Server changes/Sonarr

.env.example

@@ -14,14 +14,28 @@ POSTGRES_PASSWORD=change-me
 # Host port the gateway listens on.
 MEMBY_PORT=8080
 
+# INFO is recommended. DEBUG also logs successful health, status and artwork requests.
+MEMBY_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
+
+# Used for "today" boundaries and human-readable Sonarr air/download times.
+MEMBY_TIMEZONE=Pacific/Auckland
+
 # How long a cached home payload stays warm.
 MEMBY_HOME_TTL=60s
 
+# Maximum number of distinct Memby TVs one Emby user may keep signed in.
+MEMBY_MAX_CLIENTS_PER_USER=1
+
 # Admin interface at http://<host>:8080/admin/ — library imports, the maintenance
 # switch, and row analytics. Leave blank to disable /admin entirely. Generate with
 #   openssl rand -hex 32
 MEMBY_ADMIN_TOKEN=
 
+# Public gateway address and a dedicated token used only by the Gitea release workflow.
+# Generate the token with: openssl rand -hex 32
+MEMBY_PUBLIC_URL=https://mserver.sublogue.com
+MEMBY_RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN=
+
 # Library import. Hourly incremental keeps up with episodes added through the day.
 MEMBY_SYNC_INTERVAL=1h
 MEMBY_SYNC_ON_START=false
@@ -30,3 +44,10 @@ MEMBY_SYNC_ON_START=false
 # recently active TV session, which works but stops if that user is removed.
 #MEMBY_SYNC_USER_ID=
 #MEMBY_SYNC_API_KEY=
+
+# Optional Sonarr calendar integration. Use the URL reachable from this container,
+# not necessarily the address entered in a browser. The API key is in Sonarr under
+# Settings > General > Security.
+#MEMBY_SONARR_URL=http://192.168.20.2:8989
+#MEMBY_SONARR_API_KEY=
+MEMBY_SONARR_TTL=5m

app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@ val embyServerUrl: String = (project.findProperty("memby.serverUrl") as String?)
 // becomes a thin renderer; blank keeps the direct-to-Emby path above.
 val membyGatewayUrl: String = (project.findProperty("memby.gatewayUrl") as String?).orEmpty().trim()
 
+// A release workflow can derive the app version from its Git tag without editing the
+// source tree. Local builds keep using the checked-in default.
+val defaultVersionName = "0.1.54"
+val membyVersionName: String =
+    (project.findProperty("memby.versionName") as String?)
+        ?.trim()
+        ?.takeIf { it.matches(Regex("""\d+\.\d+\.\d+""")) }
+        ?: defaultVersionName
+val membyVersionParts = membyVersionName.split('.').map(String::toInt)
+val membyVersionCode =
+    membyVersionParts[0] * 10_000 + membyVersionParts[1] * 100 + membyVersionParts[2]
+
 /** Reads a key from local.properties, which is gitignored and holds machine secrets. */
 val localProperties = Properties().apply {
     val file = rootProject.file("local.properties")
@@ -37,11 +49,10 @@ android {
         applicationId = "com.ponzischeme89.memby"
         minSdk = 23
         targetSdk = 35
-        // versionCode is derived from versionName: major*10000 + minor*100 + patch.
+        // Derived from one version string so CI cannot publish a versionName/versionCode
-        // 0.1.53 -> 153. Keep them in step; the in-app updater compares versionName,
+        // pair that Android later refuses to install.
-        // but Android will not install an APK whose versionCode went backwards.
+        versionCode = membyVersionCode
-        versionCode = 153
+        versionName = membyVersionName
-        versionName = "0.1.53"
 
         buildConfigField("String", "EMBY_SERVER_URL", "\"${embyServerUrl.replace("\"", "\\\"")}\"")
         buildConfigField("String", "MEMBY_GATEWAY_URL", "\"${membyGatewayUrl.replace("\"", "\\\"")}\"")

app/src/main/java/com/ponzischeme89/memby/ServiceLocator.kt

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.ponzischeme89.memby
 
 import android.content.Context
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.EmbyRepository
+import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.MaintenanceMonitor
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.SettingsStore
 
 /**
@@ -14,10 +15,13 @@ object ServiceLocator {
         private set
     lateinit var repository: EmbyRepository
         private set
+    lateinit var maintenance: MaintenanceMonitor
+        private set
 
     fun init(context: Context) {
         if (::repository.isInitialized) return
         settings = SettingsStore(context.applicationContext)
         repository = EmbyRepository(settings)
+        maintenance = MaintenanceMonitor(repository)
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/com/ponzischeme89/memby/data/EmbyRepository.kt

@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ package com.ponzischeme89.memby.data
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.AuthRequest
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.BaseItem
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayFlagRequest
+import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayAuthError
+import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayAuthPolicy
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayLoginRequest
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayPlaybackReport
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayRowEvent
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayRowEvents
+import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayServiceStatus
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayUpdate
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.HomeRow
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.PlaybackReport
@@ -15,12 +18,17 @@ import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.remote.EmbyServiceFactory
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.remote.GatewayApi
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.remote.GatewayServiceFactory
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineStart
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Deferred
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
+import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableSharedFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asSharedFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 import retrofit2.HttpException
@@ -47,6 +55,7 @@ data class Playable(
     val title: String,
     val url: String,
     val resumePositionMs: Long = 0L,
+    val logoUrl: String? = null,
 )
 
 class EmbyRepository(private val settings: SettingsStore) {
@@ -54,15 +63,20 @@ class EmbyRepository(private val settings: SettingsStore) {
     private val scope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.IO)
 
     @Volatile
-    private var snapshot: Settings = Settings.EMPTY
+    private var observedSettings: Settings = Settings.EMPTY
+    private val snapshot: Settings
+        get() = settings.current ?: observedSettings
 
     init {
-        scope.launch { settings.settingsFlow.collect { snapshot = it } }
+        scope.launch { settings.settingsFlow.collect { observedSettings = it } }
     }
 
     val settingsFlow: Flow<Settings> get() = settings.settingsFlow
     private val _playbackStops = MutableSharedFlow<String>(extraBufferCapacity = 1)
     val playbackStops = _playbackStops.asSharedFlow()
+    private val playableMutex = Mutex()
+    private val playableCache = LinkedHashMap<String, CachedPlayable>(16, 0.75f, true)
+    private val playableInFlight = mutableMapOf<String, Deferred<Playable>>()
 
     fun cachedHome(): HomeCache? = settings.homeCache(snapshot)
 
@@ -119,20 +133,29 @@ class EmbyRepository(private val settings: SettingsStore) {
      * Signs in. [serverUrl] is only consulted when the build does not hardwire one —
      * with a hardwired address the setup screen never collects it.
      */
-    suspend fun authenticate(serverUrl: String, username: String, password: String) {
+    suspend fun authenticate(serverUrl: String, username: String, password: String, deviceName: String) {
+        clearPlayableCache()
         settings.ensureDeviceId()
-        snapshot = settings.snapshot() // pick up the freshly-generated device id
+        observedSettings = settings.snapshot() // pick up the freshly-generated device id
 
         ServerConfig.gatewayUrl?.let { gateway ->
             // The gateway holds the Emby token; this device only ever stores the gateway
             // token, so the same `token` slot in DataStore serves both modes.
-            val result = requireGateway().login(
+            val result = try {
+                requireGateway().login(
                     GatewayLoginRequest(
                         username = username,
                         password = password,
                         deviceId = snapshot.deviceId.ifEmpty { "memby" },
+                        deviceName = deviceName.trim(),
                     ),
                 )
+            } catch (error: HttpException) {
+                if (error.code() == 409) {
+                    parseDeviceLimit(error.response()?.errorBody()?.string().orEmpty())?.let { throw it }
+                }
+                throw error
+            }
             require(result.token.isNotBlank() && result.userId.isNotBlank()) {
                 "Gateway did not return a session"
             }
@@ -143,7 +166,8 @@ class EmbyRepository(private val settings: SettingsStore) {
                 result.username.ifBlank { username },
                 result.serverId.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() },
             )
-            snapshot = settings.snapshot()
+            settings.setDeviceName(deviceName)
+            observedSettings = settings.snapshot()
             return
         }
 
@@ -157,9 +181,13 @@ class EmbyRepository(private val settings: SettingsStore) {
             "Server did not return an access token"
         }
         settings.saveSession(base, token, userId, username, result.serverId)
-        snapshot = settings.snapshot()
+        settings.setDeviceName(deviceName)
+        observedSettings = settings.snapshot()
     }
 
+    suspend fun authPolicy(): GatewayAuthPolicy? =
+        if (ServerConfig.isGateway) requireGateway().authPolicy() else null
+
     suspend fun signOut() {
         // Retire the gateway token server-side too, so a lost TV can't keep reading the
         // library. A failure here must not block the local sign-out.
@@ -167,16 +195,18 @@ class EmbyRepository(private val settings: SettingsStore) {
             runCatching { requireGateway().logout() }
         }
         settings.clearSession()
-        snapshot = settings.snapshot()
+        observedSettings = settings.snapshot()
         cachedApi = null
         cachedBaseUrl = null
+        clearPlayableCache()
     }
 
     suspend fun switchProfile(profile: EmbyProfile) {
         settings.switchProfile(profile)
-        snapshot = settings.snapshot()
+        observedSettings = settings.snapshot()
         cachedApi = null
         cachedBaseUrl = null
+        clearPlayableCache()
     }
 
     // --- Content -------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -343,6 +373,9 @@ class EmbyRepository(private val settings: SettingsStore) {
             ?.takeIf { it.isActionable }
     }
 
+    /** Live gateway state. Unlike content routes, this remains available in maintenance. */
+    suspend fun serviceStatus(): GatewayServiceStatus = requireGateway().serviceStatus()
+
     /** Full item metadata, requested only after focus settles on an item. */
     suspend fun getItemDetails(itemId: String): BaseItem {
         if (ServerConfig.isGateway) return requireGateway().item(itemId)
@@ -445,14 +478,67 @@ class EmbyRepository(private val settings: SettingsStore) {
      * for a series we play the next-up episode (falling back to the first one).
      */
     suspend fun resolvePlayable(item: BaseItem): Playable {
+        require(item.membyPlayable) { "This item is informational and cannot be played" }
+        val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
+        val (cached, request) = playableMutex.withLock {
+            val ready = playableCache[item.id]?.takeIf { it.expiresAtMs > now }?.playable
+            if (ready != null) {
+                ready to null
+            } else {
+                playableCache.remove(item.id)
+                null to (playableInFlight[item.id] ?: newPlayableRequest(item))
+            }
+        }
+        return cached ?: requireNotNull(request).await()
+    }
+
+    /** Resolves the likely stream after focus settles, without opening or buffering it. */
+    suspend fun prefetchPlayable(item: BaseItem) {
+        if (!item.membyPlayable) return
+        resolvePlayable(item)
+    }
+
+    private fun newPlayableRequest(item: BaseItem): Deferred<Playable> {
+        val request = scope.async(start = CoroutineStart.LAZY) {
+            try {
+                resolvePlayableUncached(item).also { playable ->
+                    playableMutex.withLock {
+                        playableCache[item.id] = CachedPlayable(
+                            playable = playable,
+                            expiresAtMs = System.currentTimeMillis() + PLAYABLE_CACHE_TTL_MS,
+                        )
+                        while (playableCache.size > PLAYABLE_CACHE_SIZE) {
+                            playableCache.entries.iterator().run {
+                                next()
+                                remove()
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } finally {
+                playableMutex.withLock { playableInFlight.remove(item.id) }
+            }
+        }
+        playableInFlight[item.id] = request
+        request.start()
+        return request
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun resolvePlayableUncached(item: BaseItem): Playable {
         if (ServerConfig.isGateway) {
             // Episode selection for a series is the gateway's job now.
-            val playback = requireGateway().playback(item.id)
+            val playback = requireGateway().playback(
+                itemId = item.id,
+                itemType = item.type,
+                title = item.name,
+                resumePositionMs = item.resumePositionMs,
+            )
             return Playable(
                 itemId = playback.itemId,
                 title = playback.title.ifBlank { item.name },
                 url = playback.url,
                 resumePositionMs = playback.resumePositionMs,
+                logoUrl = logoUrl(item),
             )
         }
         if (item.isSeries) {
@@ -463,9 +549,29 @@ class EmbyRepository(private val settings: SettingsStore) {
                 append(item.name)
                 episode.name.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { append(" – $it") }
             }
-            return Playable(episode.id, title, buildStreamUrl(episode.id), episode.resumePositionMs)
+            return Playable(
+                episode.id,
+                title,
+                buildStreamUrl(episode.id),
+                episode.resumePositionMs,
+                logoUrl(item),
+            )
+        }
+        return Playable(
+            item.id,
+            item.name,
+            buildStreamUrl(item.id),
+            item.resumePositionMs,
+            logoUrl(item),
+        )
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun clearPlayableCache() {
+        playableMutex.withLock {
+            playableCache.clear()
+            playableInFlight.values.forEach { it.cancel() }
+            playableInFlight.clear()
         }
-        return Playable(item.id, item.name, buildStreamUrl(item.id), item.resumePositionMs)
     }
 
     suspend fun reportPlaybackStarted(itemId: String, positionMs: Long) {
@@ -494,6 +600,7 @@ class EmbyRepository(private val settings: SettingsStore) {
                 requireApi().reportPlaybackStopped(playbackReport(itemId, positionMs, isPaused = true))
             }
         } finally {
+            clearPlayableCache()
             _playbackStops.tryEmit(itemId)
         }
     }
@@ -628,12 +735,41 @@ class EmbyRepository(private val settings: SettingsStore) {
     private fun encode(value: String): String = URLEncoder.encode(value, "UTF-8")
 }
 
+private data class CachedPlayable(
+    val playable: Playable,
+    val expiresAtMs: Long,
+)
+
+private const val PLAYABLE_CACHE_SIZE = 16
+private const val PLAYABLE_CACHE_TTL_MS = 5L * 60L * 1_000L
+
 internal fun millisecondsToTicks(milliseconds: Long): Long =
     milliseconds.coerceAtLeast(0L) * 10_000L
 
 private val BaseItem.resumePositionMs: Long
     get() = ((userData?.playbackPositionTicks ?: 0L) / 10_000L).coerceAtLeast(0L)
 
+class DeviceLimitException(
+    val activeClients: Int,
+    val maxClients: Int,
+) : Exception("Memby device allowance reached")
+
+internal fun parseDeviceLimit(body: String): DeviceLimitException? {
+    if (body.isBlank()) return null
+    return runCatching {
+        val parsed = Json { ignoreUnknownKeys = true }
+            .decodeFromString<GatewayAuthError>(body)
+        parsed.takeIf {
+            it.error == "device_limit_reached" && it.maxClientsPerUser > 0
+        }?.let {
+            DeviceLimitException(
+                activeClients = it.activeClients.coerceAtLeast(0),
+                maxClients = it.maxClientsPerUser,
+            )
+        }
+    }.getOrNull()
+}
+
 /**
  * Maps an exception to a short, TV-readable message. Never surfaces raw HTTP
  * bodies or stack traces (which could contain tokens) to the screen.

app/src/main/java/com/ponzischeme89/memby/data/SettingsStore.kt

@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@ import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.intPreferencesKey
 import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.stringPreferencesKey
 import androidx.datastore.preferences.preferencesDataStore
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.shareIn
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import kotlinx.serialization.decodeFromString
 import kotlinx.serialization.encodeToString
@@ -28,6 +35,7 @@ data class Settings(
     val serverId: String? = null,
     val username: String? = null,
     val deviceId: String = "",
+    val deviceName: String = "",
     val rotationIntervalSeconds: Int = DEFAULT_ROTATION_SECONDS,
     // Where "Check for updates" looks: a Gitea host + "owner/repo", plus an access
     // token for the (private) repo's release API and asset downloads.
@@ -75,6 +83,12 @@ data class EmbyProfile(
 )
 
 class SettingsStore(private val context: Context) {
+    private val scope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.IO)
+    @Volatile
+    private var latestSettings: Settings? = null
+
+    val current: Settings?
+        get() = latestSettings
 
     private object Keys {
         val SERVER_URL = stringPreferencesKey("server_url")
@@ -83,6 +97,7 @@ class SettingsStore(private val context: Context) {
         val SERVER_ID = stringPreferencesKey("server_id")
         val USERNAME = stringPreferencesKey("username")
         val DEVICE_ID = stringPreferencesKey("device_id")
+        val DEVICE_NAME = stringPreferencesKey("device_name")
         val ROTATION_SECONDS = intPreferencesKey("rotation_interval_seconds")
         val UPDATE_BASE_URL = stringPreferencesKey("update_base_url")
         val UPDATE_REPO = stringPreferencesKey("update_repo")
@@ -97,39 +112,26 @@ class SettingsStore(private val context: Context) {
         val PROFILES = stringPreferencesKey("profiles")
     }
 
-    val settingsFlow: Flow<Settings> = context.dataStore.data.map { p ->
+    /**
-        val storedProfiles = decodeProfiles(p[Keys.PROFILES])
+     * Start the single disk read as soon as the Application creates this store, then
-        val profiles = if (storedProfiles.isEmpty()) {
+     * replay the decoded value to activities, repositories and services. Previously
-            legacyProfile(p)?.let(::listOf).orEmpty()
+     * every collector repeated the cold mapping work and the home screen could be
-        } else {
+     * created before the repository had seen the saved cache.
-            storedProfiles
+     */
-        }
+    val settingsFlow: Flow<Settings> = context.dataStore.data
-        Settings(
+        .map(::settingsFrom)
-            serverUrl = p[Keys.SERVER_URL],
+        .distinctUntilChanged()
-            token = p[Keys.TOKEN],
+        .onEach { latestSettings = it }
-            userId = p[Keys.USER_ID],
+        .shareIn(scope, started = SharingStarted.Eagerly, replay = 1)
-            serverId = p[Keys.SERVER_ID],
-            username = p[Keys.USERNAME],
-            deviceId = p[Keys.DEVICE_ID].orEmpty(),
-            rotationIntervalSeconds = p[Keys.ROTATION_SECONDS] ?: Settings.DEFAULT_ROTATION_SECONDS,
-            updateBaseUrl = p[Keys.UPDATE_BASE_URL],
-            updateRepo = p[Keys.UPDATE_REPO],
-            updateToken = p[Keys.UPDATE_TOKEN],
-            showTitleLogo = p[Keys.SHOW_TITLE_LOGO] ?: true,
-            ringColorHex = p[Keys.RING_COLOR] ?: Settings.DEFAULT_RING_COLOR,
-            lastBackdropUrl = p[Keys.LAST_BACKDROP_URL],
-            homeSections = p[Keys.HOME_SECTIONS] ?: Settings.DEFAULT_HOME_SECTIONS,
-            homeCacheJson = p[Keys.HOME_CACHE],
-            homeCardDensity = p[Keys.HOME_CARD_DENSITY] ?: Settings.DEFAULT_HOME_CARD_DENSITY,
-            showHomeCardMetadata = p[Keys.SHOW_HOME_CARD_METADATA] ?: true,
-            profiles = profiles,
-        )
-    }
 
     suspend fun setRotationIntervalSeconds(seconds: Int) {
         context.dataStore.edit { it[Keys.ROTATION_SECONDS] = seconds }
     }
 
