# The `library-operator` manual

The guides show how to install `library-operator`, declare your
libraries, put the media browser on a screen, and connect the
catalog to metadata providers, Radarr, Sonarr, and Jellyfin. The
reference describes each resource and its fields, the franchise file,
the topics on the message bus, and the metrics.

The manual covers how to run the operator. The
[source](https://github.com/liken-sh/liken/tree/main/library-operator)
explains how it works, in the comments of its Go and Rust files and
manifests, and the
[design documents](https://github.com/liken-sh/liken/tree/main/library-operator/plans)
explain why it's built this way.