Plex Automatic Throttler: Streamline Your Downloads
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Automatically manage your qBittorrent download speeds based on Plex playback events. Ensure smooth streaming by throttling downloads when you're actively watching media.
About This Workflow
The Plex Automatic Throttler is an n8n workflow designed to intelligently manage your qBittorrent download speeds. It integrates with Plex to detect when you start, pause, resume, or stop media playback. When playback begins or resumes, the workflow checks if your download speed is currently throttled. If it's not, and the media is being played remotely (not locally), it will proceed to enable throttling. Conversely, when playback stops, it will disable throttling, allowing your downloads to resume at full speed. This ensures a seamless viewing experience without compromising your download efficiency.
Key Features
- Event-Driven Throttling: Automatically adjusts qBittorrent speeds based on Plex playback status (play, pause, resume, stop).
- Remote Playback Detection: Only throttles downloads when Plex media is being streamed remotely, preventing local playback interruptions.
- Intelligent Speed Management: Connects to qBittorrent API to enable or disable speed limits based on playback events.
- Configurable Credentials: Easily set up your qBittorrent username, password, and IP address within the workflow.
How To Use
- Import the Workflow: Import the JSON snippet into your n8n instance.
- Configure Global Variables: Navigate to the 'Global Variables' node and replace the placeholder values with your qBittorrent username, password, internal IP address, and port.
- Set Webhook URL: In the 'Webhook' node, copy the provided URL and configure it as a webhook trigger in Plex (e.g., using Plex Webhooks or a third-party automation tool).
- Enable the Workflow: Activate the n8n workflow.
- Test Playback: Start, pause, resume, and stop media playback in Plex to observe the automatic speed adjustments in qBittorrent.
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Workflow JSON
{
"id": "045dedc8-4f20-405c-9831-50559bf770e8",
"name": "Plex Automatic Throttler: Streamline Your Downloads",
"nodes": 15,
"category": "DevOps",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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