UniversalMediaServer / UniversalMediaServer/UniversalMediaServer

Add "Shutdown"/"Quit" option in "Server Settings"

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Description

IMO, "Shutdown"/"Quit" option is missing from "Server settings" menu, as users running UMS in headless mode have the only choice to kill UMS process to close it (or leaving their OS doing it) and that could corrupt the database as well.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Server Settings menu and the headless-mode shutdown path. Determine how a graceful shutdown should be exposed and verify that selecting Shutdown or Quit closes UMS without risking database corruption.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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