From 6f1b370772604dc37990ed1b318f3d4292ee5ba5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bakerboy448 <55419169+bakerboy448@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 21:27:28 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add metadata notice & link GHI

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 Lidarr is a music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. It can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new tracks from your favorite artists and will grab, sort and rename them. It can also be configured to automatically upgrade the quality of files already downloaded when a better quality format becomes available.
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> NOTICE - The Lidarr Metadata Server is currently down impacting adding artists, etc. Please follow [GHI 5498](https://github.com/Lidarr/Lidarr/issues/5498) or see Discord for detaila.
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 ## Major Features Include:
 
 * Support for major platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS, Raspberry Pi, etc.