Connect Tracearr

Add Tracearr to Kochab with a bearer token and default port 3000.

Tracearr aggregates viewing activity across Plex and Jellyfin. Kochab uses its Bearer-authenticated API as a combined activity source.

What Kochab exposes through Tracearr

  • Activity tab: merged now playing across configured servers (deduped against direct Plex/Jellyfin when both exist)
  • Detail surface: stream count and link to Activity
  • Push: rule violation notifications when configured

Not exposed through Tracearr

Tracearr admin (rules, webhooks, full analytics UI) stays in Tracearr’s dashboard. Tracearr is read-oriented for playback state; terminating a stream goes through the underlying media server APIs Kochab may also have connected.

Before you start

In Tracearr: open Settings and copy your API token (used as a Bearer token).

Default connection

Field Typical value
Port 3000 (Tracearr default; yours may differ)
Scheme http on LAN, https behind a reverse proxy
Auth Authorization: Bearer <token>

Add in Kochab

  1. Open Services -> Add service and choose Tracearr.
  2. Enter your host.
  3. Set the port Tracearr listens on (often 3000).
  4. Paste the API token.
  5. Tap Test and add.

Tips

  • Tracearr can report the same stream as a direct Plex or Jellyfin connection; Kochab deduplicates when both are present.

TLS

See Certificate trust for self-signed certificates.

Official docs

Tracearr documentation