artwork (prefer).
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.fanartactive.value.
Live TV and views
Section titled “Live TV and views”Enable Live/EPG metadata cache
Section titled “Enable Live/EPG metadata cache”Enable short-lived metadata caching for Live TV and EPG events.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled
Default: Yes.
Show e2MDB EventView for EPG events
Section titled “Show e2MDB EventView for EPG events”Open the e2MDB EventView for EPG events when metadata exists.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgEventViewUseE2MDB
Default: Yes.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value.
Show e2MDB EventView for media events
Section titled “Show e2MDB EventView for media events”Open the e2MDB media EventView for recordings/media when metadata exists.
config.plugins.e2mdb.mediaEventViewUseE2MDB
Default: Yes.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value.
Enable InfoBar metadata
Section titled “Enable InfoBar metadata”Attach e2MDB metadata sources to live TV InfoBar and queue missing entries for the backend daemon.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgInfoBarEnabled
Default: Yes.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value.
Enable ChannelSelection metadata
Section titled “Enable ChannelSelection metadata”Attach e2MDB metadata sources to ChannelSelection and queue missing entries for the backend daemon.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgChannelSelectionEnabled
Default: Yes.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value.
Service list preview image
Section titled “Service list preview image”Select which image type should be preferred for service-list previews.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgServiceListPreviewMode
Default: backdrop_preview.
Choices: Backdrop, fallback preview/still (backdrop_preview); Preview/still, fallback backdrop (preview); Backdrop only (backdrop).
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value.
Live/EPG retention in days
Section titled “Live/EPG retention in days”Keep matched Live/EPG metadata for this number of days after the event ended.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgRetentionDays
Default: 3.
Range: 1–30.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value.
No-match retention in hours
Section titled “No-match retention in hours”Handling of unsuccessful Live/EPG searches. Setup help describes retention after event end; the backend exports this as no_match_retry_hours for retries. This does not immediately clear the queue.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgNoMatchRetentionHours
Default: 1.
Range: 1–72.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value.
Prefill
Section titled “Prefill”Enable Live/EPG prefill
Section titled “Enable Live/EPG prefill”Queue future EPG events for selected/preferred channels so the backend can process them overnight.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillEnabled
Default: Yes.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value.
Prefill mode
Section titled “Prefill mode”Night window is recommended for backend-only processing.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillMode
Default: night.
Choices: Off (off); Standby only (standby); Night window (night); Idle time (idle).
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value and config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillEnabled.value.
Night prefill start hour
Section titled “Night prefill start hour”Hour of day used for night prefill checks.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillStartHour
Default: 4.
Range: 0–23.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value and config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillEnabled.value.
Live/EPG prefill days
Section titled “Live/EPG prefill days”Number of future EPG days to inspect for preferred channels.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillHorizonDays
Default: 2.
Range: 1–7.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value and config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillEnabled.value.
Maximum prefill events
Section titled “Maximum prefill events”Maximum number of EPG events to queue per prefill run across all channels.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillMaxEvents
Default: 1500.
Range: 10–5000.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value and config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillEnabled.value.
Maximum events per prefill service
Section titled “Maximum events per prefill service”Maximum number of future EPG events inspected per service.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillMaxEventsPerService
Default: 120.
Range: 1–500.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value and config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillEnabled.value.
Use zap history
Section titled “Use zap history”Use preferred channels from zap/watch history for prefill decisions.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgUseZapHistory
Default: Yes.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value and config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillEnabled.value.
Zap history top channels
Section titled “Zap history top channels”Maximum number of preferred channels selected from zap/watch history.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgZapHistoryTopN
Default: 25.
Range: 1–50.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.epgMetaEnabled.value and config.plugins.e2mdb.epgPrefillEnabled.value and config.plugins.e2mdb.epgUseZapHistory.value.
Diagnostics and expert settings
Section titled “Diagnostics and expert settings”Log mode
Section titled “Log mode”Off writes nothing. On writes real errors only. Verbose writes the full diagnostic log.
config.plugins.e2mdb.debugLog
Default: 1.
Choices: Off (0); On (1); Verbose (2).
Log output
Section titled “Log output”Choose whether e2MDB log lines are written to e2MDB.log, the Enigma2 debug log, or both.
config.plugins.e2mdb.logTarget
Default: file.
Choices: e2MDB.log (file); Enigma2 debug log (debuglog); Both (both).
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.debugLog.value != 0.
e2MDB.log max size (MB)
Section titled “e2MDB.log max size (MB)”Rotate e2MDB.log when this size is reached.
config.plugins.e2mdb.logRotateSizeMb
Default: 5.
Range: 1–100.
Setup level: Intermediate.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.debugLog.value != 0 and config.plugins.e2mdb.logTarget.value != 'debuglog'.
Google title translation fallback
Section titled “Google title translation fallback”Translate only the title when normal provider search finds no result.
config.plugins.e2mdb.translateTitleSearch
Default: No.
Setup level: Expert.
Google title translation target language
Section titled “Google title translation target language”Target language for fallback search titles.
config.plugins.e2mdb.translateTitleSearchLanguage
Default: Menu language at initialisation.
Setup level: Expert.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.translateTitleSearch.value.
English metadata text fallback
Section titled “English metadata text fallback”If the selected provider language returns artwork but no usable text, retry provider metadata once in English.
config.plugins.e2mdb.providerEnglishTextFallback
Default: Yes.
Setup level: Expert.
Translate English metadata fallback
Section titled “Translate English metadata fallback”Translate overview and tagline from the English fallback into the selected provider language before storing them.
config.plugins.e2mdb.translateMetadataFallback
Default: No.
Setup level: Expert.
Visible when: config.plugins.e2mdb.providerEnglishTextFallback.value.
SQLite VACUUM
Section titled “SQLite VACUUM”Shrink e2MDB SQLite database files during backend maintenance.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgCleanupSqliteVacuum
Default: Yes.
Setup level: Expert.
SQLite REINDEX
Section titled “SQLite REINDEX”Rebuild SQLite indexes during backend maintenance. Usually not needed.
config.plugins.e2mdb.epgCleanupSqliteReindex
Default: No.
Setup level: Expert.