Beebo uses TMDB — a free movie database — to fill in your posters, cast photos, and descriptions. You just add your own free key. It takes about three minutes, and you only do it once.
Go to themoviedb.org/signup and fill in a username, your email, and a password. Then click Sign Up.
TMDB sends you an email. Open it and click the verification link inside — that switches your account on.
No email after a minute? Check your spam folder.
Sign in, then go to your API page. (You can also reach it from your picture in the top-right → Settings → API.)
Click Create (it may say “Request an API Key”), then choose Developer. That option is free — it’s the right one for a home server.
Accept the terms, then fill the little form. Anything sensible works — you can copy these:
Example answers
Your key appears right away, labelled API Key (v3 auth) — a long line of letters and numbers. Copy that whole string.
Last step — back in Beebo: open Settings → TMDB API key, paste your key into the box, and click Save. Posters and cast photos start filling in. That’s the whole setup!
Getting a key for your own home server is free. If you ever run Beebo commercially, TMDB may require a separate commercial licence — see TMDB’s API terms. This guide uses TMDB and is not endorsed or certified by TMDB; TMDB and the TMDB logo are trademarks of The Movie Database.