+    suspend fun setDeviceName(name: String) {
+        context.dataStore.edit { it[Keys.DEVICE_NAME] = name.trim().take(80) }
+    }
+
     /** Persists the Gitea update source. Blank values are cleared. */
     suspend fun setUpdateConfig(baseUrl: String, repo: String, token: String) {
         context.dataStore.edit {
@@ -196,8 +198,12 @@ class SettingsStore(private val context: Context) {
         runCatching { Json.decodeFromString<HomeCache>(it) }.getOrNull()
     }
 
-    /** Reads a one-shot snapshot of the current settings. */
+    /**
-    suspend fun snapshot(): Settings = settingsFlow.first()
+     * Reads DataStore directly instead of taking the replayed flow value. This matters
+     * immediately after an edit, when the replay slot may still contain the prior value.
+     */
+    suspend fun snapshot(): Settings = settingsFrom(context.dataStore.data.first())
+        .also { latestSettings = it }
 
     /** Returns the stable device id, generating and persisting one on first use. */
     suspend fun ensureDeviceId(): String {
@@ -284,6 +290,36 @@ class SettingsStore(private val context: Context) {
     private fun decodeProfiles(value: String?): List<EmbyProfile> =
         value?.let { runCatching { Json.decodeFromString<List<EmbyProfile>>(it) }.getOrNull() }.orEmpty()
 
+    private fun settingsFrom(preferences: Preferences): Settings {
+        val storedProfiles = decodeProfiles(preferences[Keys.PROFILES])
+        val profiles = if (storedProfiles.isEmpty()) {
+            legacyProfile(preferences)?.let(::listOf).orEmpty()
+        } else {
+            storedProfiles
+        }
+        return Settings(
+            serverUrl = preferences[Keys.SERVER_URL],
+            token = preferences[Keys.TOKEN],
+            userId = preferences[Keys.USER_ID],
+            serverId = preferences[Keys.SERVER_ID],
+            username = preferences[Keys.USERNAME],
+            deviceId = preferences[Keys.DEVICE_ID].orEmpty(),
+            deviceName = preferences[Keys.DEVICE_NAME].orEmpty(),
+            rotationIntervalSeconds = preferences[Keys.ROTATION_SECONDS] ?: Settings.DEFAULT_ROTATION_SECONDS,
+            updateBaseUrl = preferences[Keys.UPDATE_BASE_URL],
+            updateRepo = preferences[Keys.UPDATE_REPO],
+            updateToken = preferences[Keys.UPDATE_TOKEN],
+            showTitleLogo = preferences[Keys.SHOW_TITLE_LOGO] ?: true,
+            ringColorHex = preferences[Keys.RING_COLOR] ?: Settings.DEFAULT_RING_COLOR,
+            lastBackdropUrl = preferences[Keys.LAST_BACKDROP_URL],
+            homeSections = preferences[Keys.HOME_SECTIONS] ?: Settings.DEFAULT_HOME_SECTIONS,
+            homeCacheJson = preferences[Keys.HOME_CACHE],
+            homeCardDensity = preferences[Keys.HOME_CARD_DENSITY] ?: Settings.DEFAULT_HOME_CARD_DENSITY,
+            showHomeCardMetadata = preferences[Keys.SHOW_HOME_CARD_METADATA] ?: true,
+            profiles = profiles,
+        )
+    }
+
     private fun profilesFrom(preferences: Preferences): List<EmbyProfile> =
         decodeProfiles(preferences[Keys.PROFILES]).ifEmpty {
             legacyProfile(preferences)?.let(::listOf).orEmpty()

app/src/main/java/com/ponzischeme89/memby/data/model/EmbyModels.kt

@@ -86,11 +86,22 @@ data class BaseItem(
     @SerialName("ParentLogoItemId") val parentLogoItemId: String? = null,
     @SerialName("ParentLogoImageTag") val parentLogoImageTag: String? = null,
     @SerialName("UserData") val userData: UserItemData? = null,
+    // Server-authored schedule metadata. These fields are absent on normal Emby items.
+    @SerialName("MembySource") val membySource: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("MembyEpisodeTitle") val membyEpisodeTitle: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("MembyEpisodeCode") val membyEpisodeCode: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("MembyAirsAt") val membyAirsAt: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("MembyAddedAt") val membyAddedAt: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("MembyAirLabel") val membyAirLabel: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("MembyAvailability") val membyAvailability: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("MembyAvailabilityText") val membyAvailabilityText: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("MembyPlayable") val membyPlayable: Boolean = true,
 ) {
     val isMovie: Boolean get() = type.equals("Movie", ignoreCase = true)
     val isSeries: Boolean get() = type.equals("Series", ignoreCase = true)
     val isEpisode: Boolean get() = type.equals("Episode", ignoreCase = true)
     val isFavorite: Boolean get() = userData?.isFavorite == true
+    val isSonarrSchedule: Boolean get() = membySource == "sonarr"
 
     /** Runtime in whole minutes, or null when unknown. */
     val runtimeMinutes: Int?

app/src/main/java/com/ponzischeme89/memby/data/model/GatewayModels.kt

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ data class GatewayLoginRequest(
     val username: String,
     val password: String,
     val deviceId: String,
+    val deviceName: String,
 )
 
 @Serializable
@@ -23,6 +24,21 @@ data class GatewayLoginResponse(
     val userId: String = "",
     val username: String = "",
     val serverId: String = "",
+    val activeClients: Int = 0,
+    val maxClientsPerUser: Int = 0,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class GatewayAuthPolicy(
+    val maxClientsPerUser: Int = 0,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class GatewayAuthError(
+    val error: String = "",
+    val message: String = "",
+    val activeClients: Int = 0,
+    val maxClientsPerUser: Int = 0,
 )
 
 /**
@@ -83,6 +99,13 @@ data class GatewayUpdate(
     }
 }
 
+/** Lightweight live state returned even while normal gateway routes are in maintenance. */
+@Serializable
+data class GatewayServiceStatus(
+    val maintenance: Boolean = false,
+    val message: String = "",
+)
+
 /** Response of `GET /v1/recommendations`. */
 @Serializable
 data class GatewayRows(

app/src/main/java/com/ponzischeme89/memby/data/remote/GatewayApi.kt

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.remote
 
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.BaseItem
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayFlagRequest
+import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayAuthPolicy
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayHome
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayItems
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayLoginRequest
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayPlayback
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayPlaybackReport
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayRowEvents
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayRows
+import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayServiceStatus
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.GatewayUpdate
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.UserItemData
 import retrofit2.http.Body
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ interface GatewayApi {
     @POST("v1/auth/login")
     suspend fun login(@Body body: GatewayLoginRequest): GatewayLoginResponse
 
+    @GET("v1/auth/policy")
+    suspend fun authPolicy(): GatewayAuthPolicy
+
     @POST("v1/auth/logout")
     suspend fun logout()
 
@@ -53,11 +58,20 @@ interface GatewayApi {
     @GET("v1/update")
     suspend fun updateStatus(): GatewayUpdate
 
+    /** Available during maintenance so an open app can be interrupted immediately. */
+    @GET("v1/status")
+    suspend fun serviceStatus(): GatewayServiceStatus
+
     @GET("v1/items/{id}")
     suspend fun item(@Path("id") itemId: String): BaseItem
 
     @GET("v1/items/{id}/playback")
-    suspend fun playback(@Path("id") itemId: String): GatewayPlayback
+    suspend fun playback(
+        @Path("id") itemId: String,
+        @Query("type") itemType: String,
+        @Query("title") title: String,
+        @Query("resumePositionMs") resumePositionMs: Long,
+    ): GatewayPlayback
 
     @GET("v1/items/{id}/trailer")
     suspend fun trailer(@Path("id") itemId: String): BaseItem

app/src/main/java/com/ponzischeme89/memby/ui/HomeComponents.kt

@@ -69,16 +69,25 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
 import androidx.compose.ui.zIndex
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.AutoAwesome
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.BrokenImage
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.CalendarMonth
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.CheckCircle
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ChevronLeft
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ChevronRight
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Favorite
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Home
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.LiveTv
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Movie
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Person
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.PlayCircleFilled
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Recommend
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.SentimentVerySatisfied
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Settings
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.SkipNext
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.TheaterComedy
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Tv
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.VideoLibrary
 import androidx.tv.material3.Icon
 import androidx.tv.material3.Button
 import androidx.tv.material3.Text
@@ -120,6 +129,58 @@ data class HomeBrowseRow(
     val showSecondaryMetadata: Boolean = true,
 )
 
+private data class HomeRowVisual(
+    val icon: ImageVector,
+    val colors: List<Color>,
+)
+
+private fun homeRowVisual(row: HomeBrowseRow): HomeRowVisual = when {
+    row.id == "continue" -> HomeRowVisual(
+        Icons.Default.PlayCircleFilled,
+        listOf(Color(0xFF3A7BD5), Color(0xFF6C4DFF)),
+    )
+    row.id == "next-up" -> HomeRowVisual(
+        Icons.Default.SkipNext,
+        listOf(Color(0xFF00A896), Color(0xFF28C2A0)),
+    )
+    row.kind == MediaRowKind.FAVORITES -> HomeRowVisual(
+        Icons.Default.Favorite,
+        listOf(Color(0xFFFF5C8A), Color(0xFFB84DFF)),
+    )
+    row.id == "latest-movies" -> HomeRowVisual(
+        Icons.Default.Movie,
+        listOf(Color(0xFFFF8A3D), Color(0xFFE34B6F)),
+    )
+    row.id == "sonarr-airing-today" -> HomeRowVisual(
+        Icons.Default.CalendarMonth,
+        listOf(Color(0xFF00A9CE), Color(0xFF4169E1)),
+    )
+    row.id == "curated:apple-tv" -> HomeRowVisual(
+        Icons.Default.LiveTv,
+        listOf(Color(0xFF252A31), Color(0xFF66717E)),
+    )
+    row.id == "curated:drama-shows" -> HomeRowVisual(
+        Icons.Default.TheaterComedy,
+        listOf(Color(0xFF6A3FB5), Color(0xFFB64272)),
+    )
+    row.id == "curated:comedy-shows" -> HomeRowVisual(
+        Icons.Default.SentimentVerySatisfied,
+        listOf(Color(0xFFFFB52E), Color(0xFFFF7433)),
+    )
+    row.id.startsWith("similar:") -> HomeRowVisual(
+        Icons.Default.AutoAwesome,
+        listOf(Color(0xFF8A5CF6), Color(0xFFE458A3)),
+    )
+    row.id == "recommended" -> HomeRowVisual(
+        Icons.Default.Recommend,
+        listOf(Color(0xFF45B649), Color(0xFF00A896)),
+    )
+    else -> HomeRowVisual(
+        Icons.Default.VideoLibrary,
+        listOf(Color(0xFF536976), Color(0xFF738A96)),
+    )
+}
+
 @Composable
 fun TvNavigationRail(
     selected: BrowseDestination,
@@ -160,11 +221,27 @@ fun TvNavigationRail(
             ) {
                 Image(
                     painter = painterResource(R.drawable.emby_logo),
-                    contentDescription = "Emby",
+                    contentDescription = "Memby",
                     modifier = Modifier.width(32.dp).height(27.dp),
                 )
                 if (expanded) {
-                    Text("Emby", color = Color.White, fontSize = 18.sp, fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold)
+                    Column(verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center) {
+                        Text(
+                            "Memby",
+                            color = Color.White,
+                            fontSize = 18.sp,
+                            fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
+                            maxLines = 1,
+                        )
+                        Text(
+                            "Matt’s Android TV client",
+                            color = QuietText,
+                            fontSize = 9.sp,
+                            fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium,
+                            maxLines = 1,
+                            overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                        )
+                    }
                 }
             }
             Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
@@ -528,6 +605,10 @@ fun MediaQuickActionsOverlay(
 
 @Composable
 private fun MetadataContent(item: BaseItem, sectionLabel: String) {
+    if (item.isSonarrSchedule) {
+        ScheduleMetadataContent(item, sectionLabel)
+        return
+    }
     Column(
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
         verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(7.dp),
@@ -574,6 +655,62 @@ private fun MetadataContent(item: BaseItem, sectionLabel: String) {
     }
 }
 
+@Composable
+private fun ScheduleMetadataContent(item: BaseItem, sectionLabel: String) {
+    Column(
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(7.dp),
+    ) {
+        Text(
+            sectionLabel.uppercase(),
+            color = EmbyGreen,
+            fontSize = 12.sp,
+            fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
+            letterSpacing = 1.2.sp,
+        )
+        Text(
+            item.name,
+            color = Color.White,
+            fontSize = 30.sp,
+            lineHeight = 34.sp,
+            fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold,
+            maxLines = 1,
+            overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+        )
+        Text(
+            listOfNotNull(
+                item.membyEpisodeCode,
+                item.membyEpisodeTitle?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank),
+            ).joinToString("  •  "),
+            color = MutedText,
+            fontSize = 16.sp,
+            maxLines = 1,
+            overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+        )
+        Row(horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp)) {
+            item.membyAirLabel?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank)?.let { MediaBadge(it.uppercase()) }
+            item.membyAvailabilityText?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank)?.let {
+                MediaBadge(it.uppercase())
+            }
+        }
+        Text(
+            item.overview?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank)
+                ?: "Episode information will appear when Sonarr receives it.",
+            color = Color(0xFFD0D4D7),
+            fontSize = 15.sp,
+            lineHeight = 20.sp,
+            maxLines = 3,
+            overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(0.74f),
+        )
+        Text(
+            "Schedule information from Sonarr",
+            color = QuietText,
+            fontSize = 12.sp,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 @Composable
 private fun MetadataStatus(item: BaseItem) {
     val position = item.userData?.playbackPositionTicks ?: 0L
@@ -656,6 +793,23 @@ fun MediaRow(
             modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(horizontal = 36.dp),
             verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
         ) {
+            val visual = homeRowVisual(row)
+            Box(
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .size(28.dp)
+                    .clip(CircleShape)
+                    .background(Brush.linearGradient(visual.colors))
+                    .border(1.dp, Color.White.copy(alpha = 0.20f), CircleShape),
+                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+            ) {
+                Icon(
+                    imageVector = visual.icon,
+                    contentDescription = null,
+                    tint = Color.White,
+                    modifier = Modifier.size(15.dp),
+                )
+            }
+            Spacer(Modifier.width(10.dp))
             Text(
                 row.title,
                 color = Color(0xFFF1F3F4),
@@ -978,6 +1132,12 @@ private fun MediaCard(
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                if (item.isSonarrSchedule) {
+                    ScheduleStatusBadge(
+                        status = item.membyAvailability.orEmpty(),
+                        modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd).padding(8.dp),
+                    )
+                }
             }
             Text(
                 item.name,
@@ -1004,6 +1164,28 @@ private fun MediaCard(
     }
 }
 
+@Composable
+private fun ScheduleStatusBadge(status: String, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
+    val (label, color) = when (status) {
+        "available" -> "ADDED" to EmbyGreen
+        "downloading" -> "DOWNLOADING" to Color(0xFF5DA9FF)
+        "awaiting" -> "AWAITING" to Color(0xFFFFB454)
+        "unmonitored" -> "UNMONITORED" to QuietText
+        else -> "TODAY" to Color(0xFFE1E5E8)
+    }
+    Text(
+        text = label,
+        color = if (status == "available") Color(0xFF071008) else Color(0xFF090B0D),
+        fontSize = 9.sp,
+        fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
+        letterSpacing = 0.5.sp,
+        modifier = modifier
+            .clip(RoundedCornerShape(4.dp))
+            .background(color)
+            .padding(horizontal = 7.dp, vertical = 4.dp),
+    )
+}
+
 @Composable
 fun FocusScaleContainer(
     onFocused: () -> Unit,
@@ -1127,6 +1309,7 @@ private const val BACKDROP_SETTLE_DELAY_MS = 240L
 
 private fun cardSubtitle(item: BaseItem, showProgress: Boolean, positionTicks: Long): String = when {
     showProgress && positionTicks > 0L -> "Resume at ${formatTvPosition(positionTicks)}"
+    item.isSonarrSchedule -> item.membyAirLabel ?: "Airing today"
     item.isEpisode -> item.seriesName ?: "Up next"
     item.productionYear != null && item.runtimeMinutes != null ->
         "${item.productionYear}  •  ${formatTvRuntime(requireNotNull(item.runtimeMinutes))}"
@@ -1141,6 +1324,10 @@ private fun cardDescription(item: BaseItem, progress: Float): String = buildStri
     if (progress > 0f) append(", ${(progress * 100).toInt()} percent watched")
     if (item.userData?.played == true) append(", watched")
     if (item.isFavorite) append(", favourite")
+    if (item.isSonarrSchedule) {
+        item.membyAirLabel?.let { append(", ").append(it) }
+        item.membyAvailabilityText?.let { append(", ").append(it) }
+    }
 }
 
 private fun formatTvRuntime(minutes: Int): String {

app/src/main/java/com/ponzischeme89/memby/ui/HomeViewModel.kt

@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ class HomeViewModel(private val repository: EmbyRepository) : ViewModel() {
     init {
         refreshAll()
         checkForAppUpdate()
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            // A TV can leave Memby open for days. Keep checking at a deliberately slow
+            // cadence so a newly published release appears without requiring a restart.
+            while (true) {
+                delay(UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS)
+                checkForAppUpdate()
+            }
+        }
         viewModelScope.launch {
             repository.playbackStops.collect { refreshWatching() }
         }
@@ -224,16 +232,29 @@ class HomeViewModel(private val repository: EmbyRepository) : ViewModel() {
         val cached = synchronized(metadataCache) { metadataCache[item.id] }
         _focusedItem.value = cached ?: item
         metadataJob?.cancel()
-        if (cached != null) return
         metadataJob = viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
             delay(FOCUS_METADATA_DEBOUNCE_MS)
-            val details = runCatching { repository.getItemDetails(item.id) }.getOrNull() ?: return@launch
+            coroutineScope {
+                // Resolution is tiny compared with video buffering and makes the later
+                // Play click a memory lookup. The repository single-flights requests,
+                // so focus and click can never duplicate the gateway call.
+                if (item.membyPlayable) {
+                    launch { runCatching { repository.prefetchPlayable(cached ?: item) } }
+                }
+                if (cached == null && !item.isSonarrSchedule) {
+                    launch {
+                        val details = runCatching {
+                            repository.getItemDetails(item.id)
+                        }.getOrNull() ?: return@launch
                         synchronized(metadataCache) { metadataCache[item.id] = details }
                         if (_focusedItem.value?.id == item.id) {
                             _focusedItem.value = details
                         }
                     }
                 }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     fun setFavorite(item: BaseItem, favorite: Boolean) {
         updateFavorite(item, favorite)
@@ -381,6 +402,7 @@ class HomeViewModel(private val repository: EmbyRepository) : ViewModel() {
     companion object {
         private const val FOCUS_METADATA_DEBOUNCE_MS = 140L
         private const val ANALYTICS_FLUSH_INTERVAL_MS = 20_000L
+        private const val UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 60L * 60L * 1_000L
 
         private fun initialFocusedItem(state: HomeUiState): BaseItem? =
             state.watchingAndNextUp.firstOrNull()

app/src/main/java/com/ponzischeme89/memby/ui/MainActivity.kt

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package com.ponzischeme89.memby.ui
 
