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Jellyfin

Jellyfin is The Free Software Media System, used for Video Server Media System . Jellyfin is a Free Software Media System that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media. It is an alternative to the proprietary Emby and Plex, to provide media from a dedicated server to end-user devices via multiple apps.

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Prepare​

When referring to this document to use Jellyfin, please read and ensure the following points:

  • Login to Websoft9 Console and find or install Jellyfin:

    • Go to My Apps listing applications
    • Go to App Store installing target application

  • This application is installed by Websoft9 console.

  • The purpose of this application complies with the GPL-2.0 open source license agreement.

  • Configure the domain name or server security group opens external network ports for application access.

Getting started​

Initial setup​

  1. When completing the installation of Jellyfin in the Websoft9 console, get the applicaiton's overview and access information from My Apps

  2. Access the Jellyfin installation wizard and create a user and password

  3. At the "set up your media library" step, select /media as the path

  4. Complete the remaining steps

Add Music files​

  1. Upload your music files to the directory named and mounted for the container at /media

  2. Wait for Jellyfin to automatically scan or manually scan the files

Configuration options​

  • Multilingual(✅): You can select languages during the initial installation
  • Media directory: The Jellyfin container media directory is /media and it is mounted to the server. You can find the path in the My Apps section of the Websoft9 console.

Administer​

Troubleshooting​