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Re: Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System

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Post by jchw »

behringer wrote: post #132
jchw wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just for what it's worth, I've never had that screen pop up on my Jellyfin instance. I'm just using the official OCI image with a pretty boring configuration. Maybe there's something weird going on? I don't think it's expected in the basic use case.

It may show up on first login. It should auto detect the server and offer that as an option to click on.

I just gave it a shot, by running:

    $ podman run --rm -it -p 8096:8096/tcp jellyfin/jellyfin
And I get the "Welcome to Jellyfin!" page, which lets you set the language/setup a user account. So I think in general if you are just running the OCI image it is not typically expected to see the server list. (I'm sure it's still possible to get to, and presumably you can wind up there if some RPC fails.)

That said, I might've found a clue: if you re-run it, you get another randomized hostname, and then you get the server select page. If I clear cookies and reload, it again skips the server select page. So it seems like if you have the hostname of your jellyfin instance change, say, by starting a new Docker container with a different name, but have it accessible at the same place, that might cause this weirdness.

Other issues may include improperly configured reverse proxies. (If you're using a reverse proxy, you should make sure it's configured right for Jellyfin's websockets and CORS usage and potentially some other stuff.)

Re: Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System

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Post by notatoad »

Cyph0n wrote: post #155
notatoad wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>holding the keys to your library but it's still on my hard drive. if i can't log in to plex for some reason, i'll install jellyfin. or mount it as a network drive and play the files with VLC. it's not like they're locking away my content behind their authentication, all they're locking away behind that auth is my ability to access my media through plex .

Are they not also injecting ad-supported streaming content into your library by default? Yes, there is an option to disable this, but it is the default and needs to be disabled at the user level (afaik).

no?

Re: Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System

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Post by atoav »

austin-cheney wrote: post #128

I ridiculously love Jellyfin. I have found that if my Jellyfin box is IPv6 and I map a domain to that address, such as free DNS from Cloudflare, then I can access my personal media from anywhere on the internet. What I haven’t found is a way to restrict access to known devices, such as MAC address, so that big companies don’t sue me to death. Yes, I know Jellyfin has a login prompt, but I would prefer better security…

You want a VPN (nost likely wireguard) with an exit point in your LAN. My router has that option.

Re: Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System

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Post by devsda »

lukevp wrote: post #122
fastily wrote: post #37

Bemused by the number of people complaining about a free and open source project. A quick review of the git history tells me that it’s maintained by a very small group of people who generously work on this in their free time. Luckily jellyfin does accept PRs, so if you think the project needs improvements, then perhaps folks, you can do something about it

I think it's great that it's free and open source so it's available to as many people as possible. I don't really care about the free part though. If I could pay for Jellyfin and it would be better, I would happily do it. I pay for Infuse so I have something usable on Apple TV even though Jellyfin itself is free. I don't care if other people don't pay for it. I would rather pool various other people's money who have…

If anyone believes Jellyfin is worth paying for or donating, I think it's possible to donate to the Jellyfin project [1].

That's still a donation and shouldn't come attached with any expectations or obligations on either party. So, it may not be the best route to influence their roadmap.

DigitalOcean & JetBrains are listed as their sponsors. If you are their customer, you can share feedback on how much you appreciate their support.

1. https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-how-can-donate-money

Re: Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System

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Post by eco »

bhaney wrote: post #49
calmoo wrote: post #35

To anyone considering using Jellyfin - it simply does not work properly for large libraries (1000+ movies/shows) in my experience.

I use Jellyfin for my 32TB media library of 1600 movies, 70 TV shows (5500 episodes), 500 music albums, and 10,000 books. It works perfectly fine with no issues or slowdowns.

Yeah, my collection isn't that big, but my friend's Jellyfin which I use all the time has 4000+ movies and 400+ shows (11,000+ episodes). Works just as well as my significantly smaller collection.

Re: Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System

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Post by robhlt »

kelnos wrote: post #70
loughnane wrote: post #36

Lot's of criticism on here, but I love Jellyfin. I came from Plex a few years ago after their login server had an outage and I was unable to access the media that was on my local computer. Before that I'd been annoyed by them pushing TV shows and since then I've heard about them giving reports on what people have watched. All in all I'm happy. My setup is Jellyfin in a docker container running on a debian machine wit…

I love Jellyfin too, but there are a bunch of rough edges I run into often, like: Chromecast support is flaky. Most of the time when I cast from my Android phone, the app immediately "forgets" that there's something playing back on the Chromecast (even though it's still connected to it), so I can't control playback at all. It's also hit or miss if the Chromecast will successfully play the media if Jellyfin decides it…

You should check out jellyfin-mpv-shim, it basically hooks up mpv to Jellyfin's cast system, so you can control mpv from other Jellyfin apps. I have a setup similar to your NUC and it works really well.

Re: Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System

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Post by indigodaddy »

BeetleB wrote: post #145
p1mrx wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Plex uses cloud-based authentication, which means Plex Inc. is holding the keys to your library. I switched to JellyFin because I was not comfortable with that arrangement.

This is all too often an invalid criticism. https://www.howtogeek.com/303282/how-to-use-plex-media-serve... It's a mere setting not to have to use cloud authentication within your home network.

Or even on the internetz if you wish

Re: Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System

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Post by defrost »

jillyboel wrote: post #170
theossuary wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is JellyPlexWatch, which will sync the databases between jellyfin and Plex. I've been using both next to each other for a while with that setup to sync watch history. Honestly I haven't been able to move over to Jellyfin after the drama around the integration of skip intro, but I hope things get better. https://github.com/luigi311/JellyPlex-Watched

> the drama around the integration of skip intro what are you referring to?

A project to integrate additional "media segments" to identify introductions and end credits for auto-skipping.

There was something that worked, going forward the core team decided to focus on a tight stream lined core and decruft 'features'.

Discussion:

https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1dbiw90/skip_in...

https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-intro-skipper-project-dead

Seems like a temporary (indefinite) suspension and a storm in a teacup from those attached to the feature.

Re: Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System

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Post by speff »

Cyph0n wrote: post #158
nativeit wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are there a lot of people complaining loudly about Jellyfin?

Yes, I see this quite frequently on r/selfhosted and r/plex.

Where on /r/selfhosted?

In the last week, most of the posts are pro-Jellyfin[0][1][2] - nearing anti-plex.

https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1ilqh6u/one_yea...

https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1ip8twc/jellyfi...

https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1iaqqv9/jellyfi...

Re: Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System

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Post by ycombinatornews »

RajT88 wrote: post #12
lukevp wrote: post #7

Jellyfin is pretty good, and I've been using it in place of Plex for the last few years. However, I feel like there are some underlying limitations that I just can't get past: 1. the UI jank. The thumbnail tiles are slow to load, even on a local network. Searches and filters flicker as you type and take a while to return. Scrolling fast in the web UI gets choppy/laggy. 2. The native app (at least in the case of Apple…

You are not wrong. But it is still an amazing piece of software for self hosting. My biggest gripe is the sometimes hilariously strange behavior picking artwork: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/issues/10494 Other weird things I have been able to DIY. I wrote my own auto-updater and Live TV listing grabber.

Agree on the DIY too! Added a _fresh_ trailer before a movie and it makes the experience close to cinema
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