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.os.SystemClock
 import android.provider.Settings as AndroidSettings
+import android.text.format.DateFormat
+import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
 import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
@@ -11,6 +15,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.border
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.ExperimentalFoundationApi
 import androidx.compose.foundation.focusGroup
+import androidx.compose.foundation.Image
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.rememberSaveable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.key
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.RepeatMode
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.LinearEasing
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.Spring
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.animateFloatAsState
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.animateDpAsState
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalConfiguration
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.TextStyle
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.KeyboardType
@@ -89,7 +96,7 @@ import com.ponzischeme89.memby.R
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.ServiceLocator
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.Settings
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.EmbyProfile
-import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.ServerConfig
+import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.DeviceLimitException
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.data.model.BaseItem
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.ui.player.PlayerActivity
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.performance.PerformanceMonitor
@@ -102,6 +109,7 @@ import androidx.tv.material3.Button
 import androidx.tv.material3.Card
 import androidx.tv.material3.Text
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import java.util.Date
 
 class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
@@ -126,6 +134,8 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
 private fun AppRoot(onCloseSettings: () -> Unit) {
     val repo = ServiceLocator.repository
     var settings by remember { mutableStateOf<Settings?>(null) }
+    var addingProfile by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    var startingFirstRun by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(false) }
     LaunchedEffect(repo) {
         repo.settingsFlow.collect { settings = it }
     }
@@ -134,93 +144,356 @@ private fun AppRoot(onCloseSettings: () -> Unit) {
         val loaded = settings
         when {
             loaded == null -> MembyLoadingScreen()
+            addingProfile -> SetupScreen(
+                onCancel = { addingProfile = false },
+                onSignedIn = { addingProfile = false },
+            )
             loaded.isSignedIn -> {
                 BackHandler(onBack = onCloseSettings)
                 key(loaded.userId, loaded.serverUrl) {
-                    HomeScreen(loaded)
+                    HomeScreen(
+                        settings = loaded,
+                        onAddProfile = { addingProfile = true },
+                    )
                 }
             }
-            loaded.profiles.isNotEmpty() -> ProfileEntryScreen(loaded)
+            loaded.profiles.isNotEmpty() -> ProfileEntryScreen(
-            else -> SetupScreen()
+                settings = loaded,
+                onAddProfile = { addingProfile = true },
+            )
+            startingFirstRun -> SetupScreen(
+                onCancel = { startingFirstRun = false },
+                onSignedIn = { startingFirstRun = false },
+            )
+            else -> FirstRunScreen(onGetStarted = { startingFirstRun = true })
         }
     }
 }
 
 @Composable
 private fun MembyLoadingScreen() {
+    val transition = rememberInfiniteTransition(label = "cold-start")
+    val pulse by transition.animateFloat(
+        initialValue = 0.96f,
+        targetValue = 1.04f,
+        animationSpec = infiniteRepeatable(
+            animation = tween(750),
+            repeatMode = RepeatMode.Reverse,
+        ),
+        label = "cold-start-logo-pulse",
+    )
+    val glow by transition.animateFloat(
+        initialValue = 0.35f,
+        targetValue = 0.78f,
+        animationSpec = infiniteRepeatable(
+            animation = tween(750),
+            repeatMode = RepeatMode.Reverse,
+        ),
+        label = "cold-start-glow",
+    )
+
+    Box(
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .fillMaxSize()
+            .background(
+                Brush.radialGradient(
+                    colors = listOf(Color(0xFF16231E), Color(0xFF090C0F)),
+                    radius = 1_100f,
+                ),
+            ),
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+    ) {
         Column(
-        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(14.dp),
-        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
             horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
         ) {
-        androidx.compose.foundation.Image(
+            Image(
-            painter = androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource(com.ponzischeme89.memby.R.drawable.emby_logo),
+                painter = painterResource(R.drawable.emby_logo),
-            contentDescription = "Emby",
+                contentDescription = "Memby",
-            modifier = Modifier.width(92.dp).height(76.dp),
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .width(82.dp)
+                    .height(68.dp)
+                    .graphicsLayer {
+                        scaleX = pulse
+                        scaleY = pulse
+                        alpha = 0.82f + (glow * 0.18f)
+                    },
             )
-        Spacer(Modifier.height(22.dp))
+            Text(
-        Text("Emby is loading", color = Color.White, fontSize = 24.sp, fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold)
+                "Opening Memby…",
-        Spacer(Modifier.height(10.dp))
+                color = Color.White.copy(alpha = 0.88f),
-        Text("Preparing your library…", color = Color(0xFF9EA6AD), fontSize = 16.sp)
+                fontSize = 17.sp,
+                fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium,
+            )
+            Box(
+                Modifier
+                    .width(92.dp)
+                    .height(2.dp)
+                    .clip(CircleShape)
+                    .background(Color.White.copy(alpha = 0.10f)),
+            ) {
+                Box(
+                    Modifier
+                        .fillMaxWidth(glow)
+                        .height(2.dp)
+                        .clip(CircleShape)
+                        .background(Color(0xFF52B54B)),
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun FirstRunScreen(onGetStarted: () -> Unit) {
+    val getStartedFocus = remember { FocusRequester() }
+    var entered by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    val contentAlpha by animateFloatAsState(
+        targetValue = if (entered) 1f else 0f,
+        animationSpec = tween(420),
+        label = "first-run-content-alpha",
+    )
+    val contentOffset by animateDpAsState(
+        targetValue = if (entered) 0.dp else 18.dp,
+        animationSpec = tween(420),
+        label = "first-run-content-offset",
+    )
+    val ambient = rememberInfiniteTransition(label = "first-run-ambient")
+    val logoScale by ambient.animateFloat(
+        initialValue = 0.97f,
+        targetValue = 1.04f,
+        animationSpec = infiniteRepeatable(
+            animation = tween(1_800),
+            repeatMode = RepeatMode.Reverse,
+        ),
+        label = "first-run-logo-scale",
+    )
+    val haloAlpha by ambient.animateFloat(
+        initialValue = 0.10f,
+        targetValue = 0.22f,
+        animationSpec = infiniteRepeatable(
+            animation = tween(1_800),
+            repeatMode = RepeatMode.Reverse,
+        ),
+        label = "first-run-halo",
+    )
+
+    LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
+        entered = true
+        kotlinx.coroutines.delay(180L)
+        runCatching { getStartedFocus.requestFocus() }
+    }
+
+    Box(
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .fillMaxSize()
+            .background(
+                Brush.linearGradient(
+                    colors = listOf(
+                        Color(0xFF0A0E11),
+                        Color(0xFF101A17),
+                        Color(0xFF090B0D),
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ),
+    ) {
+        Box(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .align(Alignment.CenterEnd)
+                .offset(x = 70.dp)
+                .size(560.dp)
+                .graphicsLayer { alpha = haloAlpha }
+                .background(
+                    Brush.radialGradient(
+                        colors = listOf(Color(0xFF52B54B), Color.Transparent),
+                    ),
+                    CircleShape,
+                ),
+        )
+
+        Row(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxSize()
+                .padding(horizontal = 88.dp, vertical = 64.dp)
+                .graphicsLayer { alpha = contentAlpha }
+                .offset(y = contentOffset),
+            verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+            horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.SpaceBetween,
+        ) {
+            Column(
+                modifier = Modifier.width(590.dp),
+                verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(18.dp),
+            ) {
+                Text(
+                    "WELCOME TO MEMBY",
+                    color = Color(0xFF69CD61),
+                    fontSize = 14.sp,
+                    fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
+                    letterSpacing = 2.sp,
+                )
+                Text(
+                    "Who’s watching?",
+                    color = Color.White,
+                    fontSize = 48.sp,
+                    fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
+                )
+                Text(
+                    "Sign in to bring your Emby library, progress and favourites together on this TV.",
+                    color = Color(0xFFB8C0C6),
+                    fontSize = 20.sp,
+                    lineHeight = 29.sp,
+                )
+                Text(
+                    "You can add the rest of the household afterwards.",
+                    color = Color(0xFF818C94),
+                    fontSize = 16.sp,
+                )
+                Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
+                Button(
+                    onClick = onGetStarted,
+                    modifier = Modifier.focusRequester(getStartedFocus),
+                ) {
+                    Text("Get started")
+                }
+            }
+
+            Box(
+                modifier = Modifier.size(330.dp),
+                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+            ) {
+                Box(
+                    modifier = Modifier
+                        .size(250.dp)
+                        .graphicsLayer {
+                            scaleX = logoScale
+                            scaleY = logoScale
+                            alpha = haloAlpha
+                        }
+                        .background(Color(0xFF52B54B), CircleShape),
+                )
+                Image(
+                    painter = painterResource(R.drawable.emby_logo),
+                    contentDescription = null,
+                    modifier = Modifier
+                        .width(178.dp)
+                        .height(148.dp)
+                        .graphicsLayer {
+                            scaleX = logoScale
+                            scaleY = logoScale
+                        },
+                )
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
 @Composable
 private fun SetupScreen(
     onCancel: (() -> Unit)? = null,
+    onSignedIn: () -> Unit = {},
 ) {
     val repo = ServiceLocator.repository
+    val context = LocalContext.current
     val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
 
-    // A build that hardwires the server (memby.serverUrl) never asks for an address.
+    val suggestedName = remember(context) { suggestedDeviceName(context) }
-    val hardwiredHost = ServerConfig.displayHost
+    var deviceName by rememberSaveable {
-    var serverUrl by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(if (hardwiredHost != null) "" else "http://") }
+        mutableStateOf(
+            ServiceLocator.settings.current?.deviceName
+                ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+                ?: suggestedName,
+        )
+    }
     var username by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf("") }
     var password by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf("") }
     var connecting by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var error by remember { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
+    var maxClientsPerUser by remember { mutableStateOf<Int?>(null) }
 
-    val serverFocus = remember { FocusRequester() }
+    val deviceNameFocus = remember { FocusRequester() }
-    val usernameFocus = remember { FocusRequester() }
+    LaunchedEffect(repo) {
-    LaunchedEffect(hardwiredHost) {
+        maxClientsPerUser = runCatching { repo.authPolicy()?.maxClientsPerUser }
-        runCatching { if (hardwiredHost != null) usernameFocus.requestFocus() else serverFocus.requestFocus() }
+            .getOrNull()
+            ?.takeIf { it > 0 }
+    }
+    LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
+        kotlinx.coroutines.delay(100L)
+        runCatching { deviceNameFocus.requestFocus() }
     }
     if (onCancel != null) BackHandler(onBack = onCancel)
 
-    Column(
+    Box(
         modifier = Modifier
             .fillMaxSize()
-            .padding(horizontal = 96.dp, vertical = 56.dp)
+            .background(
-            .width(720.dp),
+                Brush.radialGradient(
-        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(20.dp),
+                    colors = listOf(Color(0xFF172126), Color(0xFF090C0F)),
-    ) {
+                    radius = 1_250f,
-        Text("Connect to Memby", color = Color.White, fontSize = 40.sp, fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold)
+                ),
-        Text(
-            if (hardwiredHost != null) {
-                "Sign in with your Emby username and password."
-            } else {
-                "Enter your Emby server address and sign in."
-            },
-            color = Color(0xFFB9C0C7),
-            fontSize = 18.sp,
             )
-
+            .padding(horizontal = 72.dp, vertical = 44.dp),
-        if (hardwiredHost != null) {
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
-            Text("Server: $hardwiredHost", color = Color(0xFF9AA3AC), fontSize = 15.sp)
+    ) {
-        } else {
+        Column(
-            TvTextField(
+            modifier = Modifier
-                label = "Server address (e.g. http://192.168.1.10:8096)",
+                .width(620.dp)
-                value = serverUrl,
+                .clip(RoundedCornerShape(22.dp))
-                onValueChange = { serverUrl = it; error = null },
+                .background(Color(0xF2161C20))
-                modifier = Modifier.focusRequester(serverFocus),
+                .border(1.dp, Color.White.copy(alpha = 0.10f), RoundedCornerShape(22.dp))
-                keyboardType = KeyboardType.Uri,
+                .padding(horizontal = 44.dp, vertical = 38.dp),
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(18.dp),
+        ) {
+            Row(
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(16.dp),
+            ) {
+                Image(
+                    painter = painterResource(R.drawable.emby_logo),
+                    contentDescription = "Memby",
+                    modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp),
+                )
+                Column(verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(2.dp)) {
+                    Text(
+                        if (onCancel != null) "Add another viewer" else "Welcome to Memby",
+                        color = Color.White,
+                        fontSize = 32.sp,
+                        fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
+                    )
+                    Text(
+                        "Sign in with an Emby account",
+                        color = Color(0xFF9EA9B1),
+                        fontSize = 16.sp,
                     )
                 }
+            }
+
+            Text(
+                text = if (onCancel != null) {
+                    "Their account will be saved as another profile on this TV."
+                } else {
+                    "Enter your username and password to start watching."
+                },
+                color = Color(0xFFBAC2C8),
+                fontSize = 17.sp,
+            )
+
+            TvTextField(
+                label = "Name this TV",
+                value = deviceName,
+                onValueChange = { deviceName = it.take(80); error = null },
+                modifier = Modifier.focusRequester(deviceNameFocus),
+            )
+            Text(
+                "We suggested this from your TV. A room name such as “Dad’s TV” makes it easier to recognise later.",
+                color = Color(0xFF89959D),
+                fontSize = 14.sp,
+            )
+
             TvTextField(
                 label = "Username",
                 value = username,
                 onValueChange = { username = it; error = null },
-            modifier = Modifier.focusRequester(usernameFocus),
+                modifier = Modifier,
             )
             TvTextField(
                 label = "Password",
@@ -229,12 +502,21 @@ private fun SetupScreen(
                 isPassword = true,
             )
 
-        error?.let { Text(it, color = Color(0xFFFF6B6B), fontSize = 16.sp) }
+            maxClientsPerUser?.let { maximum ->
+                Text(
+                    "Each Emby account can be signed in on up to $maximum Memby devices.",
+                    color = Color(0xFF76C970),
+                    fontSize = 14.sp,
+                )
+            }
 
+            error?.let { Text(it, color = Color(0xFFFF7777), fontSize = 16.sp) }
+
+            Row(horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(14.dp)) {
                 Button(
                     onClick = {
-                if (hardwiredHost == null && serverUrl.isBlank()) {
+                        if (deviceName.isBlank()) {
-                    error = "Server address is required."
+                            error = "Give this TV a name."
                             return@Button
                         }
                         if (username.isBlank()) {
@@ -244,30 +526,77 @@ private fun SetupScreen(
                         connecting = true
                         error = null
                         scope.launch {
-                    runCatching { repo.authenticate(serverUrl, username, password) }
+                            runCatching {
-                        .onFailure { error = "Sign-in failed: ${it.message}" }
+                                repo.authenticate(
+                                    serverUrl = "",
+                                    username = username.trim(),
+                                    password = password,
+                                    deviceName = deviceName.trim(),
+                                )
+                            }
+                                .onSuccess { onSignedIn() }
+                                .onFailure { failure ->
+                                    error = when (failure) {
+                                        is DeviceLimitException ->
+                                            "Device limit reached: this account is using " +
+                                                "${failure.activeClients} of ${failure.maxClients} devices. " +
+                                                "Sign out on another TV, then try again."
+                                        else ->
+                                            "Memby couldn't sign in. Check the username and password and try again."
+                                    }
+                                }
                             connecting = false
                         }
                     },
+                    enabled = !connecting,
                 ) {
-            Text(if (connecting) "Connecting…" else "Connect")
+                    Text(if (connecting) "Signing in…" else "Sign in")
                 }
                 if (onCancel != null) {
-            Button(onClick = onCancel) { Text("Cancel") }
+                    Button(
+                        onClick = onCancel,
+                        enabled = !connecting,
+                    ) {
+                        Text("Back")
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
 
+internal fun suggestedDeviceName(context: android.content.Context): String {
+    val systemName = runCatching {
+        AndroidSettings.Global.getString(context.contentResolver, "device_name")
+    }.getOrNull()?.trim().orEmpty()
+    if (systemName.isNotBlank()) return systemName.take(80)
+
+    val manufacturer = Build.MANUFACTURER
+        ?.trim()
+        .orEmpty()
+        .takeUnless { it.equals("unknown", ignoreCase = true) }
+        .orEmpty()
+    val model = Build.MODEL
+        ?.trim()
+        .orEmpty()
+        .takeUnless { it.equals("unknown", ignoreCase = true) }
+        .orEmpty()
+    val inferred = listOf(manufacturer, model)
+        .filter { it.isNotBlank() }
+        .distinctBy { it.lowercase() }
+        .joinToString(" ")
+    return inferred.ifBlank { "Living room TV" }.take(80)
+}
+
 @Composable
-private fun ProfileEntryScreen(settings: Settings) {
+private fun ProfileEntryScreen(
+    settings: Settings,
+    onAddProfile: () -> Unit,
+) {
     val repo = ServiceLocator.repository
     val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
-    var addingProfile by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var switchingProfileId by remember { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
 
-    if (addingProfile) {
-        SetupScreen(onCancel = { addingProfile = false })
-    } else {
     ProfileChooser(
         profiles = settings.profiles,
         currentProfileId = null,
@@ -279,10 +608,9 @@ private fun ProfileEntryScreen(settings: Settings) {
                     .onFailure { switchingProfileId = null }
             }
         },
-            onAddProfile = { addingProfile = true },
+        onAddProfile = onAddProfile,
         onClose = null,
     )
-    }
 }
 
