Replace emby dirty sync references with play_state_sync in comments and docs

Configurations/master.conf

@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 # Shares synced every 30 minutes — defined per host in host*.conf.
 # HOST1_CRITICAL_SYNC_SHARES / HOST2_CRITICAL_SYNC_SHARES
 # Format: "/path/to/share" or "/path/to/share|profile-name"
-# Order matters — Critical-Data first (auth stack), then Emby dirty sync.
+# Order matters — Critical-Data first (auth stack), then maintenance scripts.
 
 # ━━━ Intermediate Sync Maintenance ━━━
 # intermediate_sync_maintenance.sh runs every 4 hours — arr library sync, artwork fetch,
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
 #   emby              — weekly clean sync — both Emby stopped, full mirror
 #                       called by weekly_sync_maintenance.sh only — do NOT schedule separately
 #   emby-fallback     — dirty sync — Emby stays running, WAL excluded
-#                       called by critical_sync_maintenance.sh every 30min
+#                       unused — replaced by play_state_sync
 
     declare -A PROFILE_RSYNC_OPTS=(
         [arrs_stack]="-av --info=progress2 --human-readable --bwlimit=$BW_LIMIT --delete --inplace"
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@
         [critical-fallback]=120     # shorter — frequent dirty sync, retry faster
         [important-data]=300
         [emby]=300
-        [emby-fallback]=120         # shorter — frequent dirty sync, retry faster
+        [emby-fallback]=120         # shorter — retry faster (unused)
     )
 
 # Containers stopped on BOTH LOCAL and REMOTE before rsync.
@@ -615,11 +615,11 @@
 # SPACE-SEPARATED STRINGS — converted to array at runtime
     declare -A PROFILE_CRITICAL_CONTAINER_NAMES=(
         [arrs_stack]="Sonarr Lidarr Readarr Radarr Prowlarr Bazarr Pinchflat"
-        [critical-data]="Mariadb-Authelia Mariadb-Authelia-Secondary Redis-Authelia Redis-Authelia-Secondary Lldap-Gmer4Lfe NginxProxyManager Authelia Authelia-Secondary"
+        [critical-data]="Mariadb-Authelia Mariadb-Authelia-Secondary Redis-Authelia Redis-Authelia-Secondary Lldap NginxProxyManager Authelia Authelia-Secondary"
         [critical-fallback]=""      # dirty sync — auth stays running both sides
         [important-data]="Postgres-NextCloud NextCloud"
         [emby]="Emby"
-        [emby-fallback]=""          # dirty sync — Emby stays running both sides
+        [emby-fallback]=""          # unused — no containers stopped
     )
 
 # Containers needing a delay after rsync before starting.
@@ -654,12 +654,12 @@
         [emby-fallback]="logs transcodes cache metadata *.db-wal *.db-shm crash* plugins root"
     )
 
-# Remote restart after dirty sync — restart these on remote IF they were running before sync.
+# Remote restart after live sync — restart these on remote IF they were running before sync.
 # Same logic as stop/start — was stopped = stays stopped, was running = gets restarted.
-# Used by dirty sync profiles (critical-fallback, emby-fallback) so remote picks up changes.
+# Used by live sync profiles (critical-fallback) so remote picks up changes.
 # SPACE-SEPARATED STRINGS — converted to array at runtime
     declare -A PROFILE_REMOTE_RESTART_CONTAINERS=(
-        [critical-fallback]="NginxProxyManager Authelia Authelia-Secondary Lldap-Gmer4Lfe Mariadb-Authelia Mariadb-Authelia-Secondary Redis-Authelia Redis-Authelia-Secondary"
+        [critical-fallback]="NginxProxyManager Authelia Authelia-Secondary Lldap Mariadb-Authelia Mariadb-Authelia-Secondary Redis-Authelia Redis-Authelia-Secondary"
         [emby-fallback]="Emby"
     )
 

Fallback/Manual-Fallback.md

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ FALLBACK_HOST2_COVERS_HOST1_TIER1=(
     "Gmer4Lfe.com-DDNS"         # ALWAYS FIRST — DNS coverage before anything else
     "Emby"                       # media server — people are watching
     "NginxProxyManager"          # reverse proxy — all external access routes through this
-    "Lldap-Gmer4Lfe"             # user directory — already warm, verify and keep
+    "Lldap"             # user directory — already warm, verify and keep
     "Mariadb-Authelia"           # auth database — already warm, verify and keep
     "Redis-Authelia"             # auth session cache — already warm, verify and keep
     "Authelia"                   # SSO — already warm, serving users already

