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Jellyfin Media ServerRussell Bateman |
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- What is true of Jellyfin?
- Installing Jellyfin Media Server
- Putting Jellyfin behind a reverse-proxy server
- - Justification of virtual-host configuration and command-line URL
- Reverse-proxy success...
- Roku success...
- Sharing with family and friends outside
- Random notes
- Music
- Links
Jellyfin enables you to collect, manage and stream any of your media (movies, TV shows, miscellaneous videos and music. What sets Jellyfin apart from Plex Media is that it's free and open-source both for use as a server and also as a client. The list of clients is forever changing (upgrading).
Jellyfin supports the following browsers:
| Chrome | Chrome for Android |
| Firefox | Safari for MacOS and iOS |
| Edge |
Jellyfin supports the following client devices:
| Smart TVs and streaming devices | |
| Roku | Amazon Fire TV |
| Web OS | Kodi |
| Swiftfin (iOS) | |
| Handheld devices | |
| Swiftfin (iOS) | |
| Desktop applications | |
| Jellyfin media player | Jellyfin MPV |
| Sonix | |
...and many other devices and places to access Jellyfin served up content including Findroid and Finamp (Android), Infuse (iOS), MrMC, XBOX One, Videotape (Windows).
Jellyfin Media Server: What is true?
- Is it possible to set up and run Jellyfin along side your Plex Media
server—for evaluation purposes or other reasons?
Yes. - Does the Jellyfin server ever "run home to mama" with logs, reports on
what's playing, etc. the way the Plex Media server does?
No.
Installing Jellyfin Media Server
(The first time, I am doing this on tol-eressea in order to test Jellyfin's ability to co-reside with Plex Media without disturbing the latter.)
- Go to Jellyfin Downloads for clients: Server. In my case, I'm interested in the install instructions for Debian and Ubuntu because I run the Linux Mint client and headless Ubuntu Server.
- Click on the Install Instructions button. I will be more
interested in the advanced, repository
manual instructions because I want to use apt-get to make
it more a part of my system.
- Enable the repository to find (and, later, update) the FFmpeg
dependencies:
# add-apt-repository universe # mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings # curl -fsSL https://repo.jellyfin.org/jellyfin_team.gpg.key | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/jellyfin.gpg # ll /etc/apt/keyrings/jellyfin.gpg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2212 Nov 25 21:26 jellyfin.gpg # export VERSION_OS="$( awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release )" # export VERSION_CODENAME="$( awk -F'=' '/^VERSION_CODENAME=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release )" # export DPKG_ARCHITECTURE="$( dpkg --print-architecture )" # cat <<EOF | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jellyfin.sources Types: deb URIs: https://repo.jellyfin.org/${VERSION_OS} Suites: ${VERSION_CODENAME} Components: main Architectures: ${DPKG_ARCHITECTURE} Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/jellyfin.gpg EOF # ll /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jellyfin.sources -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 145 Nov 25 21:34 /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jellyfin.sources # cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jellyfin.sources
Types: deb URIs: https://repo.jellyfin.org/ubuntu Suites: bionic Components: main Architectures: amd64 Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/jellyfin.gpg - Next, update the apt repositories, install jellyfin
and make Jellyfin a systemd service:
# apt-get update
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Done The following additional packages will be installed: fontconfig-config fonts-dejavu-core jellyfin-ffmpeg5 jellyfin-server jellyfin-web libaacs0 libass9 libbdplus0 libbluray2 libcairo2 libfontconfig1 libgraphite2-3 libharfbuzz0b libmp3lame0 libmpg123-0 libogg0 libopenmpt0 libopus0 libpciaccess0 libpixman-1-0 libtheora0 libvorbis0a libvorbisenc2 libvorbisfile3 libvpx5 libwebp6 libwebpmux3 libx264-152 libx265-146 libxcb-render0 libxcb-shm0 libxrender1 libzvbi-common libzvbi0 ocl-icd-libopencl1 Suggested packages: libbluray-bdj opus-tools opencl-icd The following NEW packages will be installed: fontconfig-config fonts-dejavu-core jellyfin jellyfin-ffmpeg5 jellyfin-server jellyfin-web libaacs0 libass9 libbdplus0 libbluray2 libcairo2 libfontconfig1 libgraphite2-3 libharfbuzz0b libmp3lame0 libmpg123-0 libogg0 libopenmpt0 libopus0 libpciaccess0 libpixman-1-0 libtheora0 libvorbis0a libvorbisenc2 libvorbisfile3 libvpx5 libwebp6 libwebpmux3 libx264-152 libx265-146 libxcb-render0 libxcb-shm0 libxrender1 libzvbi-common libzvbi0 ocl-icd-libopencl1 0 upgraded, 36 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. 