 @Composable
@@ -311,11 +639,11 @@ private fun ProfileChooser(
     ) {
         androidx.compose.foundation.Image(
             painter = androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource(com.ponzischeme89.memby.R.drawable.emby_logo),
-            contentDescription = "Emby",
+            contentDescription = "Memby",
             modifier = Modifier.width(72.dp).height(60.dp),
         )
         Spacer(Modifier.height(20.dp))
-        Text("Who’s watching Emby?", color = Color.White, fontSize = 36.sp, fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold)
+        Text("Who’s watching?", color = Color.White, fontSize = 36.sp, fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold)
         Text(
             if (switchingProfileId == null) "Choose a profile to continue" else "Switching profile…",
             color = Color(0xFFAAB1B7),
@@ -336,7 +664,7 @@ private fun ProfileChooser(
                 )
             }
             ProfileTile(
-                name = "Add someone else",
+                name = "Add another user",
                 current = false,
                 enabled = switchingProfileId == null,
                 symbol = "+",
@@ -346,7 +674,7 @@ private fun ProfileChooser(
         }
         if (onClose != null) {
             Spacer(Modifier.height(30.dp))
-            Button(onClick = onClose, enabled = switchingProfileId == null) { Text("Back to Emby") }
+            Button(onClick = onClose, enabled = switchingProfileId == null) { Text("Back to Memby") }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -398,31 +726,54 @@ private fun ProfileTile(
 }
 
 @Composable
-private fun HomeScreen(settings: Settings) {
+private fun HomeScreen(
+    settings: Settings,
+    onAddProfile: () -> Unit,
+) {
     val repo = ServiceLocator.repository
     val context = LocalContext.current
     val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
     val factory = remember(repo) { HomeViewModelFactory(repo) }
     val homeViewModel: HomeViewModel = viewModel(factory = factory)
     val homeState by homeViewModel.state.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+    val liveMaintenance by ServiceLocator.maintenance.notice.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
 
     var showSettings by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var showProfiles by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
-    var addProfile by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var switchingProfileId by remember { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
     var selectedDestination by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(BrowseDestination.HOME) }
     var navigationExpanded by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var detailsItem by remember { mutableStateOf<BaseItem?>(null) }
     var quickMenuItem by remember { mutableStateOf<BaseItem?>(null) }
+    var launchingItem by remember { mutableStateOf<BaseItem?>(null) }
     var returnRowId by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
     var returnItemId by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
     val navigationFocusRequester = remember { FocusRequester() }
     val contentFocusRequester = remember { FocusRequester() }
     val cardReturnFocusRequester = remember { FocusRequester() }
     var initialFocusRequested by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
-    val playItem: (BaseItem) -> Unit = { item ->
+
+    LaunchedEffect(liveMaintenance) {
+        if (liveMaintenance != null) {
+            // Maintenance is an app-wide interruption, not another overlay in the stack.
+            showSettings = false
+            showProfiles = false
+            detailsItem = null
+            quickMenuItem = null
+        } else if (homeState.maintenanceMessage != null) {
+            // A successful live status is authoritative; refresh content immediately
+            // instead of waiting for the maintenance screen's slower retry timer.
+            homeViewModel.refreshAll()
+        }
+    }
+    val playItem: (BaseItem) -> Unit = playItem@{ item ->
+        if (launchingItem != null || !item.membyPlayable) return@playItem
+        launchingItem = item
+        val playbackRequestedAtMs = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime()
         scope.launch {
-            runCatching { repo.resolvePlayable(item) }.onSuccess { playable ->
+            try {
+                runCatching { repo.resolvePlayable(item) }
+                    .onSuccess { playable ->
                         context.startActivity(
                             PlayerActivity.intent(
                                 context = context,
@@ -430,9 +781,17 @@ private fun HomeScreen(settings: Settings) {
                                 url = playable.url,
                                 title = playable.title,
                                 resumePositionMs = playable.resumePositionMs,
+                                logoUrl = playable.logoUrl,
+                                requestStartedAtMs = playbackRequestedAtMs,
                             ),
                         )
                     }
+                    .onFailure {
+                        Toast.makeText(context, "Couldn’t start playback", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+                    }
+            } finally {
+                launchingItem = null
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -491,7 +850,7 @@ private fun HomeScreen(settings: Settings) {
                     .fillMaxSize()
                     .offset(x = contentShift),
             ) {
-                val maintenanceMessage = homeState.maintenanceMessage
+                val maintenanceMessage = liveMaintenance?.message ?: homeState.maintenanceMessage
                 if (maintenanceMessage != null) {
                     // The rows are gone but the rail is not: Settings and Switch user are
                     // local, so there is no reason to strand the viewer here.
@@ -575,13 +934,13 @@ private fun HomeScreen(settings: Settings) {
                                     returnItemId = item.id
                                     homeViewModel.focusItem(item)
                                     homeViewModel.trackRowSelected(row.id, row.kind.name, item.id)
-                                    detailsItem = item
+                                    if (item.membyPlayable) detailsItem = item
                                 },
                                 onItemLongPressed = { item ->
                                     returnRowId = row.id
                                     returnItemId = item.id
                                     homeViewModel.focusItem(item)
-                                    quickMenuItem = item
+                                    if (item.membyPlayable) quickMenuItem = item
                                 },
                             )
                         }
@@ -589,6 +948,11 @@ private fun HomeScreen(settings: Settings) {
                 }
             }
         }
+        HomeClock(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .align(Alignment.BottomEnd)
+                .padding(end = 24.dp, bottom = 18.dp),
+        )
         if (showSettings) {
             BackHandler(onBack = { showSettings = false })
             SettingsSheet(editableServer = true, onClose = { showSettings = false })
@@ -612,14 +976,11 @@ private fun HomeScreen(settings: Settings) {
                 },
                 onAddProfile = {
                     showProfiles = false
-                    addProfile = true
+                    onAddProfile()
                 },
                 onClose = { showProfiles = false },
             )
         }
-        if (addProfile) {
-            SetupScreen(onCancel = { addProfile = false })
-        }
         detailsItem?.let { selected ->
             BackHandler {
                 detailsItem = null
@@ -656,9 +1017,15 @@ private fun HomeScreen(settings: Settings) {
                 },
             )
         }
+        launchingItem?.let { item ->
+            PlaybackLaunchOverlay(
+                item = item,
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().zIndex(9f),
+            )
+        }
         // Last in the Box, so it draws over everything — including the rail and any
         // overlay that happened to be open when the check came back.
-        homeState.update?.let { update ->
+        homeState.update?.takeIf { liveMaintenance == null }?.let { update ->
             UpdateScreen(
                 update = update,
                 onDismiss = homeViewModel::dismissUpdatePrompt,
@@ -668,6 +1035,79 @@ private fun HomeScreen(settings: Settings) {
     }
 }
 
+@Composable
+private fun PlaybackLaunchOverlay(item: BaseItem, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
+    val rotation by rememberInfiniteTransition(label = "playback-launch").animateFloat(
+        initialValue = 0f,
+        targetValue = 360f,
+        animationSpec = infiniteRepeatable(
+            animation = tween(durationMillis = 850, easing = LinearEasing),
+            repeatMode = RepeatMode.Restart,
+        ),
+        label = "playback-logo-rotation",
+    )
+    Box(
+        modifier = modifier.background(Color(0xEE050708)),
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+    ) {
+        Column(
+            horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(16.dp),
+        ) {
+            Image(
+                painter = painterResource(R.drawable.emby_logo),
+                contentDescription = null,
+                contentScale = ContentScale.Fit,
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .width(82.dp)
+                    .height(70.dp)
+                    .graphicsLayer { rotationZ = rotation },
+            )
+            Text(
+                "Starting ${item.name}",
+                color = Color.White,
+                fontSize = 21.sp,
+                fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold,
+                maxLines = 1,
+                overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+            )
+            Text(
+                "Preparing direct playback…",
+                color = Color(0xFF9FA7AD),
+                fontSize = 14.sp,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun HomeClock(modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
+    val context = LocalContext.current
+    val timeFormatter = remember(context) { DateFormat.getTimeFormat(context) }
+    var currentTime by remember { mutableStateOf(Date()) }
+
+    LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
+        while (true) {
+            currentTime = Date()
+            // Wake on the next minute boundary instead of drifting by a few seconds
+            // every time the app is left open.
+            val untilNextMinute = 60_000L - (System.currentTimeMillis() % 60_000L)
+            kotlinx.coroutines.delay(untilNextMinute)
+        }
+    }
+
+    Text(
+        text = timeFormatter.format(currentTime),
+        color = Color.White.copy(alpha = 0.86f),
+        fontSize = 18.sp,
+        fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium,
+        modifier = modifier
+            .clip(RoundedCornerShape(8.dp))
+            .background(Color(0xB30A0D10))
+            .padding(horizontal = 12.dp, vertical = 7.dp),
+    )
+}
+
 @Composable
 private fun HomeArtworkPreloader(
     rows: List<HomeBrowseRow>,
@@ -804,13 +1244,18 @@ internal fun serverHomeRows(state: HomeUiState, settings: Settings): List<HomeBr
         .map { row ->
             HomeBrowseRow(
                 id = row.id,
-                title = row.title,
+                title = if (row.kind == "favorites") {
+                    personalizedFavoritesTitle(settings.username)
+                } else {
+                    row.title
+                },
                 items = row.items,
                 kind = when (row.kind) {
                     "continue" -> MediaRowKind.CONTINUE
                     "nextup" -> MediaRowKind.NEXT_UP
                     "favorites" -> MediaRowKind.FAVORITES
                     "shows" -> MediaRowKind.SHOWS
+                    "schedule" -> MediaRowKind.SHOWS
                     // Recommendation strips, "latest", and any kind a future server
                     // sends get poster cards, which suit mixed movie/series rows.
                     else -> MediaRowKind.MOVIES
@@ -821,6 +1266,7 @@ internal fun serverHomeRows(state: HomeUiState, settings: Settings): List<HomeBr
                     "nextup" -> "You're all caught up"
                     "favorites" -> "Your favourites will appear here"
                     "latest" -> "No recent movies found"
+                    "schedule" -> "No monitored shows are airing today"
                     else -> "Nothing to show here yet"
                 },
                 showSecondaryMetadata = settings.showHomeCardMetadata,
@@ -862,7 +1308,7 @@ private fun homeRowsFor(
     )
     val favorites = HomeBrowseRow(
         id = "favorites",
-        title = "Favourites",
+        title = personalizedFavoritesTitle(settings.username),
         items = state.favorites,
         kind = MediaRowKind.FAVORITES,
         loading = HomeSection.FAVORITES in state.loading,
@@ -914,6 +1360,33 @@ private fun homeRowsFor(
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Turns Emby account-style usernames into a friendlier home-screen name.
+ *
+ * Household accounts commonly use a trailing capital as a disambiguating surname
+ * initial (PeterC, PaulR). Only that clear camel-case shape is trimmed, so ordinary
+ * usernames such as PJ, CHRIS, alice, or MattCohen are left alone.
+ */
+internal fun friendlyProfileName(username: String?): String? {
+    val name = username?.trim().orEmpty()
+    if (name.isEmpty()) return null
+    return if (
+        name.length >= 3 &&
+        name.last().isUpperCase() &&
+        name[name.lastIndex - 1].isLowerCase()
+    ) {
+        name.dropLast(1)
+    } else {
+        name
+    }
+}
+
+internal fun personalizedFavoritesTitle(username: String?): String {
+    val name = friendlyProfileName(username) ?: return "Favorites"
+    val possessive = if (name.endsWith("s", ignoreCase = true)) "$name'" else "$name's"
+    return "$possessive Favorites"
+}
+
 @Composable
 private fun HeaderAction(label: String, onClick: () -> Unit) {
     var focused by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }

app/src/main/java/com/ponzischeme89/memby/ui/player/PlayerActivity.kt

@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 package com.ponzischeme89.memby.ui.player
 
 import android.app.AlertDialog
+import android.animation.ObjectAnimator
+import android.animation.ValueAnimator
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.os.SystemClock
+import android.text.format.DateFormat
+import android.util.Log
 import android.view.KeyEvent
+import android.view.View
 import android.view.WindowManager
-import android.widget.FrameLayout
+import android.view.animation.LinearInterpolator
+import android.widget.ImageView
+import android.widget.TextView
 import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
 import androidx.media3.common.C
 import androidx.media3.common.MediaItem
@@ -15,14 +23,23 @@ import androidx.media3.common.TrackGroup
 import androidx.media3.common.TrackSelectionOverride
 import androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayer
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.DefaultLoadControl
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.trackselection.DefaultTrackSelector
 import androidx.media3.ui.PlayerView
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
+import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
+import androidx.lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle
+import coil.load
+import com.ponzischeme89.memby.R
 import com.ponzischeme89.memby.ServiceLocator
+import com.ponzischeme89.memby.ui.MainActivity
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filterNotNull
 import kotlinx.coroutines.isActive
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import java.util.Date
+import kotlin.math.ceil
 
 /**
  * Fullscreen Media3 player with native stream-track selection. Press Menu while
@@ -37,6 +54,12 @@ class PlayerActivity : ComponentActivity() {
     private var playbackStarted = false
     private var stopReported = false
     private var itemId: String? = null
+    private var remainingView: TextView? = null
+    private var finishTimeView: TextView? = null
+    private var loadingView: View? = null
+    private var loadingAnimator: ObjectAnimator? = null
+    private var renderedFirstFrame = false
+    private var requestStartedAtMs = 0L
 
     @UnstableApi
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
@@ -44,6 +67,10 @@ class PlayerActivity : ComponentActivity() {
         window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON)
 
         val url = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_URL)
+        requestStartedAtMs = intent.getLongExtra(
+            EXTRA_REQUEST_STARTED_AT_MS,
+            SystemClock.elapsedRealtime(),
+        )
         itemId = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_ITEM_ID)
         val resumePositionMs = intent.getLongExtra(EXTRA_RESUME_POSITION_MS, 0L)
         if (url.isNullOrBlank()) {
@@ -51,25 +78,54 @@ class PlayerActivity : ComponentActivity() {
             return
         }
 
-        val view = PlayerView(this).apply {
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_player)
-            layoutParams = FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+        val view = findViewById<PlayerView>(R.id.player_view).apply {
-                FrameLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
-                FrameLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
-            )
             useController = true
             setShowSubtitleButton(true)
+            controllerShowTimeoutMs = CONTROLLER_TIMEOUT_MS
         }
-        setContentView(view)
         playerView = view
+        loadingView = findViewById(R.id.playback_loading)
+        loadingAnimator = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(
+            findViewById<ImageView>(R.id.playback_loading_logo),
+            View.ROTATION,
+            0f,
+            360f,
+        ).apply {
+            duration = 850L
+            repeatCount = ValueAnimator.INFINITE
+            interpolator = LinearInterpolator()
+            start()
+        }
+        remainingView = findViewById(R.id.player_remaining)
+        finishTimeView = findViewById(R.id.player_finish_time)
+        bindTitleArtwork(
+            title = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_TITLE).orEmpty(),
+            logoUrl = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_LOGO_URL),
+        )
 
         val selector = DefaultTrackSelector(this)
+        val loadControl = DefaultLoadControl.Builder()
+            .setBufferDurationsMs(
+                MIN_BUFFER_MS,
+                MAX_BUFFER_MS,
+                BUFFER_FOR_PLAYBACK_MS,
+                BUFFER_AFTER_REBUFFER_MS,
+            )
+            .setPrioritizeTimeOverSizeThresholds(true)
+            .build()
         player = ExoPlayer.Builder(this)
             .setTrackSelector(selector)
+            .setLoadControl(loadControl)
             .build()
             .also { playback ->
                 view.player = playback
                 playback.addListener(object : Player.Listener {
                     override fun onPlaybackStateChanged(playbackState: Int) {
+                        when (playbackState) {
+                            Player.STATE_BUFFERING -> showPlaybackLoading()
+                            Player.STATE_READY -> if (renderedFirstFrame) hidePlaybackLoading()
+                        }
                         if (playbackState == Player.STATE_READY && !playbackStarted) {
                             playbackStarted = true
                             reportStarted(playback.currentPosition)
@@ -80,11 +136,95 @@ class PlayerActivity : ComponentActivity() {
                     override fun onIsPlayingChanged(isPlaying: Boolean) {
                         if (playbackStarted) reportProgress(playback.currentPosition, isPaused = !isPlaying)
                     }
+
+                    override fun onEvents(player: Player, events: Player.Events) {
+                        updatePlaybackTiming(player)
+                    }
+
+                    override fun onRenderedFirstFrame() {
+                        renderedFirstFrame = true
+                        hidePlaybackLoading()
+                        Log.i(
+                            PLAYBACK_LOG_TAG,
+                            "First video frame rendered in " +
+                                "${SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() - requestStartedAtMs} ms",
+                        )
+                    }
                 })
                 playback.setMediaItem(MediaItem.fromUri(url), resumePositionMs)
                 playback.playWhenReady = true
                 playback.prepare()
             }
+
+        lifecycleScope.launch {
+            repeatOnLifecycle(Lifecycle.State.STARTED) {
+                ServiceLocator.maintenance.notice.filterNotNull().collect {
+                    interruptForMaintenance()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun showPlaybackLoading() {
+        loadingView?.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+        if (loadingAnimator?.isStarted != true) loadingAnimator?.start()
+    }
+
+    private fun hidePlaybackLoading() {
+        loadingView?.visibility = View.GONE
+        loadingAnimator?.cancel()
+    }
+
+    private fun bindTitleArtwork(title: String, logoUrl: String?) {
+        val logo = findViewById<ImageView>(R.id.player_title_logo)
+        val fallback = findViewById<TextView>(R.id.player_title).apply {
+            text = title.ifBlank { "Now playing" }
+        }
+        if (logoUrl.isNullOrBlank()) {
+            logo.visibility = View.GONE
+            fallback.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+            return
+        }
+        logo.load(logoUrl) {
+            crossfade(false)
+            listener(
+                onSuccess = { _, _ ->
+                    logo.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+                    fallback.visibility = View.GONE
+                },
+                onError = { _, _ ->
+                    logo.visibility = View.GONE
+                    fallback.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+                },
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun updatePlaybackTiming(playback: Player) {
+        val duration = playback.duration
+        if (duration == C.TIME_UNSET || duration <= 0L) {
+            remainingView?.text = if (playback.isCurrentMediaItemLive) "Live" else "Loading duration…"
+            finishTimeView?.text = ""
+            return
+        }
+
+        val remainingMs = (duration - playback.currentPosition).coerceAtLeast(0L)
+        val speed = playback.playbackParameters.speed.coerceAtLeast(0.1f)
+        val wallClockRemainingMs = (remainingMs / speed).toLong()
+        remainingView?.text = formatRemaining(wallClockRemainingMs)
+        val finishAt = System.currentTimeMillis() + wallClockRemainingMs
+        finishTimeView?.text = "Ends at ${DateFormat.getTimeFormat(this).format(Date(finishAt))}"
+    }
+
+    private fun interruptForMaintenance() {
+        player?.pause()
+        progressJob?.cancel()
+        startActivity(
+            Intent(this, MainActivity::class.java).addFlags(
+                Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP,
+            ),
+        )
+        finish()
     }
 
     override fun dispatchKeyEvent(event: KeyEvent): Boolean {
@@ -159,6 +299,7 @@ class PlayerActivity : ComponentActivity() {
 