Orchestrators/README-Orchestrators.md

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ array_started.sh
 # Cron — managed via Varaverk Scheduler:
 */7   * * * *    transcode_management.sh
 */15  * * * *    watchdog_orchestrator.sh          ← resource → docker → system → stability
-*/30  * * * *    critical_sync_maintenance.sh      ← auth + Emby dirty sync + partnership
+*/30  * * * *    critical_sync_maintenance.sh      ← auth + play_state_sync + partnership
 0  */4 * * *     intermediate_sync_maintenance.sh  ← arr sync + failed recovery + optional rsync
 0   1 * * *      daily_sync_maintenance.sh
 0   7 * * 0      sunday_morning_coffee_report.sh
@@ -735,11 +735,11 @@ maintenance block before the 7am coffee report.
 
 ```bash
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# Two Emby syncs run in parallel — dirty and clean:
+# Two Emby sync mechanisms keep the mirror current:
 #
-# emby-fallback dirty sync (every 30 minutes via critical_sync_maintenance.sh, Emby running):
+# play_state_sync (every 30 minutes via critical_sync_maintenance.sh):
-#   watch states, library deltas, user activity — continuous coverage
+#   API-based — syncs watched state and resume points directly via Emby API
-#   WAL files excluded — safe to copy while Emby writes
+#   No rsync of live files — no WAL risk, no partial-write corruption
 #   HOST2 always within 30 minutes of HOST1 on playback state
 #
 # weekly clean sync (Sunday 2:30am, Emby stopped):
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ array_started.sh
 */15 * * * *    watchdog_orchestrator.sh
 
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# Every 30 minutes — auth stack + Emby dirty sync + partnership check:
+# Every 30 minutes — auth stack + play_state_sync + partnership check:
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 */30 * * * *    critical_sync_maintenance.sh
 

Orchestrators/critical_sync_maintenance.sh

@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@
 # Schedule: */30 * * * * (every 30 minutes via User Scripts plugin)
 #
 # ── EXECUTION ORDER ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-#   1. Critical-Data rsync    — auth stack, NPM config, certs (containers stopped both sides)
+#   1. Critical-Data rsync         — auth stack, NPM config, certs (containers stopped both sides)
-#   2. emby-fallback rsync    — dirty Emby sync (watch states, library — Emby stays running)
+#   2. CRITICAL_MAINTENANCE_SCRIPTS — play_state_sync + any other per-window scripts
-#   3. CRITICAL_MAINTENANCE_SCRIPTS — any scripts configured for critical window
+#   3. partnership --check         — read both state files, detect changes, act accordingly
-#   4. partnership --check    — read both state files, detect changes, act accordingly
 #
 # ── WHY EVERY 30 MINUTES ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 #   Auth stack changes (new users, proxy rules, certs) propagate within 30min ✅

Orchestrators/weekly_sync_maintenance.sh

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # Emby builds a warm image cache on HOST2 throughout the week.
 # Syncing nightly resets cache — cold loads every morning for users.
 # Weekly sync: cache stays warm 6 days, resets Sunday night while users sleep.
-# emby-fallback dirty sync covers watch states + library every 30min between weekly syncs.
+# play_state_sync covers watch/resume state every 30 min between weekly syncs.
 #
 # ── CONTAINER UPDATES ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Containers already stopped for sync — updates pull at zero extra downtime.

Partnership/Manual-Partnership.md

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ PARTNERSHIP_ONBOARD_NOTIFY=true     # notify both servers on successful onboard
 # Format: "ContainerName|WebUIPort"
 HOST1_PARTNERSHIP_AUTH_WEBUIS=(
     "NginxProxyManager|81"
-    "Lldap-Gmer4Lfe|17170"
+    "Lldap|17170"
     "Authelia|9091"
     "Authelia-Secondary|9092"
 )
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ HOST1_PARTNERSHIP_AUTH_STACK=(
     "my-Authelia.xml"
     "my-Authelia-Secondary.xml"
     "my-NginxProxyManager.xml"
-    "my-Lldap-Gmer4Lfe.xml"
+    "my-Lldap.xml"
 )
 
 # XML templates pushed to mirror during onboard (arr stack).

Plugin/unraid/Partnership/containers.sh

@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ cleanup_deployed_stack_locally() {
         return 0
     fi
 
+    local _local_short
+    _local_short=$(derive_short_name "${LOCAL_SERVER_NAME:-}")
+
     log "Removing owner-deployed containers (auth/arr/services stacks) locally..."
     for xml_name in "${xml_names[@]}"; do
         [[ -z "$xml_name" ]] && continue
@@ -444,6 +447,11 @@ cleanup_deployed_stack_locally() {
         cname=$(awk 'match($0,/<Name>([^<]+)<\/Name>/,a){print a[1];exit}' "$xml_file")
         [[ -z "$cname" ]] && continue
 
+        if [[ -n "$_local_short" && "$cname" == *"$_local_short"* ]]; then
+            warn "  $cname contains local server identity ($_local_short) — skipping to protect local containers"
+            continue
+        fi
+
         if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
             warn "  DRY RUN — would stop + rm $cname"
             warn "  DRY RUN — would delete appdata for $cname"

Plugin/unraid/user_script_plug-in.sh

@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
 # Logs each transfer to BANDWIDTH_LOG automatically (read by bandwidth_monitor --report).
 #
 # Profile behaviour — what containers stop:
-#   critical-data    Mariadb-Authelia, Redis-Authelia, NginxProxyManager, Lldap-Gmer4Lfe
+#   critical-data    Mariadb-Authelia, Redis-Authelia, NginxProxyManager, Lldap
 #                    + delayed restart: Authelia, Authelia-Secondary (30s after dependencies)
 #   important-data   Postgres-NextCloud + delayed: NextCloud
 #   arrs_stack       Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Prowlarr, Bazarr, Pinchflat

README.md

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ break silently.
 #
     Emby                    # the shared Emby — runs on HOST1, picked up by HOST2 on fallback
     NginxProxyManager       # shared NPM — runs on both, same config via sync
-    Lldap-Gmer4Lfe          # shared LLDAP — same user directory, both servers
+    Lldap                   # shared LLDAP — same user directory, both servers
     Authelia                # shared auth — both servers, same config
     Mariadb-Authelia        # Authelia's database — same on both
     Redis-Authelia          # Authelia's cache — same on both

Rsync/Manual-Rsync.md

@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ PROFILES["arrs_stack_CRITICAL_CONTAINER_NAMES"]=(
 # Auth stack — stopped for clean database snapshot, Authelia delayed restart
 PROFILES["critical-data_CRITICAL_CONTAINER_NAMES"]=(
     "Mariadb-Authelia" "Redis-Authelia"
-    "NginxProxyManager" "Lldap-Gmer4Lfe"
+    "NginxProxyManager" "Lldap"
 )
 PROFILES["critical-data_DELAYED_CONTAINERS"]=(
     "Authelia" "Authelia-Secondary"