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Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-21) ... ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1.6) ...# systemctl start jellyfin # service jellyfin start # systemctl status jellyfin● jellyfin.service - Jellyfin Media Server Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/jellyfin.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/jellyfin.service.d └─jellyfin.service.conf Active: active (running) since Sat 2023-11-25 21:43:05 UTC; 1min 58s ago Main PID: 26517 (jellyfin) Tasks: 21 (limit: 4915) CGroup: /system.slice/jellyfin.service └─26517 /usr/bin/jellyfin --webdir=/usr/share/jellyfin/web --restartpath=/usr/lib/jellyfin/restart.sh --ffmpe Nov 25 21:43:12 tol-eressea jellyfin[26517]: [21:43:12] [INF] ServerId: 0294afcb54d54300b90cf678ce68ddfe Nov 25 21:43:12 tol-eressea jellyfin[26517]: [21:43:12] [INF] Executed all pre-startup entry points in 0:00:00.0931685 Nov 25 21:43:12 tol-eressea jellyfin[26517]: [21:43:12] [INF] Core startup complete Nov 25 21:43:12 tol-eressea jellyfin[26517]: [21:43:12] [INF] Executed all post-startup entry points in 0:00:00.3152099 Nov 25 21:43:12 tol-eressea jellyfin[26517]: [21:43:12] [INF] Startup complete 0:00:06.8236999 Nov 25 21:43:14 tol-eressea jellyfin[26517]: [21:43:14] [INF] StartupTrigger fired for task: Update Plugins Nov 25 21:43:14 tol-eressea jellyfin[26517]: [21:43:14] [INF] Queuing task PluginUpdateTask Nov 25 21:43:14 tol-eressea jellyfin[26517]: [21:43:14] [INF] Executing Update Plugins Nov 25 21:43:14 tol-eressea jellyfin[26517]: [21:43:14] [INF] Update Plugins Completed after 0 minute(s) and 0 seconds Nov 25 21:43:14 tol-eressea jellyfin[26517]: [21:43:14] [INF] ExecuteQueuedTasks - Now the service is running.
- Enable the repository to find (and, later, update) the FFmpeg
dependencies:
- Connect via browser to Jellyfin
root@tol-eressea:~# netstat -tulpn | grep [L]ISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:39215 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 5081/Plex Plug-in [ tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:32401 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 4456/Plex Media Ser tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:35315 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 4803/Plex Plug-in [ tcp 0 0 127.0.0.53:53 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2342/systemd-resolv tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2974/sshd tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:32600 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 4591/Plex Tuner Ser tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:8096 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 10741/jellyfin tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:35591 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 4534/Plex Plug-in [ tcp6 0 0 :::32400 :::* LISTEN 4456/Plex Media Ser tcp6 0 0 :::80 :::* LISTEN 3933/apache2 tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 2974/sshd
We see the service running on port 8096 (this is the default).
We could set up Jellyfin behind a reverse-proxy server like Apache 2 httpd or nginx, but we're in "try it out mode" still and we'll just establish direct contact with Jellyfin remotely (read on).
As tol-eressea, the server running Jellyfin, is headless, we can't perform set-up from that hardware, so we'll do it from a remote desktop by setting up a tunnel, then using a browser (and just use local port 8888 to access it):
$ ssh tol-eressea -L 8888:localhost:8096 russ@tol-eressea's password: ******* Welcome to Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (etc.) . . . Last login: Tue Dec 19 18:56:10 2023 from 192.168.105
Locally (not on headless tol-eressea where Jellyfin is running), we launch a browser and type in http://localhost:8888/.