     override fun onDestroy() {
         progressJob?.cancel()
+        loadingAnimator?.cancel()
         val playback = player
         if (!stopReported && playbackStarted && !itemId.isNullOrBlank()) {
             stopReported = true
@@ -189,7 +330,10 @@ class PlayerActivity : ComponentActivity() {
         progressJob = lifecycleScope.launch {
             while (isActive) {
                 delay(PROGRESS_INTERVAL_MS)
-                player?.let { reportProgress(it.currentPosition, isPaused = !it.isPlaying) }
+                player?.let {
+                    reportProgress(it.currentPosition, isPaused = !it.isPlaying)
+                    updatePlaybackTiming(it)
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -201,6 +345,8 @@ class PlayerActivity : ComponentActivity() {
         private const val EXTRA_ITEM_ID = "extra_item_id"
         private const val EXTRA_TITLE = "extra_title"
         private const val EXTRA_RESUME_POSITION_MS = "extra_resume_position_ms"
+        private const val EXTRA_LOGO_URL = "extra_logo_url"
+        private const val EXTRA_REQUEST_STARTED_AT_MS = "extra_request_started_at_ms"
 
         fun intent(
             context: Context,
@@ -215,14 +361,34 @@ class PlayerActivity : ComponentActivity() {
             url: String,
             title: String?,
             resumePositionMs: Long = 0L,
+            logoUrl: String? = null,
+            requestStartedAtMs: Long = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime(),
         ): Intent =
             Intent(context, PlayerActivity::class.java).apply {
                 itemId?.let { putExtra(EXTRA_ITEM_ID, it) }
                 putExtra(EXTRA_URL, url)
                 putExtra(EXTRA_TITLE, title)
                 putExtra(EXTRA_RESUME_POSITION_MS, resumePositionMs)
+                logoUrl?.let { putExtra(EXTRA_LOGO_URL, it) }
+                putExtra(EXTRA_REQUEST_STARTED_AT_MS, requestStartedAtMs)
             }
 
         private const val PROGRESS_INTERVAL_MS = 10_000L
+        private const val CONTROLLER_TIMEOUT_MS = 6_000
+        private const val MIN_BUFFER_MS = 10_000
+        private const val MAX_BUFFER_MS = 30_000
+        private const val BUFFER_FOR_PLAYBACK_MS = 750
+        private const val BUFFER_AFTER_REBUFFER_MS = 1_500
+        private const val PLAYBACK_LOG_TAG = "MembyPlayback"
+
+        internal fun formatRemaining(durationMs: Long): String {
+            val totalMinutes = ceil(durationMs.coerceAtLeast(0L) / 60_000.0).toLong()
+            return when {
+                totalMinutes <= 1L -> "Less than a minute remaining"
+                totalMinutes < 60L -> "$totalMinutes min remaining"
+                totalMinutes % 60L == 0L -> "${totalMinutes / 60L} hr remaining"
+                else -> "${totalMinutes / 60L} hr ${totalMinutes % 60L} min remaining"
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <resources>
+    <string name="player_title_logo">Title logo</string>
+    <string name="playback_loading">Starting playback…</string>
+    <string name="playback_loading_hint">Connecting directly to Emby</string>
     <string name="app_name">Memby</string>
     <string name="screensaver_name">Memby Screensaver</string>
     <string name="dream_description">Memby movie &amp; TV backdrops</string>

app/src/test/java/com/ponzischeme89/memby/data/GatewayPayloadTest.kt

@@ -79,6 +79,44 @@ class GatewayPayloadTest {
         assertEquals("Solaris", home.rows.last().items.single().name)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `decodes the informational Sonarr schedule row`() {
+        val payload = """
+            {
+              "rows": [{
+                "id":"sonarr-airing-today",
+                "title":"Shows airing today",
+                "kind":"schedule",
+                "items":[{
+                  "Id":"sonarr:7:42",
+                  "Name":"Northbound",
+                  "Type":"MembySonarrEpisode",
+                  "ImageTags":{"Primary":"sonarr"},
+                  "MembySource":"sonarr",
+                  "MembyEpisodeTitle":"The Crossing",
+                  "MembyEpisodeCode":"S02E04",
+                  "MembyAirLabel":"Airs today at 8:00 PM",
+                  "MembyAvailability":"downloading",
+                  "MembyAvailabilityText":"Downloading",
+                  "MembyPlayable":false
+                }]
+              }],
+              "continueWatching":[],
+              "nextUp":[],
+              "favorites":[],
+              "latestMovies":[],
+              "partial":false
+            }
+        """.trimIndent()
+
+        val item = json.decodeFromString<GatewayHome>(payload).rows.single().items.single()
+
+        assertTrue(item.isSonarrSchedule)
+        assertEquals("S02E04", item.membyEpisodeCode)
+        assertEquals("Downloading", item.membyAvailabilityText)
+        assertEquals(false, item.membyPlayable)
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `a home payload without rows still decodes`() {
         // The gateway omits recommendation rows while they are still building, and an
@@ -106,4 +144,14 @@ class GatewayPayloadTest {
         assertEquals(42_000L, playback.resumePositionMs)
         assertTrue(playback.url.startsWith("https://emby.example/Videos/9/stream"))
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `device allowance response becomes a specific sign-in error`() {
+        val error = parseDeviceLimit(
+            """{"error":"device_limit_reached","activeClients":3,"maxClientsPerUser":3}""",
+        )
+
+        assertEquals(3, error?.activeClients)
+        assertEquals(3, error?.maxClients)
+    }
 }

app/src/test/java/com/ponzischeme89/memby/ui/ServerHomeRowsTest.kt

@@ -43,6 +43,32 @@ class ServerHomeRowsTest {
         assertEquals("Recommended", rows.last().title)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `favorites row uses the friendly profile name`() {
+        val peter = serverHomeRows(
+            HomeUiState(rows = serverRows, loading = emptySet()),
+            Settings(username = "PeterC"),
+        )
+        val paul = serverHomeRows(
+            HomeUiState(rows = serverRows, loading = emptySet()),
+            Settings(username = "PaulR"),
+        )
+
+        assertEquals("Peter's Favorites", peter.first { it.id == "favorites" }.title)
+        assertEquals("Paul's Favorites", paul.first { it.id == "favorites" }.title)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `friendly profile name only removes a clear trailing initial`() {
+        assertEquals("Peter", friendlyProfileName("PeterC"))
+        assertEquals("Paul", friendlyProfileName(" PaulR "))
+        assertEquals("MattCohen", friendlyProfileName("MattCohen"))
+        assertEquals("CHRIS", friendlyProfileName("CHRIS"))
+        assertEquals("PJ", friendlyProfileName("PJ"))
+        assertEquals("Chris' Favorites", personalizedFavoritesTitle("Chris"))
+        assertEquals("Favorites", personalizedFavoritesTitle(null))
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `disabling a section hides its rows but never the recommendations`() {
         val settings = Settings(homeSections = "continue")
@@ -67,6 +93,20 @@ class ServerHomeRowsTest {
         assertEquals(MediaRowKind.MOVIES, rows.getValue("similar:sev").kind)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `Sonarr schedule rows use show cards and cannot be hidden by old preferences`() {
+        val schedule = row("sonarr-airing-today", "schedule", "sonarr:7:42")
+
+        val rows = serverHomeRows(
+            HomeUiState(rows = listOf(schedule), loading = emptySet()),
+            Settings(homeSections = ""),
+        )
+
+        assertEquals(1, rows.size)
+        assertEquals(MediaRowKind.SHOWS, rows.single().kind)
+        assertEquals("No monitored shows are airing today", rows.single().emptyMessage)
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `an unknown row kind from a newer server still renders`() {
         val rows = serverHomeRows(

docker-compose.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ services:
       - "${MEMBY_PORT:-8080}:8080"
     environment:
       MEMBY_LISTEN_ADDR: ":8080"
+      # INFO keeps Docker logs concise. Temporarily use DEBUG to include successful
+      # health checks, maintenance polling and artwork requests.
+      MEMBY_LOG_LEVEL: "${MEMBY_LOG_LEVEL:-INFO}"
+      # Local day boundaries and schedule labels for Sonarr's "airing today" row.
+      MEMBY_TIMEZONE: "${MEMBY_TIMEZONE:-Pacific/Auckland}"
       # How the gateway reaches Emby.
       MEMBY_EMBY_URL: "${MEMBY_EMBY_URL:?set MEMBY_EMBY_URL in .env}"
       # What the TVs are told to stream from. Only set this when it differs from the
@@ -16,15 +21,30 @@ services:
       MEMBY_DATABASE_URL: "postgres://memby:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:?set POSTGRES_PASSWORD in .env}@postgres:5432/memby?sslmode=disable"
       MEMBY_REDIS_URL: "redis://redis:6379/0"
       MEMBY_HOME_TTL: "${MEMBY_HOME_TTL:-60s}"
+      # Strict per-Emby-user TV allowance. Signing the same physical TV in again
+      # replaces its token and does not consume another slot.
+      MEMBY_MAX_CLIENTS_PER_USER: "${MEMBY_MAX_CLIENTS_PER_USER:-1}"
       # Unset disables /admin entirely — the library import, maintenance switch and
       # analytics page all live behind it.
       MEMBY_ADMIN_TOKEN: "${MEMBY_ADMIN_TOKEN:-}"
+      # CI publishes signed APKs here. The dedicated token does not grant access to the
+      # rest of the admin API.
+      MEMBY_PUBLIC_URL: "${MEMBY_PUBLIC_URL:-https://mserver.sublogue.com}"
+      MEMBY_RELEASE_DIR: "/data/releases"
+      MEMBY_RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN: "${MEMBY_RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN:-}"
       # Hourly incremental import: enough for episodes landing through the day, and
       # films appearing weekly ride along.
       MEMBY_SYNC_INTERVAL: "${MEMBY_SYNC_INTERVAL:-1h}"
       MEMBY_SYNC_ON_START: "${MEMBY_SYNC_ON_START:-false}"
       MEMBY_SYNC_USER_ID: "${MEMBY_SYNC_USER_ID:-}"
       MEMBY_SYNC_API_KEY: "${MEMBY_SYNC_API_KEY:-}"
+      # Optional read-only Sonarr calendar integration. Both values are required to
+      # enable it; the API key remains inside the gateway.
+      MEMBY_SONARR_URL: "${MEMBY_SONARR_URL:-}"
+      MEMBY_SONARR_API_KEY: "${MEMBY_SONARR_API_KEY:-}"
+      MEMBY_SONARR_TTL: "${MEMBY_SONARR_TTL:-5m}"
+    volumes:
+      - memby-releases:/data/releases
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -66,3 +86,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   memby-postgres:
+  memby-releases:

gradle.properties

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ memby.serverUrl=https://molise.bounceme.net
 
 # The Memby gateway container (server/). When set, the app talks to it instead of Emby
 # and the address above is only used as the fallback path. Blank = talk to Emby directly.
-memby.gatewayUrl=https://memby.bounceme.net
+memby.gatewayUrl=https://mserver.sublogue.com
 
 # Enabled parallel sync for Gradle 9.4+
 org.gradle.tooling.parallel=true

release.ps1

@@ -52,12 +52,13 @@ if ($Version) {
     # Same scheme as app/build.gradle.kts: major*10000 + minor*100 + patch.
     $code = [int]$parts[0] * 10000 + [int]$parts[1] * 100 + [int]$parts[2]
 
-    $gradle = $gradle -replace 'versionCode = \d+', "versionCode = $code"
+    $gradle = $gradle -replace 'val defaultVersionName = "[^"]*"', "val defaultVersionName = `"$Version`""
-    $gradle = $gradle -replace 'versionName = "[^"]*"', "versionName = `"$Version`""
     Set-Content -LiteralPath $gradleFile -Value $gradle -NoNewline
     Write-Host "Set version $Version (versionCode $code)" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 } else {
-    if ($gradle -notmatch 'versionName = "([^"]*)"') { throw 'Could not read versionName from app/build.gradle.kts' }
+    if ($gradle -notmatch 'val defaultVersionName = "([^"]*)"') {
+        throw 'Could not read defaultVersionName from app/build.gradle.kts'
+    }
     $Version = $Matches[1]
     Write-Host "Building existing version $Version" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 }

server/Dockerfile

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
 
 COPY . .
+RUN mkdir -p /out/releases
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -trimpath -buildvcs=false \
     -ldflags="-s -w" -o /out/memby-server ./cmd/memby-server
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -trimpath -buildvcs=false \
 FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12:nonroot
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=build /out/memby-server /app/memby-server
+COPY --from=build --chown=nonroot:nonroot /out/releases /data/releases
 EXPOSE 8080
 USER nonroot:nonroot
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/memby-server"]

server/README.md

@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ go run ./cmd/memby-server     # needs Postgres + Redis reachable
 
 On Windows, `go` may need `-buildvcs=false` when the working tree has no usable `.git`.
 
+## Logs
+
+The server writes one compact, structured text line per event, designed for
+`docker compose logs -f server`. At the default `MEMBY_LOG_LEVEL=INFO`, successful
+health checks, live maintenance polls and artwork requests are hidden; warnings and
+failures from those routes are still shown.
+
+Set `MEMBY_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG` temporarily and recreate the server container when those
+high-frequency requests are useful during diagnosis. Library imports log their start,
+progress after each 500-item page, and final counts and duration.
+
 ## API
 
 All `/v1` routes need `Authorization: Bearer <token>` from `/v1/auth/login`. Image URLs
@@ -43,9 +54,11 @@ headers attached.
 
 | Method | Path | Purpose |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| POST | `/v1/auth/login` | Emby credentials in, gateway token out |
+| POST | `/v1/auth/login` | Emby credentials + device identity in, gateway token out |
+| GET | `/v1/auth/policy` | Public client allowance used by the sign-in screen |
 | POST | `/v1/auth/logout` | Retire this device's token |
 | GET | `/v1/auth/session` | Confirm a stored token is still valid |
+| GET | `/v1/status` | Lightweight live maintenance state; remains available during maintenance |
 | GET | `/v1/home?limit=` | **Every launcher row in one response** |
 | GET | `/v1/recommendations?refresh=1` | Recommendation rows alone; `refresh` forces a rebuild |
 | GET | `/v1/update` | Whether this client (per `X-Memby-Version`) must update |
@@ -71,10 +84,14 @@ four fixed rows repeated flat for the client's offline cache:
   "rows": [
     {"id": "continue",      "title": "Continue Watching", "kind": "continue",    "items": [...]},
     {"id": "next-up",       "title": "Next Up",           "kind": "nextup",      "items": [...]},
+    {"id": "sonarr-airing-today", "title": "Shows airing today", "kind": "schedule", "items": [...]},
     {"id": "favorites",     "title": "Favourites",        "kind": "favorites",   "items": [...]},
     {"id": "latest-movies", "title": "Recently Added Movies", "kind": "latest",  "items": [...]},
     {"id": "similar:sev",   "title": "Because you watched Severance", "kind": "similar", "items": [...]},
-    {"id": "recommended",   "title": "Recommended from your watching history", "kind": "recommended", "items": [...]}
+    {"id": "recommended",   "title": "Recommended from your watching history", "kind": "recommended", "items": [...]},
+    {"id": "curated:apple-tv", "title": "Apple TV+ Shows", "kind": "shows", "items": [...]},
+    {"id": "curated:drama-shows", "title": "Drama TV Shows", "kind": "shows", "items": [...]},
+    {"id": "curated:comedy-shows", "title": "Comedy TV Shows", "kind": "shows", "items": [...]}
   ],
   "continueWatching": [...], "nextUp": [...], "favorites": [...], "latestMovies": [...],
   "partial": false
@@ -98,11 +115,16 @@ invented — nobody opted out of a row that did not exist when they last opened
   recent), favourites add a smaller fixed weight, and candidates are unplayed titles in the
   top three genres scored by affinity + a mild community-rating nudge. Titles tagged with
   many genres get a `sqrt(n)` penalty so genre-stuffing cannot buy a top slot.
+- **Curated TV shelves** — Apple TV+, Drama and Comedy membership is filtered from the
+  imported Postgres catalogue. Within each shelf, unseen shows are ranked using the same
+  personal genre/studio profile; the shelves themselves are ordered by affinity too.
+  A new profile falls back to community rating until it has viewing history.
 
 Rows shorter than four items are dropped, and a user with no history gets no rows at all
-rather than a strip of noise.
+rather than a strip of noise, except curated shelves: these remain useful with their
+quality-ranked fallback.
 
-**The home screen never waits on the engine.** Rows live in their own `r:<userId>:rows`
+**The home screen never waits on the engine.** Rows live in their own `r:<userId>:rows:v2`
 cache key with a long TTL (2h). A cache miss serves home immediately without them and
 triggers a background rebuild — deduplicated per user, so four TVs waking together do the
 work once. Because the key sits outside the `u:` namespace, a favourite toggle does not
@@ -112,11 +134,28 @@ that genuinely changes viewing history.
 The scoring is pure and unit-tested (`profile_test.go`), and the row assembly runs against
 a fake Emby (`engine_test.go`), so neither needs a server to verify.
 
+Curated shelves require at least one completed library import because their genre/studio
+filter runs against Postgres. Emby's exact studio naming is preserved during import;
+Apple matching accepts `Apple TV+`, `Apple TV Plus` and `Apple Studios`.
+
 Item payloads are Emby's own JSON, forwarded verbatim. That is deliberate: the Android
 client already models this shape, so there is no second schema to keep in sync.
 `app/src/test/.../GatewayPayloadTest.kt` and `internal/api/api_test.go` pin the envelope
 around it from both sides.
 
+### Sonarr schedule
+
+When `MEMBY_SONARR_URL` and `MEMBY_SONARR_API_KEY` are set, the gateway reads Sonarr's
+v3 calendar and inserts **Shows airing today** directly after Next Up. Cards show the
+local air time, season/episode number, episode title and one of: upcoming, downloading,
+awaiting download, unmonitored, or the exact time Sonarr added the episode file.
+
+This row is informational. An episode listed before it is downloaded is not an Emby
+item, so the TV deliberately does not offer Play, Favourite or Watched actions on it.
+Sonarr poster and fanart requests are proxied through the gateway; its API key is never
+sent to the TV. The shared Redis entry is refreshed every five minutes by default, not
+once per user.
+
 ## Admin interface
 
 `http://<host>:8080/admin/` — a single self-contained page for library imports, the
@@ -167,8 +206,10 @@ candidate pool.
 
 Takes Memby down independently of Emby: all `/v1` routes answer `503` with
 `{"maintenance": true, "message": "…"}`, and the TV shows the operator's message instead of
-a network error. `/healthz`, `/readyz` and `/admin` stay up — they are what you need while
+a network error. The exact `/v1/status` control route stays up too: open clients poll it
-the app is deliberately off.
+every ten seconds, stop active playback, and move immediately to the maintenance screen.
+`/healthz`, `/readyz` and `/admin` also stay up — they are what you need while the app is
+deliberately off.
 
