Add option to allow MediaCover files to be added to artist dir directly. #4345

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opened 2026-02-20 03:04:05 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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2026-02-20 03:04:05 -05:00

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Originally created by @StephenArg on GitHub (Dec 25, 2025).

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing open and closed issues

Currently, all artist images are location in the dir lidarr/config/MediaCover (something like this), inside a dir named after the number id (under the hood) for an artist.

When fanart.tv doesn't have the artist images, there isn't a straightforward way to manually add art for an artist to lidarr, since knowing which number the id of an artist is isn't obvious, placing images into that dir can be tedious.

I figured that I could overwrite the artist images by placing them with a specific name directly into the artist dir, but that doesn't work.

Describe the solution you'd like

I would like to add a feature that allows me to have images present in the artist folder directly override the ones present (or absent) in the associated MediaCover dir.

The media files are under these names:

clearlogo.png
banner.jpg
banner-35.jpg
banner-70.jpg
fanart.jpg
fanart-180.jpg
fanart-360.jpg
poster.jpg
poster-250.jpg
poster-500.jpg

Stretch goal would also be to add an option to add that specific type of media through the ui for the artist page, (poster, fanart, banner, or clearlogo) with that upload also processing and creating the appropriately sized file formats.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I considered just manually hunting down which MediaCover dir belongs to which artist and putting the images directly in there, but I'm pretty sure these would get replaced by future metadata updates.

Anything else?

Button and ui for adding images should be somewhere on the artist page, and only show if the option to override artist images which manually placed images are present. This option should maybe be placed somewhere in Settings/Media Management.

If images are present and being used to override images for that artist, then they should be listed on the artist page somewhere (with a delete button?)

Originally created by @StephenArg on GitHub (Dec 25, 2025). ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [x] I have searched the existing open and closed issues ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe Currently, all artist images are location in the dir `lidarr/config/MediaCover` (something like this), inside a dir named after the number id (under the hood) for an artist. When fanart.tv doesn't have the artist images, there isn't a straightforward way to manually add art for an artist to lidarr, since knowing which number the id of an artist is isn't obvious, placing images into that dir can be tedious. I figured that I could overwrite the artist images by placing them with a specific name directly into the artist dir, but that doesn't work. ### Describe the solution you'd like I would like to add a feature that allows me to have images present in the artist folder directly override the ones present (or absent) in the associated MediaCover dir. The media files are under these names: - clearlogo.png - banner.jpg - banner-35.jpg - banner-70.jpg - fanart.jpg - fanart-180.jpg - fanart-360.jpg - poster.jpg - poster-250.jpg - poster-500.jpg Stretch goal would also be to add an option to add that specific type of media through the ui for the artist page, (poster, fanart, banner, or clearlogo) with that upload also processing and creating the appropriately sized file formats. ### Describe alternatives you've considered I considered just manually hunting down which MediaCover dir belongs to which artist and putting the images directly in there, but I'm pretty sure these would get replaced by future metadata updates. ### Anything else? Button and ui for adding images should be somewhere on the artist page, and only show if the option to override artist images which manually placed images are present. This option should maybe be placed somewhere in Settings/Media Management. If images are present and being used to override images for that artist, then they should be listed on the artist page somewhere (with a delete button?)

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Type: Feature Request

Status: Needs Triage

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deekerman commented

2026-02-20 03:04:06 -05:00

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@StephenArg commented on GitHub (Dec 25, 2025):

If anyone has any recommendations, additions, or considerations, please let me know.

I'm not even sure how straightforward something like this is.

@StephenArg commented on GitHub (Dec 25, 2025): If anyone has any recommendations, additions, or considerations, please let me know. I'm not even sure how straightforward something like this is.