Jellyfin Sample Skipper

A lightweight, automated plugin for Jellyfin that keeps your library clean.

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Overview

Sample Skipper is a small plugin that automatically detects and ignores "sample" video files during Jellyfin library scans.

If a file has sample in its name, the plugin prevents it from ever appearing in your Jellyfin library, avoiding clutter and manual cleanup.

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Features

• Automatic detection – Integrates with the Jellyfin library scanner and skips files containing sample in the filename.
• Case-insensitive matching – Detects sample, Sample, SAMPLE, and other case variations.
• No configuration required – Install and enable; no additional setup needed.
• Lightweight – Designed to have minimal impact on library scan performance.

Example filenames that will be ignored:

• Pacific.Rim.2013.2160p...-Sample.mkv
• Some.Movie.1080p.BluRay.x264-SAMPLE.mp4
• Movie.Sample.avi

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Installation

Option 1: Repository (recommended)

1. Open your Jellyfin Dashboard.

2. Navigate to Plugins → Repositories.

3. Click (+) Add Repository.

4. Enter the following details:

   • Name: Sample Skipper Repo
   • URL:
     https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MrHumanRebel/jellyfin-plugin-sampleskipper/main/manifest.json

5. Open the Catalog tab, find Sample Skipper, and click Install.

6. Restart Jellyfin to load the plugin.

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Option 2: Manual installation

1. Download the latest .zip release from the Releases page.

2. Extract the plugin files (DLL and manifest).

3. Place them into your Jellyfin plugins folder:

   • Linux: /var/lib/jellyfin/plugins/
   • Windows: %ProgramData%\Jellyfin\Server\plugins\

4. Restart the Jellyfin server.

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Building from source

Requirements

• .NET 9.0.10 SDK

Steps

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/MrHumanRebel/jellyfin-plugin-sampleskipper.git

# Enter the directory
cd jellyfin-plugin-sampleskipper

# Build the project
dotnet build Jellyfin.Plugin.SampleSkipper/Jellyfin.Plugin.SampleSkipper.csproj --configuration Release