 The switch lives in Postgres, not memory, so a restart cannot quietly bring the app back
 up mid-repair. Each instance caches it and re-reads every 30 seconds, so toggling it
@@ -177,8 +218,40 @@ directly in the database works too.
 ## App update policy
 
 The gateway decides whether a TV may keep running its current build. Clients send
-`X-Memby-Version` on every request and ask `GET /v1/update` on each launch; the verdict is
+`X-Memby-Version` on every request and ask `GET /v1/update` on each launch and hourly
-`none`, `optional` or `mandatory`.
+while left open; the verdict is `none`, `optional` or `mandatory`.
+
+### Automated tagged releases
+
+`.gitea/workflows/release.yml` turns a pushed semantic-version tag into an update:
+
+1. Gitea Actions derives the Android version from a tag such as `v0.1.54`.
+2. It runs the tests and builds the APK with the established release signing key.
+3. It uploads the signed APK to `POST /admin/api/release`.
+4. The gateway stores the APK in its `memby-releases` volume and makes it the latest
+   optional update. Older TVs prompt on their next check.
+
+The repository needs an Actions runner with the `ubuntu-latest` label and these Actions
+secrets:
+
+| Secret | Purpose |
+| --- | --- |
+| `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64` | Existing release keystore, base64 encoded as one line |
+| `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD` | Keystore password |
+| `ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS` | Signing alias |
+| `ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD` | Key password |
+| `MEMBY_RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN` | Same dedicated value configured on the gateway |
+
+Enable repository Actions and give the job permission to read contents. Then releasing
+from any clone is:
+
+```bash
+git tag -a v0.1.54 -m "Personalised favourites"
+git push origin main v0.1.54
+```
+
+Tags are the release boundary; an ordinary branch push never publishes an APK. Android
+will only accept updates signed by the same keystore as the installed app.
 
 Set it on the admin page: **latest version**, **APK URL** (normally the same file the
 landing page serves), release notes, and a **Require this update** toggle.
@@ -229,7 +302,9 @@ served but never cached. The `r:` namespace is deliberately excluded from that w
 Recommendations above).
 
 Postgres holds only sessions. It is the durable half: losing Redis costs a cold cache,
-losing Postgres signs everyone out.
+losing Postgres signs everyone out. A session is unique per Emby user and stable device
+ID; signing the same TV in again rotates its token, while a new TV is rejected once
+`MEMBY_MAX_CLIENTS_PER_USER` is reached.
 
 ## Configuration
 
@@ -240,18 +315,27 @@ losing Postgres signs everyone out.
 | `MEMBY_DATABASE_URL` | *required* | Postgres DSN |
 | `MEMBY_REDIS_URL` | `redis://localhost:6379/0` | |
 | `MEMBY_LISTEN_ADDR` | `:8080` | |
+| `MEMBY_LOG_LEVEL` | `INFO` | Use `DEBUG` for successful probe, status-poll and artwork requests |
+| `MEMBY_TIMEZONE` | `Pacific/Auckland` | Local day and time labels for schedule rows |
 | `MEMBY_CLIENT_NAME` | `Memby` | Shown in Emby's device list |
 | `MEMBY_HOME_TTL` | `60s` | Also `MEMBY_ITEM_TTL`, `MEMBY_SEARCH_TTL`, `MEMBY_SCREENSAVER_TTL` |
 | `MEMBY_RECOMMEND_TTL` | `2h` | How long computed recommendation rows stay warm |
 | `MEMBY_RECOMMEND_TIMEOUT` | `60s` | Bounds a background rebuild |
 | `MEMBY_ADMIN_TOKEN` | *empty* | Enables `/admin`. Empty = admin disabled |
+| `MEMBY_PUBLIC_URL` | *empty* | Public gateway origin used for APK download links |
+| `MEMBY_RELEASE_DIR` | `/data/releases` | Persistent signed APK directory |
+| `MEMBY_RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN` | *empty* | Enables the CI-only release upload endpoint |
 | `MEMBY_SYNC_INTERVAL` | `1h` | Incremental import cadence; `0` disables |
 | `MEMBY_SYNC_TIMEOUT` | `30m` | Bounds one import |
 | `MEMBY_SYNC_ON_START` | `false` | Import at boot |
+| `MEMBY_SONARR_URL` | *empty* | Sonarr address reachable by the gateway; empty disables integration |
+| `MEMBY_SONARR_API_KEY` | *empty* | Sonarr Settings → General → Security API key |
+| `MEMBY_SONARR_TTL` | `5m` | Shared Redis lifetime for today's calendar |
 | `MEMBY_SYNC_USER_ID` / `MEMBY_SYNC_API_KEY` | *empty* | Emby service account for imports |
 | `MEMBY_ANALYTICS_RETENTION` | `2160h` (90d) | Raw row events are pruned past this |
 | `MEMBY_SESSION_CACHE_TTL` | `5m` | How long a token lookup stays in Redis |
 | `MEMBY_SESSION_IDLE_EXPIRY` | `2160h` (90d) | Unused tokens are swept every 6h |
+| `MEMBY_MAX_CLIENTS_PER_USER` | `1` | Strict maximum number of distinct signed-in TVs per Emby user |
 | `MEMBY_UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT` | `20s` | |
 
 ## Security notes

server/cmd/memby-server/main.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
@@ -20,7 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/config"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/emby"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/library"
+	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/logging"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/recommend"
+	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/sonarr"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/store"
 )
 
@@ -37,7 +40,8 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	log := slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelInfo}))
+	logLevel := logging.ParseLevel(os.Getenv("MEMBY_LOG_LEVEL"))
+	log := logging.New(os.Stdout, logLevel)
 
 	if err := run(log); err != nil {
 		log.Error("fatal", "error", err)
@@ -82,6 +86,34 @@ func run(log *slog.Logger) error {
 	}
 
 	embyClient := emby.New(cfg.EmbyURL, cfg.EmbyPublicURL, cfg.ClientName, cfg.UpstreamTimeout)
+	retiredSessions, err := st.TrimSessionsToLimit(ctx, cfg.MaxClientsPerUser)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, sess := range retiredSessions {
+		_ = ca.Delete(ctx, cache.SessionKey(hex.EncodeToString(sess.TokenHash)))
+		if err := embyClient.Logout(ctx, emby.Credentials{
+			UserID: sess.EmbyUserID, Token: sess.EmbyToken,
+			DeviceID: sess.DeviceID, DeviceName: sess.DeviceName,
+		}); err != nil {
+			log.Warn("could not retire excess emby session",
+				"username", sess.Username,
+				"device", sess.DeviceName,
+				"error", err,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(retiredSessions) > 0 {
+		log.Info("enforced per-user device allowance",
+			"retired_sessions", len(retiredSessions),
+			"max_clients_per_user", cfg.MaxClientsPerUser,
+		)
+	}
+	var sonarrClient *sonarr.Client
+	if cfg.SonarrURL != "" {
+		sonarrClient = sonarr.New(cfg.SonarrURL, cfg.SonarrAPIKey, cfg.UpstreamTimeout)
+		log.Info("sonarr integration enabled", "url", cfg.SonarrURL)
+	}
 
 	recommender := recommend.NewEngine(embyClient, log)
 	// Candidates come from the imported library when one exists, which keeps the
@@ -99,6 +131,7 @@ func run(log *slog.Logger) error {
 		Store:       st,
 		Cache:       ca,
 		Recommender: recommender,
+		Sonarr:      sonarrClient,
 		Syncer:      syncer,
 		Log:         log,
 	})
@@ -135,7 +168,11 @@ func run(log *slog.Logger) error {
 
 	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
-		log.Info("listening", "addr", cfg.ListenAddr, "emby", cfg.EmbyURL)
+		log.Info("server ready",
+			"listen", cfg.ListenAddr,
+			"emby", cfg.EmbyURL,
+			"sync_every", cfg.SyncInterval,
+		)
 		if err := httpServer.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
 			errCh <- err
 		}

server/internal/api/admin.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func (s *Server) adminRoutes() http.Handler {
 	mux.Handle("POST /admin/api/sync", s.adminAuth(s.handleAdminSync))
 	mux.Handle("POST /admin/api/maintenance", s.adminAuth(s.handleAdminMaintenance))
 	mux.Handle("POST /admin/api/update-policy", s.adminAuth(s.handleAdminUpdatePolicy))
+	mux.Handle("POST /admin/api/release", s.releasePublishAuth(s.handleReleasePublish))
 
 	return mux
 }

server/internal/api/admin_test.go

@@ -97,6 +97,28 @@ func TestHealthAndAdminStayReachableDuringMaintenance(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestServiceStatusReportsMaintenanceOutsideTheGate(t *testing.T) {
+	server := testServer(config.Config{})
+	server.maintenance.set(store.Maintenance{Enabled: true, Message: "Back after dinner"})
+
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	server.handleServiceStatus(
+		rec,
+		httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/v1/status", nil),
+		store.Session{},
+	)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status endpoint returned %d", rec.Code)
+	}
+	var body map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &body); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if body["maintenance"] != true || body["message"] != "Back after dinner" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected status response: %v", body)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAdminIsDisabledWithoutAToken(t *testing.T) {
 	server := testServer(config.Config{})
 

server/internal/api/api.go

@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/cache"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/config"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/emby"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/recommend"
+	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/sonarr"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/store"
 )
 
@@ -33,8 +35,10 @@ type Server struct {
 	store       *store.Store
 	cache       *cache.Cache
 	recommender *recommend.Engine
+	sonarr      *sonarr.Client
 	syncer      syncerHandle
 	log         *slog.Logger
+	sonarrMu    sync.Mutex
 
 	recommendationBuilds recommendationBuilds
 	maintenance          maintenanceState
@@ -48,17 +52,22 @@ type Deps struct {
 	Store       *store.Store
 	Cache       *cache.Cache
 	Recommender *recommend.Engine
+	Sonarr      *sonarr.Client
 	Syncer      syncerHandle
 	Log         *slog.Logger
 }
 
 func New(cfg config.Config, deps Deps) *Server {
+	if cfg.MaxClientsPerUser < 1 {
+		cfg.MaxClientsPerUser = 1
+	}
 	return &Server{
 		cfg:         cfg,
 		emby:        deps.Emby,
 		store:       deps.Store,
 		cache:       deps.Cache,
 		recommender: deps.Recommender,
+		sonarr:      deps.Sonarr,
 		syncer:      deps.Syncer,
 		log:         deps.Log,
 	}
@@ -70,6 +79,7 @@ func (s *Server) Routes() http.Handler {
 	v1 := http.NewServeMux()
 
 	v1.HandleFunc("POST /v1/auth/login", s.handleLogin)
+	v1.HandleFunc("GET /v1/auth/policy", s.handleAuthPolicy)
 	v1.Handle("POST /v1/auth/logout", s.authed(s.handleLogout))
 	v1.Handle("GET /v1/auth/session", s.authed(s.handleSession))
 
@@ -93,8 +103,12 @@ func (s *Server) Routes() http.Handler {
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /healthz", s.handleHealth)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /readyz", s.handleReady)
+	// Exact route outside the maintenance gate: signed-in clients poll this lightweight
+	// status even while every normal /v1 operation is deliberately unavailable.
+	mux.Handle("GET /v1/status", s.authed(s.handleServiceStatus))
 	mux.Handle("/v1/", s.maintenanceGate(v1))
 	mux.Handle("/admin/", s.adminRoutes())
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET /updates/{filename}", s.handleReleaseDownload)
 
 	return s.withLogging(mux)
 }
@@ -134,15 +148,33 @@ func (s *Server) withLogging(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		rec := &statusRecorder{ResponseWriter: w, status: http.StatusOK}
 		next.ServeHTTP(rec, r)
 		// Path only: query strings can carry image tokens.
-		s.log.Info("request",
+		level := requestLogLevel(r.URL.Path, rec.status)
+		s.log.Log(r.Context(), level, "HTTP request",
 			"method", r.Method,
 			"path", r.URL.Path,
 			"status", rec.status,
-			"ms", time.Since(start).Milliseconds(),
+			"duration", time.Since(start).Round(time.Millisecond),
 		)
 	})
 }
 
+// Successful high-frequency probes and artwork fetches stay available at DEBUG without
+// overwhelming the normal Docker log. Failures are always promoted so they remain
+// visible regardless of path.
+func requestLogLevel(path string, status int) slog.Level {
+	switch {
+	case status >= http.StatusInternalServerError:
+		return slog.LevelError
+	case status >= http.StatusBadRequest:
+		return slog.LevelWarn
+	case path == "/healthz", path == "/readyz", path == "/v1/status",
+		strings.HasPrefix(path, "/v1/images/"):
+		return slog.LevelDebug
+	default:
+		return slog.LevelInfo
+	}
+}
+
 type statusRecorder struct {
 	http.ResponseWriter
 	status int
@@ -184,6 +216,7 @@ type cachedSession struct {
 	Username   string `json:"n"`
 	ServerID   string `json:"s"`
 	DeviceID   string `json:"d"`
+	DeviceName string `json:"dn,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // sessionFor resolves a token, using Redis to keep the hot path off Postgres.
@@ -201,6 +234,7 @@ func (s *Server) sessionFor(ctx context.Context, token string) (store.Session, e
 				Username:   cs.Username,
 				ServerID:   cs.ServerID,
 				DeviceID:   cs.DeviceID,
+				DeviceName: cs.DeviceName,
 			}, nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -220,6 +254,7 @@ func (s *Server) sessionFor(ctx context.Context, token string) (store.Session, e
 		Username:   sess.Username,
 		ServerID:   sess.ServerID,
 		DeviceID:   sess.DeviceID,
+		DeviceName: sess.DeviceName,
 	}); err == nil {
 		_ = s.cache.Set(ctx, key, raw, s.cfg.SessionTTL)
 	}
@@ -231,7 +266,10 @@ func (s *Server) sessionFor(ctx context.Context, token string) (store.Session, e
 }
 
 func credentials(sess store.Session) emby.Credentials {
-	return emby.Credentials{UserID: sess.EmbyUserID, Token: sess.EmbyToken, DeviceID: sess.DeviceID}
+	return emby.Credentials{
+		UserID: sess.EmbyUserID, Token: sess.EmbyToken,
+		DeviceID: sess.DeviceID, DeviceName: sess.DeviceName,
+	}
 }
 
 // --- responses --------------------------------------------------------------

server/internal/api/api_test.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/config"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/emby"
 )
 
@@ -57,6 +58,64 @@ func TestNewTokenIsUnique(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAuthPolicyPublishesConfiguredDeviceAllowance(t *testing.T) {
+	s := &Server{cfg: config.Config{MaxClientsPerUser: 4}}
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/v1/auth/policy", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	s.handleAuthPolicy(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200", rec.Code)
+	}
+	var policy authPolicyResponse
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &policy); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode policy: %v", err)
+	}
+	if policy.MaxClientsPerUser != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("max clients = %d, want 4", policy.MaxClientsPerUser)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSonarrScheduleRequiresCapableClient(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]bool{
+		"":       false,
+		"0.1.53": false,
+		"0.1.54": true,
+		"0.2.0":  true,
+	}
+	for version, want := range tests {
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/v1/home", nil)
+		req.Header.Set("X-Memby-Version", version)
+		if got := supportsSonarrSchedule(req); got != want {
+			t.Errorf("supportsSonarrSchedule(%q) = %v, want %v", version, got, want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPlaybackHintAvoidsAnUpstreamItemLookup(t *testing.T) {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(
+		http.MethodGet,
+		"/v1/items/42/playback?type=Movie&title=Arrival&resumePositionMs=12000",
+		nil,
+	)
+	item, ok := playbackHint(req, "42")
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("valid hint was rejected")
+	}
+	if item.ID != "42" || item.Type != "Movie" || item.Name != "Arrival" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected hinted item: %+v", item)
+	}
+	if item.UserData.PlaybackPositionTicks != 12_000*ticksPerMillisecond {
+		t.Fatalf("resume ticks = %d", item.UserData.PlaybackPositionTicks)
+	}
+
+	bad := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/v1/items/42/playback?type=Playlist", nil)
+	if _, ok := playbackHint(bad, "42"); ok {
+		t.Fatal("unsupported type should fall back to Emby")
+	}
+}
+
 // Empty rows must serialise as [] so kotlinx.serialization can decode them into the
 // client's non-null List fields.
 func TestHomeResponseEncodesEmptyRowsAsArrays(t *testing.T) {

server/internal/api/auth.go

@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/cache"
+	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/emby"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/store"
 )
 
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ type loginRequest struct {
 	Username   string `json:"username"`
 	Password   string `json:"password"`
 	DeviceID   string `json:"deviceId"`
+	DeviceName string `json:"deviceName"`
 }
 
 type loginResponse struct {
@@ -20,6 +23,18 @@ type loginResponse struct {
 	UserID            string `json:"userId"`
 	Username          string `json:"username"`
 	ServerID          string `json:"serverId"`
+	ActiveClients     int    `json:"activeClients,omitempty"`
+	MaxClientsPerUser int    `json:"maxClientsPerUser"`
+}
+
+type authPolicyResponse struct {
+	MaxClientsPerUser int `json:"maxClientsPerUser"`
+}
+
+func (s *Server) handleAuthPolicy(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, authPolicyResponse{
+		MaxClientsPerUser: s.cfg.MaxClientsPerUser,
+	})
 }
 
 // handleLogin exchanges Emby credentials for a gateway token.
@@ -40,8 +55,21 @@ func (s *Server) handleLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if req.DeviceID == "" {
 		req.DeviceID = "memby-tv"
 	}
+	req.DeviceName = strings.TrimSpace(req.DeviceName)
+	if req.DeviceName == "" {
+		// Compatibility for APKs released before device naming. New clients require an
+		// editable name in their UI, but an older TV must still be able to sign in while
+		// the household rollout is in progress.
+		req.DeviceName = "Memby TV"
+	}
+	if len([]rune(req.DeviceName)) > 80 {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "device name is too long")
+		return
+	}
 
-	auth, err := s.emby.Authenticate(r.Context(), req.Username, req.Password, req.DeviceID)
+	auth, err := s.emby.Authenticate(
+		r.Context(), req.Username, req.Password, req.DeviceID, req.DeviceName,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Never echo Emby's body here: a failed sign-in is the one place a wrong
 		// password could be reflected back.
@@ -64,21 +92,54 @@ func (s *Server) handleLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Username:   auth.User.Name,
 		ServerID:   auth.ServerID,
 		DeviceID:   req.DeviceID,
+		DeviceName: req.DeviceName,
 	}
 	if sess.Username == "" {
 		sess.Username = req.Username
 	}
-	if err := s.store.CreateSession(r.Context(), sess); err != nil {
+	replacedHash, activeClients, err := s.store.CreateSession(
+		r.Context(), sess, s.cfg.MaxClientsPerUser,
+	)
+	if errors.Is(err, store.ErrDeviceLimit) {
+		if revokeErr := s.emby.Logout(r.Context(), emby.Credentials{
+			UserID: auth.User.ID, Token: auth.AccessToken,
+			DeviceID: req.DeviceID, DeviceName: req.DeviceName,
+		}); revokeErr != nil {
+			s.log.Warn("could not retire refused emby session", "error", revokeErr)
+		}
+		s.log.Warn("device allowance reached",
+			"username", sess.Username,
+			"active_clients", activeClients,
+			"max_clients", s.cfg.MaxClientsPerUser,
+		)
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusConflict, map[string]any{
+			"error":             "device_limit_reached",
+			"message":           "This account has reached its Memby device allowance.",
+			"activeClients":     activeClients,
+			"maxClientsPerUser": s.cfg.MaxClientsPerUser,
+		})
+		return
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = s.emby.Logout(r.Context(), emby.Credentials{
+			UserID: auth.User.ID, Token: auth.AccessToken,
+			DeviceID: req.DeviceID, DeviceName: req.DeviceName,
+		})
 		s.log.Error("session persist failed", "error", err)
 		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "could not start a session")
 		return
 	}
+	if len(replacedHash) > 0 {
+		_ = s.cache.Delete(r.Context(), cache.SessionKey(hexHash(replacedHash)))
+	}
 
