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Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by NamTaf »

lostmsu wrote: post #227
https443 wrote: post #51

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If you follow their naming conventions it works great: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/shows/ -- https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/movies/ ... but I admit that most people don't want to do that.

Yeah, I don't have time to rename every single one of 100+ episodes.

This is why I hammered out a bash script to do my music :)

Thankfully 99% of my visual media was already in the format, but there’s numerous utilities that can bulk rename media in the necessary format

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by WXLCKNO »

IceSentry wrote: post #215
Cyph0n wrote: post #163

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Some additional recommendations: - Setup two Radarr instances (normal and 4K) and two Sonarr instances (TV and anime) - Follow the TRaSH guides to improve media quality - Komga to read manga and comics - Readarr Calibre integration to delegate parsing & metadata to Calibre - Jellyseerr or Overseerr instead of Ombi - Unpackerr to catch and handle compressed media - autobrr if you’re looking to build ratio

Why use a separate instance for 4k? Can't you just use a separate quality profile? And why a separate one for anime? It seems unnecessary to me.

Pretty sure the 4k thing is a hard limitation due to not being able to select the same root path or something. I don't remember tbh.

For anime first time I've heard that suggestion but anime in general is super annoying to download due to not having real seasons or whatever often. Wonder how it helps..

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by WXLCKNO »

politelemon wrote: post #93
nicoco wrote: post #65

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Add prowlarr and bazarr for the full win.

Prowlarr is a deitysend. Instead of having to configure indexers in Sonarr, it does the heavy lifting for you. Goes in, configures an indexer, and that's your search setup done.

How many indexers do you have for this to become a problem ? I never considered the indexer setup to be a pain point, genuinely curious.

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by n0zmer »

number6 wrote: post #165
n0zmer wrote: post #162

Jellyfin is still so far behind Plex in media organization and just general reliability and polish. Also, Plexamp is by far the best music player to exist right now.

But it doesn't trick you into an account or subscription

I paid for lifetime over 7 years ago. So, I'm not worried about that.

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by n0zmer »

stuckinhell wrote: post #239
grep_name wrote: post #190

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What does it do exactly? I'm always always looking to improve my jellyfin setup

corrects metadata, and adds some custom stuff like our own reviews from our family google account spreadsheet.

Two things that work OOTB with Plex, might I add.

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by civilitty »

Cyph0n wrote: post #163
snapplebobapple wrote: post #97

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the full win would also include 2 instances of readarr, once for ebooks and one for audio books, whisparr for your 18+ needs, stash for your 18+ needs frontend, and I think audiobookshelf and kavita to play the audiobooks and ebooks respectively. If you're into comics you might also want to throw mylar3 in there and if you have multiple users (aka a spouse and/or offspring) you may want to throw ombi in there too.

Some additional recommendations: - Setup two Radarr instances (normal and 4K) and two Sonarr instances (TV and anime) - Follow the TRaSH guides to improve media quality - Komga to read manga and comics - Readarr Calibre integration to delegate parsing & metadata to Calibre - Jellyseerr or Overseerr instead of Ombi - Unpackerr to catch and handle compressed media - autobrr if you’re looking to build ratio

Jesus christ. Thank you for the Unpackerr recommendation, that was pissing me off, but jesus christ.

I’d pay an extra $10/mo for my seedbox to have just a single interface for all of this without having to manage all these independent apps. Trying to debug why sonarr->prowlarr->flaresolvrr don’t work is a nightmare. That reminds me:

- flaresolverr: proxy that handles cloudflare bot checks for torrent trackers that are starting to put it up

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by seanp2k2 »

quaintdev wrote: post #145
zackify wrote: post #140

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I’ve been using it for a year. I don’t name anything in a special way, and it just works.

Yup running it on RPi with external hard drive. No need to name anything.

As rPi 4Bs are hard to get still / overpriced, unless you’re absolutely married to the rPi, check out OrangePi 5B for a much faster CPU, more RAM, eMMC, and good wifi OR get the 5+ for the same minus wifi (it has an E-key m.2 to add it) but adds a 2280 m.2 so you could throw a 4TB m.2 SSD on there (which are about $200 now) and now you’ve got a pretty dang good little NAS that’s fast and fanless for about $350-400 all-in. Did I mention the 5+ has 2x 2.5G Ethernet?

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by s0rce »

lostmsu wrote: post #39

I tried it, but ended up just using file shares. The biggest issue for me is that it does not automatically recognize many movies by their short names instead linking to some obscure thing with a similar name. For instance, since files can not have colon in the name, and many movies do, it gets confused about the title. Another similar issue is about shows and how it recognizes their folder and file structures. In th…

I also just share files on the server side and then use Kodi on an Nvidia Shield as the client for watching tv. Works well. I looked at Jellyfin/Plex but didn't really understand what it would offer, maybe if I had multiple tv's and wanted a more shared/transferable experience.

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by seanp2k2 »

syntaxing wrote: post #146
ufish235 wrote: post #94

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Which model Synology? I am looking into one of the dual/quad core Celeron models because I heard the iGPU is critical for any kind of transcoding.

Not OP, but you pretty much have to run the Celeron ones. I don't think the docker image would work with the Realtek ones (the ones that end in j). I have a DS220+ (J4025 with dual core only). It works ok, you pretty much max out one of the cores running a 4K stream. I would recommend separating the storage and server if you can afford it. The price difference between the quad core (4 bay) and 2 core (has 2 bay) is e…

Another idea is to get a thin client with an i7 or i9 (you probably want at least 10th gen at this point) and either an external enclosure for a few SSDs or if you find one with a PCIE slot, a PCIE card to fit maybe 4x m.2 SSDs. Some good deals are out there on U.2 SSDs if you look as well, like 8TB for $400 from Intel or WD good.

Don’t forget that Asrock Rack and Supermicro sell Atom and Xeon-D boards, as well as some Ryzen AM4/5 models if you want to DIY. There are great cases out there (eg Fractal Node 304/804) these days that support full-size modular PSUs with 80+ Titanium ratings to sip power. That’s been my biggest gripe with x86 over ARM: idle power usage for something I expect to have on 24x7 with PG&Es 50c/kWh. I just rebuilt my old desktop 5950x into a NAS using a Silverstone RM44 with air cooling, but it’s made to support liquid as well. That’s got plenty of room to fit 4X full-size GPUs and a power supply to match if you dabble with AI on the side. RTX 4060s are coming soon for $300 and that should be more than enough power for transcodes for the whole family.

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by nakdnen »

I cannot express enough how much I want to like Jellyfin. An open-source media system is exactly what I want.

But the experience is so goddamn janky compared to Plex (which has a whole host of problems of its own) that it’s —yet— worth switching.

I’ll keep checking in on Jellyfin now and then; I wish them well.

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