Petio

Petio is a web companion application for Plex server owners that enables users to request, discover and review media. It provides a familiar, user-focused interface for managing media requests, tracking progress, and surfacing related content from external sources.

Key Features

• Request management: submit, track and approve media requests with status and progress tracking
• Discovery and search: browse and find media across on-server and external sources with search and related suggestions
• Reviews and ratings: let users leave reviews and opinions visible to other users
• Integrations: connects to Plex for library status and to automation tools like Sonarr and Radarr for acquisition
• Notifications: notify users about request updates and availability via configurable channels
• Architecture: React frontend (Redux), Node.js Express API, and MongoDB storage
• Deployment: distributed as Docker images and platform binaries, with configuration options for standalone or containerized installs

Use Cases

• Community Plex servers where multiple users request and vote on content to be added
• Automating request fulfillment by integrating with Sonarr, Radarr and download automation tooling
• Offering a public-facing discovery and review portal for a private media collection

Limitations and Considerations

• Requires a MongoDB instance for storage; binary installs expect a local MongoDB connection
• Relies on Plex and third-party metadata providers for discovery and may require API keys or credentials for full functionality
• Project is a community-maintained companion app and is not endorsed by Plex or other third parties

Petio is targeted at Plex server operators who want a structured request and discovery workflow for their userbase. It is focused on ease of use for non-technical users while providing integrations for automated media acquisition.