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, loginResponse{
 		Token:             token,
 		UserID:            sess.EmbyUserID,
 		Username:          sess.Username,
 		ServerID:          sess.ServerID,
+		ActiveClients:     activeClients,
+		MaxClientsPerUser: s.cfg.MaxClientsPerUser,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -97,5 +158,6 @@ func (s *Server) handleSession(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, sess stor
 		UserID:            sess.EmbyUserID,
 		Username:          sess.Username,
 		ServerID:          sess.ServerID,
+		MaxClientsPerUser: s.cfg.MaxClientsPerUser,
 	})
 }

server/internal/api/home.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/appupdate"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/cache"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/emby"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/recommend"
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleHome(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, sess store.S
 		mu        sync.Mutex
 		failures  int
 		out       homeResponse
+		sonarrRow *recommend.Row
 		wg        sync.WaitGroup
 	)
 
@@ -119,6 +121,20 @@ func (s *Server) handleHome(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, sess store.S
 			"Limit":            {itoa(limit)},
 		}, fieldsRow))
 	})
+	if s.sonarr != nil && supportsSonarrSchedule(r) {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			row, err := s.sonarrAiringTodayRow(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				s.log.Warn("sonarr calendar row failed", "error", err)
+				return
+			}
+			mu.Lock()
+			sonarrRow = row
+			mu.Unlock()
+		}()
+	}
 
 	wg.Wait()
 
@@ -136,7 +152,12 @@ func (s *Server) handleHome(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, sess store.S
 	if recommendations == nil {
 		s.refreshRecommendationsInBackground(sess)
 	}
-	out.Rows = append(baseRows(out), recommendations...)
+	rows := baseRows(out)
+	if sonarrRow != nil {
+		// The schedule is most useful beside Next Up, before personal collections.
+		rows = append(rows[:2], append([]recommend.Row{*sonarrRow}, rows[2:]...)...)
+	}
+	out.Rows = append(rows, recommendations...)
 
 	body, err := json.Marshal(out)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -154,6 +175,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleHome(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, sess store.S
 	writeRaw(w, http.StatusOK, body)
 }
 
+// Older clients render unknown rows but do not understand MembyPlayable=false, so they
+// could try to send a synthetic Sonarr id to Emby. The feature ships with 0.1.54.
+func supportsSonarrSchedule(r *http.Request) bool {
+	version := clientVersion(r)
+	return version != "" && appupdate.CompareVersions(version, "0.1.54") >= 0
+}
+
 // handleScreensaver serves the backdrop pool. The pool is cached and shuffled per
 // request, so the Dream still looks random without re-querying Emby every few seconds.
 func (s *Server) handleScreensaver(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, sess store.Session) {

server/internal/api/images.go

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/sonarr"
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/store"
 )
 
@@ -29,6 +32,10 @@ func (s *Server) handleImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, sess store.
 		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "unknown image")
 		return
 	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(itemID, "sonarr:") {
+		s.handleSonarrImage(w, r, itemID, imageType)
+		return
+	}
 
 	params := url.Values{}
 	for _, key := range []string{"tag", "maxWidth", "maxHeight", "quality"} {
@@ -63,3 +70,48 @@ func (s *Server) handleImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, sess store.
 		s.log.Warn("image copy failed", "error", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func (s *Server) handleSonarrImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, itemID, imageType string) {
+	if s.sonarr == nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "unknown image")
+		return
+	}
+	parts := strings.Split(itemID, ":")
+	if len(parts) != 3 {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "unknown image")
+		return
+	}
+	seriesID, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
+	if err != nil || seriesID <= 0 {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "unknown image")
+		return
+	}
+	coverType := map[string]string{"Primary": "poster", "Backdrop": "fanart"}[imageType]
+	if coverType == "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "unknown image")
+		return
+	}
+	resp, err := s.sonarr.MediaCover(r.Context(), seriesID, coverType)
+	if err != nil {
+		var apiErr *sonarr.APIError
+		if errors.As(err, &apiErr) && apiErr.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "image not found")
+			return
+		}
+		s.log.Warn("sonarr image failed", "series_id", seriesID, "type", coverType, "error", err)
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadGateway, "could not load the image")
+		return
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if ct := resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"); ct != "" {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", ct)
+	}
+	if cl := resp.Header.Get("Content-Length"); cl != "" {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Length", cl)
+	}
+	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "private, max-age=3600")
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	if _, err := io.Copy(w, resp.Body); err != nil {
+		s.log.Warn("sonarr image copy failed", "error", err)
+	}
+}

server/internal/api/maintenance.go

@@ -85,3 +85,18 @@ func (s *Server) maintenanceGate(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		})
 	})
 }
+
+// handleServiceStatus is the live control channel clients poll while the app is open.
+// It sits outside maintenanceGate so maintenance can interrupt playback rather than only
+// being discovered the next time a content request happens to run.
+func (s *Server) handleServiceStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ store.Session) {
+	state := s.maintenance.get()
+	message := state.Message
+	if state.Enabled && message == "" {
+		message = store.DefaultMaintenanceMessage
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{
+		"maintenance": state.Enabled,
+		"message":     message,
+	})
+}

server/internal/api/playback.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ponzischeme89/memby/server/internal/emby"
@@ -40,16 +41,19 @@ func (s *Server) handlePlayback(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, sess sto
 	}
 	cred := credentials(sess)
 
+	item, hinted := playbackHint(r, itemID)
+	if !hinted {
 		raw, err := s.emby.Item(ctx, cred, itemID, "RunTimeTicks,SeriesName")
 		if err != nil {
 			s.writeUpstreamError(w, err, "could not load the item")
 			return
 		}
-	item, err := emby.Summarise(raw)
+		item, err = emby.Summarise(raw)
 		if err != nil {
 			writeError(w, http.StatusBadGateway, "unreadable item from emby")
 			return
 		}
+	}
 
 	target := item
 	title := item.Name
@@ -78,6 +82,31 @@ func (s *Server) handlePlayback(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, sess sto
 	})
 }
 
+// Current clients already know the selected item's type, title and cached resume point.
+// Accepting those as hints removes one serial Emby request from every launch. Older
+// clients omit them and retain the authoritative lookup above.
+func playbackHint(r *http.Request, itemID string) (emby.Summary, bool) {
+	itemType := strings.TrimSpace(r.URL.Query().Get("type"))
+	switch {
+	case strings.EqualFold(itemType, "Movie"):
+		itemType = "Movie"
+	case strings.EqualFold(itemType, "Episode"):
+		itemType = "Episode"
+	case strings.EqualFold(itemType, "Series"):
+		itemType = "Series"
+	default:
+		return emby.Summary{}, false
+	}
+	resumeMs, _ := strconv.ParseInt(r.URL.Query().Get("resumePositionMs"), 10, 64)
+	item := emby.Summary{
+		ID:   itemID,
+		Name: strings.TrimSpace(r.URL.Query().Get("title")),
+		Type: itemType,
+	}
+	item.UserData.PlaybackPositionTicks = max64(resumeMs, 0) * ticksPerMillisecond
+	return item, true
+}
+
 // firstPlayableEpisode prefers the server's next-up choice and falls back to episode one.
 func (s *Server) firstPlayableEpisode(ctx context.Context, cred emby.Credentials, seriesID string) (*emby.Summary, error) {
 	nextUp, err := s.emby.NextUp(ctx, cred, url.Values{

server/internal/appupdate/policy.go

@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ func Decide(policy Policy, clientVersion string) Decision {
 	return none
 }
 
+// CompareVersions returns -1, 0, or 1 and is shared by policy decisions and the release
+// publisher's downgrade guard.
+func CompareVersions(a, b string) int { return compare(parseVersion(a), parseVersion(b)) }
+
 // compare returns -1, 0 or 1. Missing components count as zero, so 0.1 == 0.1.0.
 func compare(a, b []int) int {
 	for i := 0; i < len(a) || i < len(b); i++ {

server/internal/cache/cache.go

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func UserKey(userID, view string) string { return fmt.Sprintf("u:%s:%s", userID,
 // Recommendations cost several Emby queries to build, so they must survive the cache
 // wipe that every favourite toggle triggers. Only a genuine change in viewing history
 // — a finished playback — retires them, via [Cache.InvalidateRecommendations].
-func RecommendationsKey(userID string) string { return fmt.Sprintf("r:%s:rows", userID) }
+func RecommendationsKey(userID string) string { return fmt.Sprintf("r:%s:rows:v2", userID) }
 
 func (c *Cache) InvalidateRecommendations(ctx context.Context, userID string) error {
 	return c.Delete(ctx, RecommendationsKey(userID))

server/internal/config/config.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	_ "time/tzdata"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	SessionTTL     time.Duration
 	// SessionIdleExpiry retires gateway tokens that go unused for this long.
 	SessionIdleExpiry time.Duration
+	// MaxClientsPerUser is enforced transactionally when a new TV signs in.
+	MaxClientsPerUser int
 
 	// RecommendTTL is how long computed recommendation rows stay warm. Long, because
 	// taste moves slowly and each rebuild costs several Emby queries.
@@ -47,6 +50,14 @@ type Config struct {
 	// unconfigured deployment cannot leave it exposed.
 	AdminToken string
 
+	// PublicURL is the externally reachable Memby gateway address used in update links.
+	PublicURL string
+	// ReleaseDir persists signed APKs published by CI.
+	ReleaseDir string
+	// ReleasePublishToken authorizes the CI-only release upload endpoint. It is separate
+	// from AdminToken so a compromised build runner cannot change maintenance settings.
+	ReleasePublishToken string
+
 	// SyncInterval is how often the library import runs. Zero disables the schedule.
 	SyncInterval time.Duration
 	// SyncTimeout bounds one import; a full pass over a large library is slow.
@@ -60,6 +71,13 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// AnalyticsRetention is how long raw row events are kept before being pruned.
 	AnalyticsRetention time.Duration
+
+	// Sonarr is optional. When configured, its local calendar supplies the informational
+	// "Shows airing today" home row. The API key never leaves this server.
+	SonarrURL      string
+	SonarrAPIKey   string
+	SonarrTTL      time.Duration
+	SonarrLocation *time.Location
 }
 
 func Load() (Config, error) {
@@ -76,10 +94,16 @@ func Load() (Config, error) {
 		ScreensaverTTL:    duration("MEMBY_SCREENSAVER_TTL", 10*time.Minute),
 		SessionTTL:        duration("MEMBY_SESSION_CACHE_TTL", 5*time.Minute),
 		SessionIdleExpiry: duration("MEMBY_SESSION_IDLE_EXPIRY", 90*24*time.Hour),
+		MaxClientsPerUser: integer("MEMBY_MAX_CLIENTS_PER_USER", 1),
 		RecommendTTL:      duration("MEMBY_RECOMMEND_TTL", 2*time.Hour),
 		RecommendTimeout:  duration("MEMBY_RECOMMEND_TIMEOUT", 60*time.Second),
 
 		AdminToken: strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("MEMBY_ADMIN_TOKEN")),
+		PublicURL:  strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("MEMBY_PUBLIC_URL")), "/"),
+		ReleaseDir: env("MEMBY_RELEASE_DIR", "/data/releases"),
+		ReleasePublishToken: strings.TrimSpace(
+			os.Getenv("MEMBY_RELEASE_PUBLISH_TOKEN"),
+		),
 		SyncInterval:       duration("MEMBY_SYNC_INTERVAL", time.Hour),
 		SyncTimeout:        duration("MEMBY_SYNC_TIMEOUT", 30*time.Minute),
 		SyncOnStart:        boolean("MEMBY_SYNC_ON_START", false),
@@ -87,6 +111,9 @@ func Load() (Config, error) {
 		SyncAPIKey:         strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("MEMBY_SYNC_API_KEY")),
 		AnalyticsRetention: duration("MEMBY_ANALYTICS_RETENTION", 90*24*time.Hour),
 		UpstreamTimeout:    duration("MEMBY_UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT", 20*time.Second),
+		SonarrURL:          strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("MEMBY_SONARR_URL")), "/"),
+		SonarrAPIKey:       strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("MEMBY_SONARR_API_KEY")),
+		SonarrTTL:          duration("MEMBY_SONARR_TTL", 5*time.Minute),
 	}
 
 	if c.EmbyURL == "" {
@@ -95,9 +122,23 @@ func Load() (Config, error) {
 	if c.DatabaseURL == "" {
 		return c, fmt.Errorf("MEMBY_DATABASE_URL is required")
 	}
+	if c.MaxClientsPerUser < 1 {
+		return c, fmt.Errorf("MEMBY_MAX_CLIENTS_PER_USER must be at least 1")
+	}
 	if c.EmbyPublicURL == "" {
 		c.EmbyPublicURL = c.EmbyURL
 	}
+	if c.ReleasePublishToken != "" && c.PublicURL == "" {
+		return c, fmt.Errorf("MEMBY_PUBLIC_URL is required when release publishing is enabled")
+	}
+	if (c.SonarrURL == "") != (c.SonarrAPIKey == "") {
+		return c, fmt.Errorf("MEMBY_SONARR_URL and MEMBY_SONARR_API_KEY must be set together")
+	}
+	location, err := time.LoadLocation(env("MEMBY_TIMEZONE", "Pacific/Auckland"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return c, fmt.Errorf("MEMBY_TIMEZONE: %w", err)
+	}
+	c.SonarrLocation = location
 	return c, nil
 }
 
@@ -134,3 +175,15 @@ func duration(key string, fallback time.Duration) time.Duration {
 	}
 	return fallback
 }
+
+func integer(key string, fallback int) int {
+	raw := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(key))
+	if raw == "" {
+		return fallback
+	}
+	value, err := strconv.Atoi(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fallback
+	}
+	return value
+}

server/internal/emby/client.go

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type Credentials struct {
 	UserID     string
 	Token      string
 	DeviceID   string
+	DeviceName string
 }
 
 type ItemsResult struct {
@@ -82,13 +83,13 @@ func New(baseURL, publicURL, clientName string, timeout time.Duration) *Client {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Client) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, username, password, deviceID string) (*AuthResult, error) {
+func (c *Client) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, username, password, deviceID, deviceName string) (*AuthResult, error) {
 	body, err := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"Username": username, "Pw": password})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	req, err := c.newRequest(ctx, http.MethodPost, "/Users/AuthenticateByName", nil,
-		Credentials{DeviceID: deviceID}, bytes.NewReader(body))
+		Credentials{DeviceID: deviceID, DeviceName: deviceName}, bytes.NewReader(body))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -104,6 +105,16 @@ func (c *Client) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, username, password, deviceID
 	return &out, nil
 }
 
+// Logout retires a token created during authentication. The gateway uses this when a
+// device is refused by policy so Emby is not left holding an orphaned session.
+func (c *Client) Logout(ctx context.Context, cred Credentials) error {
+	req, err := c.newRequest(ctx, http.MethodPost, "/Sessions/Logout", nil, cred, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return c.do(req, nil)
+}
+
 func (c *Client) Items(ctx context.Context, cred Credentials, params url.Values) (*ItemsResult, error) {
 	return c.items(ctx, cred, "/Users/"+url.PathEscape(cred.UserID)+"/Items", params)
 }
@@ -285,10 +296,14 @@ func (c *Client) newRequest(ctx context.Context, method, path string, params url
 	if deviceID == "" {
 		deviceID = "memby-gateway"
 	}
+	deviceName := strings.TrimSpace(cred.DeviceName)
+	if deviceName == "" {
+		deviceName = "Memby TV"
+	}
 	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
 	req.Header.Set("X-Emby-Authorization", fmt.Sprintf(
-		`MediaBrowser Client="%s", Device="Memby Gateway", DeviceId="%s", Version="1.0"`,
+		`MediaBrowser Client="%s", Device="%s", DeviceId="%s", Version="1.0"`,
-		c.clientName, deviceID,
+		c.clientName, strings.ReplaceAll(deviceName, `"`, ""), deviceID,
 	))
 	if cred.Token != "" {
 		req.Header.Set("X-Emby-Token", cred.Token)

server/internal/library/syncer.go

@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ func (s *Syncer) Sync(ctx context.Context, kind, trigger string) (Result, error)
 		return Result{}, err
 	}
 
+	s.log.Info("library sync started", "kind", kind, "trigger", trigger)
 	result, syncErr := s.run(ctx, cred, kind, since, startedAt)
 	result.Kind = kind
 	result.Duration = time.Since(startedAt)
@@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ func (s *Syncer) Sync(ctx context.Context, kind, trigger string) (Result, error)
 	}
 	s.log.Info("library sync finished",
 		"kind", kind, "trigger", trigger, "seen", result.Seen,
-		"upserted", result.Upserted, "removed", result.Removed, "ms", result.DurationMs)
+		"upserted", result.Upserted, "removed", result.Removed,
+		"duration", result.Duration.Round(time.Millisecond))
 	return result, nil
 }
 
@@ -204,6 +206,11 @@ func (s *Syncer) run(
 
 		result.Seen += len(page.Items)
 		result.Upserted += int(written)
+		s.log.Info("library sync progress",
+			"kind", kind,
+			"seen", result.Seen,
+			"upserted", result.Upserted,
+		)
 
 		if len(page.Items) < pageSize {
 			break

server/internal/recommend/engine.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/url"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -33,6 +34,27 @@ type LibrarySource interface {
 	LibraryCandidates(ctx context.Context, genres []string, limit int) ([]json.RawMessage, error)
 }
 
+// CuratedLibrarySource is the optional richer catalogue query used for server-authored
+// collections. Keeping it separate preserves compatibility with simpler test sources.
+type CuratedLibrarySource interface {
+	CuratedCandidates(
+		ctx context.Context,
+		itemTypes, genres, studios []string,
+		limit int,
+	) ([]json.RawMessage, error)
+}
+
+// CuratedRow defines one reusable server-side shelf. Filtering determines membership;
+// the user's profile determines both item order and shelf order.
+type CuratedRow struct {
+	ID        string
+	Title     string
+	Kind      string
+	ItemTypes []string
+	Genres    []string
+	Studios   []string
+}
+
 type Engine struct {
 	source Source
 	log    *slog.Logger
@@ -47,6 +69,7 @@ type Engine struct {
 	// screen rather than a wall of near-duplicates.
 	MaxSimilarRows int
 	RowSize        int
+	CuratedRows    []CuratedRow
 }
 
 func NewEngine(source Source, log *slog.Logger) *Engine {
@@ -56,6 +79,29 @@ func NewEngine(source Source, log *slog.Logger) *Engine {
 		MinRowItems:    4,
 		MaxSimilarRows: 2,
 		RowSize:        20,
+		CuratedRows: []CuratedRow{
+			{
+				ID:        "curated:apple-tv",
+				Title:     "Apple TV+ Shows",
+				Kind:      "shows",
+				ItemTypes: []string{"Series"},
+				Studios:   []string{"Apple TV+", "Apple TV Plus", "Apple Studios"},
+			},
+			{
+				ID:        "curated:drama-shows",
+				Title:     "Drama TV Shows",
+				Kind:      "shows",
+				ItemTypes: []string{"Series"},
+				Genres:    []string{"Drama"},
+			},
+			{
+				ID:        "curated:comedy-shows",
+				Title:     "Comedy TV Shows",
+				Kind:      "shows",
+				ItemTypes: []string{"Series"},
+				Genres:    []string{"Comedy"},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -76,12 +122,9 @@ func (e *Engine) BuildRows(ctx context.Context, cred emby.Credentials) ([]Row, e
 	}
 
 	profile := BuildProfile(history, favorites)
-	if profile.IsEmpty() {
-		// A brand-new user has nothing to recommend from. No rows is the honest answer.
-		return nil, nil
-	}
 
-	rows := make([]Row, 0, e.MaxSimilarRows+1)
+	rows := make([]Row, 0, e.MaxSimilarRows+1+len(e.CuratedRows))
+	if !profile.IsEmpty() {
 		for _, seed := range e.seedsFor(profile) {
 			row, ok := e.similarRow(ctx, cred, profile, seed)
 			if ok {
@@ -92,9 +135,64 @@ func (e *Engine) BuildRows(ctx context.Context, cred emby.Credentials) ([]Row, e
 		if row, ok := e.historyRow(ctx, cred, profile); ok {
 			rows = append(rows, row)
 		}
+	}
+	rows = append(rows, e.buildCuratedRows(ctx, profile)...)
 	return rows, nil
 }
 
+func (e *Engine) buildCuratedRows(ctx context.Context, profile Profile) []Row {
+	library, ok := e.Library.(CuratedLibrarySource)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	type rankedDefinition struct {
+		definition CuratedRow
+		affinity   float64
+		order      int
+	}
+	definitions := make([]rankedDefinition, 0, len(e.CuratedRows))
+	for order, definition := range e.CuratedRows {
+		definitions = append(definitions, rankedDefinition{
+			definition: definition,
+			affinity:   profile.CollectionAffinity(definition.Genres, definition.Studios),
+			order:      order,
+		})
+	}
+	sort.SliceStable(definitions, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if definitions[i].affinity != definitions[j].affinity {
+			return definitions[i].affinity > definitions[j].affinity
+		}
+		return definitions[i].order < definitions[j].order
+	})
+
+	rows := make([]Row, 0, len(definitions))
+	for _, ranked := range definitions {
+		definition := ranked.definition
+		raws, err := library.CuratedCandidates(
+			ctx,
+			definition.ItemTypes,
+			definition.Genres,
+			definition.Studios,
+			e.RowSize*6,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			e.log.Warn("curated row failed", "row", definition.ID, "error", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		items := RankCollection(profile, Decode(raws), e.RowSize)
+		if len(items) < e.MinRowItems {
+			continue
+		}
+		rows = append(rows, Row{
+			ID:    definition.ID,
+			Title: definition.Title,
+			Kind:  definition.Kind,
+			Items: Raws(items),
+		})
+	}
+	return rows
+}
+
 // gatherSignals reads what the user has watched and favourited, in parallel.
 func (e *Engine) gatherSignals(ctx context.Context, cred emby.Credentials) (history, favorites []Item, err error) {
 	var (

server/internal/recommend/engine_test.go

@@ -27,6 +27,31 @@ type fakeSource struct {
 	similarSeeds []string
 }
 
+type fakeCuratedLibrary struct {
+	byGenre map[string][]json.RawMessage
+}
+
+func (f *fakeCuratedLibrary) LibraryCandidates(
+	_ context.Context,
+	_ []string,
+	_ int,
+) ([]json.RawMessage, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (f *fakeCuratedLibrary) CuratedCandidates(
+	_ context.Context,
+	_ []string,
+	genres, studios []string,
+	_ int,
+) ([]json.RawMessage, error) {
+	key := strings.Join(genres, "|")
+	if len(studios) > 0 {
+		key = "studio:" + studios[0]
+	}
+	return f.byGenre[key], nil
+}
+
 func (f *fakeSource) Items(_ context.Context, _ emby.Credentials, params url.Values) (*emby.ItemsResult, error) {
 	f.mu.Lock()
 	defer f.mu.Unlock()
@@ -191,6 +216,67 @@ func TestBuildRowsReturnsNothingForAUserWithNoHistory(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCuratedShowRowsAndItemsAreOrderedByViewingAffinity(t *testing.T) {
+	source := &fakeSource{
+		itemsByFilter: map[string][]json.RawMessage{
+			"IsPlayed": {
+				raw("history", "Funny History", "Episode", "Comedy"),
+			},
+		},
+		similar: map[string][]json.RawMessage{},
+	}
+	engine := testEngine(source)
+	engine.Library = &fakeCuratedLibrary{byGenre: map[string][]json.RawMessage{
+		"Comedy": {
+			raw("comedy-low", "Lower Rated Match", "Series", "Comedy"),
+			raw("comedy-high", "Higher Rated Match", "Series", "Comedy"),
+		},
+		"Drama": {
+			raw("drama-1", "Drama One", "Series", "Drama"),
+			raw("drama-2", "Drama Two", "Series", "Drama"),
+		},
+	}}
+	engine.CuratedRows = []CuratedRow{
+		{ID: "drama", Title: "Drama TV Shows", Kind: "shows", ItemTypes: []string{"Series"}, Genres: []string{"Drama"}},
+		{ID: "comedy", Title: "Comedy TV Shows", Kind: "shows", ItemTypes: []string{"Series"}, Genres: []string{"Comedy"}},
+	}
+
+	rows, err := engine.BuildRows(context.Background(), emby.Credentials{UserID: "u1"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(rows) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected two curated rows, got %v", rowTitles(rows))
+	}
+	if rows[0].ID != "comedy" || rows[1].ID != "drama" {
+		t.Fatalf("user's comedy affinity should order shelves, got %v", rowTitles(rows))
+	}
+	if rows[0].Kind != "shows" {
+		t.Fatalf("curated TV shelf kind = %q", rows[0].Kind)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCuratedRowsFallBackToRatingForANewUser(t *testing.T) {
+	source := &fakeSource{itemsByFilter: map[string][]json.RawMessage{}}
+	engine := testEngine(source)
+	engine.MinRowItems = 1
+	engine.Library = &fakeCuratedLibrary{byGenre: map[string][]json.RawMessage{
+		"Drama": {raw("drama", "Strong Drama", "Series", "Drama")},
+	}}
+	engine.CuratedRows = []CuratedRow{{
+		ID: "drama", Title: "Drama TV Shows", Kind: "shows",
+		ItemTypes: []string{"Series"}, Genres: []string{"Drama"},
+	}}
+
+	rows, err := engine.BuildRows(context.Background(), emby.Credentials{UserID: "new"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(rows) != 1 || rows[0].ID != "drama" {
+		t.Fatalf("new profiles should receive quality-ranked curated rows: %+v", rows)
+	}
+}
+
 // A failing similarity lookup is one dead row, not a dead home screen.
 func TestBuildRowsSurvivesASimilarLookupFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	source := &fakeSource{

server/internal/recommend/profile.go

@@ -193,8 +193,39 @@ func (p Profile) Score(candidate Item) float64 {
 	return genreScore + studioScore + ratingScore
 }
 
+// CollectionAffinity decides which curated shelf appears first for this user.
+func (p Profile) CollectionAffinity(genres, studios []string) float64 {
+	var score float64
+	for _, genre := range genres {
+		score += weightFold(p.GenreWeights, genre)
+	}
+	for _, studio := range studios {
+		score += weightFold(p.StudioWeights, studio)
+	}
+	return score
+}
+
+func weightFold(weights map[string]float64, wanted string) float64 {
+	for key, value := range weights {
+		if strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(key), strings.TrimSpace(wanted)) {
+			return value
+		}
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 // Rank scores, filters and truncates candidates, dropping duplicates by id.
 func Rank(profile Profile, candidates []Item, limit int) []Item {
+	return rank(profile, candidates, limit, false)
+}
+
+// RankCollection keeps unseen candidates with no affinity/rating score at the end,
+// ensuring a curated shelf remains useful for a new profile or unrated library.
+func RankCollection(profile Profile, candidates []Item, limit int) []Item {
+	return rank(profile, candidates, limit, true)
+}
+
+func rank(profile Profile, candidates []Item, limit int, includeZero bool) []Item {
 	type scored struct {
 		item  Item
 		score float64
@@ -207,7 +238,7 @@ func Rank(profile Profile, candidates []Item, limit int) []Item {
 			continue
 		}
 		seen[candidate.ID] = true
-		if score := profile.Score(candidate); score > 0 {
+		if score := profile.Score(candidate); score > 0 || includeZero && score == 0 {
 			ranked = append(ranked, scored{candidate, score})
 		}
 	}

server/internal/recommend/profile_test.go

@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ func TestRankRespectsLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCollectionAffinityIsCaseInsensitive(t *testing.T) {
+	profile := Profile{
+		GenreWeights:  map[string]float64{"Comedy": 2},
+		StudioWeights: map[string]float64{"Apple TV+": 0.5},
+	}
+	if got := profile.CollectionAffinity([]string{"comedy"}, []string{"apple tv+"}); got != 2.5 {
+		t.Fatalf("CollectionAffinity = %v, want 2.5", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDecodeKeepsRawPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	raw := json.RawMessage(`{"Id":"1","Name":"Dune","Type":"Movie","Genres":["Science Fiction"],"ImageTags":{"Primary":"abc"}}`)
 	items := Decode([]json.RawMessage{raw, json.RawMessage(`{"broken":`), json.RawMessage(`{"Name":"no id"}`)})

server/internal/store/library.go

@@ -138,6 +138,51 @@ func (s *Store) LibraryCandidates(ctx context.Context, genres []string, limit in
 	return collectPayloads(rows)
 }
 
+// CuratedCandidates filters the imported catalogue for a server-authored shelf. Arrays
+// are matched case-insensitively because Emby studio capitalisation is not consistent.
+func (s *Store) CuratedCandidates(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	itemTypes, genres, studios []string,
+	limit int,
+) ([]json.RawMessage, error) {
+	if len(itemTypes) == 0 || (len(genres) == 0 && len(studios) == 0) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	rows, err := s.pool.Query(ctx, `
+		SELECT payload
+		FROM library_items
+		WHERE type = ANY($1)
+		  AND (
+			cardinality($2::text[]) = 0 OR
+			EXISTS (
+				SELECT 1 FROM unnest(genres) AS genre
+				WHERE lower(genre) = ANY($2)
+			)
+		  )
+		  AND (
+			cardinality($3::text[]) = 0 OR
+			EXISTS (
+				SELECT 1 FROM unnest(studios) AS studio
+				WHERE lower(studio) = ANY($3)
+			)
+		  )
+		ORDER BY community_rating DESC NULLS LAST, date_created DESC NULLS LAST
+		LIMIT $4`,
+		itemTypes, lowerStrings(genres), lowerStrings(studios), limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("store: curated candidates: %w", err)
+	}
+	return collectPayloads(rows)
+}
+
+func lowerStrings(values []string) []string {
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(values))
+	for _, value := range values {
+		out = append(out, strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(value)))
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 func (s *Store) LibraryStats(ctx context.Context) (LibraryStats, error) {
 	stats := LibraryStats{ByType: map[string]int64{}}
 

server/internal/store/schema.sql

@@ -10,12 +10,28 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sessions (
     username     TEXT        NOT NULL,
     server_id    TEXT        NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
     device_id    TEXT        NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    device_name  TEXT        NOT NULL DEFAULT 'Memby TV',
     created_at   TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
     last_seen_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT now()
 );
 
+ALTER TABLE sessions ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS device_name TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'Memby TV';
+
+-- Older builds could create more than one token for the same physical TV. Keep the most
+-- recently used row before adding the identity constraint.
+DELETE FROM sessions older
+USING sessions newer
+WHERE older.emby_user_id = newer.emby_user_id
+  AND older.device_id = newer.device_id
+  AND (
+      older.last_seen_at < newer.last_seen_at
+      OR (older.last_seen_at = newer.last_seen_at AND older.token_hash < newer.token_hash)
+  );
+
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS sessions_emby_user_idx ON sessions (emby_user_id);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS sessions_last_seen_idx ON sessions (last_seen_at);
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS sessions_user_device_idx
+    ON sessions (emby_user_id, device_id);
 
 -- The imported library.
 --

server/internal/store/store.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var schema string
 
 // ErrNotFound is returned when a token does not match a live session.
 var ErrNotFound = errors.New("store: session not found")
+var ErrDeviceLimit = errors.New("store: device limit reached")
 
 type Session struct {
 	TokenHash  []byte
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type Session struct {
 	Username   string
 	ServerID   string
 	DeviceID   string
+	DeviceName string
 	LastSeenAt time.Time
 }
 
@@ -56,30 +58,73 @@ func (s *Store) Migrate(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Store) CreateSession(ctx context.Context, sess Session) error {
+// CreateSession enforces a user's device allowance under a per-user transaction lock.
-	_, err := s.pool.Exec(ctx, `
+// Re-authenticating the same stable device replaces its token and never consumes a slot.
-		INSERT INTO sessions (token_hash, emby_user_id, emby_token, username, server_id, device_id)
+// The replaced hash is returned so its Redis entry can be invalidated immediately.
-		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)
+func (s *Store) CreateSession(ctx context.Context, sess Session, maxClients int) ([]byte, int, error) {
-		ON CONFLICT (token_hash) DO UPDATE SET
+	tx, err := s.pool.Begin(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("store: begin session: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = tx.Rollback(ctx) }()
+
+	if _, err := tx.Exec(ctx, `SELECT pg_advisory_xact_lock(hashtextextended($1, 0))`, sess.EmbyUserID); err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("store: lock user sessions: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var previousHash []byte
+	err = tx.QueryRow(ctx, `
+		SELECT token_hash FROM sessions
+		WHERE emby_user_id = $1 AND device_id = $2`,
+		sess.EmbyUserID, sess.DeviceID).Scan(&previousHash)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("store: find device session: %w", err)
+	}
+	existingDevice := err == nil
+
+	var activeClients int
+	if err := tx.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`SELECT count(*) FROM sessions WHERE emby_user_id = $1`,
+		sess.EmbyUserID).Scan(&activeClients); err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("store: count user sessions: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !existingDevice && activeClients >= maxClients {
+		return nil, activeClients, ErrDeviceLimit
+	}
+
+	_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, `
+		INSERT INTO sessions (
+			token_hash, emby_user_id, emby_token, username, server_id, device_id, device_name
+		)
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)
+		ON CONFLICT (emby_user_id, device_id) DO UPDATE SET
+			token_hash   = EXCLUDED.token_hash,
 			emby_token   = EXCLUDED.emby_token,
 			username     = EXCLUDED.username,
 			server_id    = EXCLUDED.server_id,
-			device_id    = EXCLUDED.device_id,
+			device_name  = EXCLUDED.device_name,
 			last_seen_at = now()`,
-		sess.TokenHash, sess.EmbyUserID, sess.EmbyToken, sess.Username, sess.ServerID, sess.DeviceID)
+		sess.TokenHash, sess.EmbyUserID, sess.EmbyToken, sess.Username,
+		sess.ServerID, sess.DeviceID, sess.DeviceName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("store: create session: %w", err)
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("store: create session: %w", err)
 	}
-	return nil
+	if !existingDevice {
+		activeClients++
+	}
+	if err := tx.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("store: commit session: %w", err)
+	}
+	return previousHash, activeClients, nil
 }
 
 func (s *Store) SessionByTokenHash(ctx context.Context, hash []byte) (Session, error) {
 	var sess Session
 	err := s.pool.QueryRow(ctx, `
-		SELECT token_hash, emby_user_id, emby_token, username, server_id, device_id, last_seen_at
+		SELECT token_hash, emby_user_id, emby_token, username, server_id, device_id, device_name, last_seen_at
 		FROM sessions WHERE token_hash = $1`, hash).
 		Scan(&sess.TokenHash, &sess.EmbyUserID, &sess.EmbyToken, &sess.Username,
-			&sess.ServerID, &sess.DeviceID, &sess.LastSeenAt)
+			&sess.ServerID, &sess.DeviceID, &sess.DeviceName, &sess.LastSeenAt)
 	if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
 		return Session{}, ErrNotFound
 	}
@@ -111,3 +156,51 @@ func (s *Store) DeleteIdleSessions(ctx context.Context, idle time.Duration) (int
 	}
 	return tag.RowsAffected(), nil
 }
+
+// TrimSessionsToLimit brings data created under an older, more generous policy back
+// within the current allowance. The most recently active devices survive.
+func (s *Store) TrimSessionsToLimit(ctx context.Context, maxClients int) ([]Session, error) {
+	rows, err := s.pool.Query(ctx, `
+		WITH ranked AS (
+			SELECT token_hash,
+				row_number() OVER (
+					PARTITION BY emby_user_id
+					ORDER BY last_seen_at DESC, created_at DESC, token_hash DESC
+				) AS device_rank
+			FROM sessions
+		),
+		retired AS (
+			DELETE FROM sessions current
+			USING ranked
+			WHERE current.token_hash = ranked.token_hash
+			  AND ranked.device_rank > $1
+			RETURNING current.token_hash, current.emby_user_id, current.emby_token,
+				current.username, current.server_id, current.device_id,
+				current.device_name, current.last_seen_at
+		)
+		SELECT token_hash, emby_user_id, emby_token, username, server_id,
+			device_id, device_name, last_seen_at
+		FROM retired`,
+		maxClients,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("store: trim sessions: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	var retired []Session
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var sess Session
+		if err := rows.Scan(
+			&sess.TokenHash, &sess.EmbyUserID, &sess.EmbyToken, &sess.Username,
+			&sess.ServerID, &sess.DeviceID, &sess.DeviceName, &sess.LastSeenAt,
+		); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("store: scan trimmed session: %w", err)
+		}
+		retired = append(retired, sess)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("store: trim sessions rows: %w", err)
+	}
+	return retired, nil
+}