This becomes http://localhost:8888/web/index.html#!/home.html. - Let's do some light configuration. We'll set up the Movies library.
This connects us to Jellyfin in the browser. We see "Welcome to Jellyfin" and "This wizard will help guide you through the setup process. To begin select your preferred language."
Here's how that went (very cursorily):
- "...languages:" English
- Click the Next button.
- Username: jellifin
- Password: (blank)
- Click the Next button.
- Setup (sic) your media libraries
- + Add Media Library
- Content type: Movies
- Display name: Movies
- + Folders
- Folder: /plex-movies/Movies
- Shared network folder: (blank)
- OK button
- Library Settings
- ✗ Prefer embedded titles...
- . . .
- OK button
- Skip adding a second media library.
- Click the Next button.
- Click the Next button.
- Click the Next button.
- Now, you should see a page with:
- My Media (click to see Movies library; click on title to play)
- Latest Movies (click to watch title thought to be latest)
- You will observe that some poster art was chosen differently (from your Plex Media server) as well as summary blurbs being different. This will send us off on a search for how to make Jellyfin use Plex Media's metadata.
- Viewing your configured media on a streaming device like Roku...
Without putting Jellyfin behind a reverse-proxy server like Apache 2, it's impossible to consume any media except via tunnel specially set up in a browser as illustrated just above. That leaves Roku out of the picture. Reverse-proxy set-up will be described separately below.
Putting Jellyfin Media Server behind a reverse-proxy server
Some aimless notes: the tutorials do not explain enough of why they work or they just magically work. I already have 13 web domains running perfectly behind Apache2 (http).
After much failed experimentation, this is what I have:
- A virtual host file for Apache2,
/etc/apache2/sites-available/jellyfin.conf
—what should the server name be?1 <VirtualHost *:80> 2 ServerName jellyfin 3 #ServerName tol-eressea 4 #ServerName 192.168.0.101 5 ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/jellyfin-error.log 6 CustomLog /var/log/apache2/jellyfin-access.log combined 7 8 ProxyPreserveHost On 9 10 ProxyPass "/embywebsocket" "ws://127.0.0.1:8096/embywebsocket" 11 ProxyPassReverse "/embywebsocket" "ws://127.0.0.1:8096/embywebsocket" 12 13 ProxyPass "/" "http://127.0.0.1:8096/" 14 ProxyPassReverse "/" "http://127.0.0.1:8096/" 15 </VirtualHost>
- How to load modules for Apache2? Restarting Apache2:
# systemctl restart apache2will fail without loading modules unless we enable the proxy modules. This is because of the use of Proxy here and there inside the Apache virtual host file above. So, we do this (use a2dismod to disable):# a2enmod proxy # a2enmod proxy_http
- Pierce a hole for our port through the Ubuntu Server firewall. Here are
some commands worth knowing including ones that succeed:
# lsof -i tcp | 8096 # (our port isn't open) (no output if the port hasn't not been opened) # nmap -p 8096 localhost # (our port isn't open) Starting Nmap 7.60 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2023-12-27 18:05 UTC Nmap scan report for localhost (127.0.0.1) Host is up (0.000046s latency). Other addresses for localhost (not scanned): ::1 rDNS record for 127.0.0.1: localhost.localdomain PORT STATE SERVICE 8096/tcp closed sac Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.34 seconds # nmap -p 32400 localhost # (to compare) Starting Nmap 7.60 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2023-12-27 18:06 UTC Nmap scan report for localhost (127.0.0.1) Host is up (0.000058s latency). Other addresses for localhost (not scanned): ::1 rDNS record for 127.0.0.1: localhost.localdomain PORT STATE SERVICE 32400/tcp open plex Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.31 seconds # ufw allow 8096/tcp # (pierce 8096 through firewall for TCP) Rule added Rule added (v6) # iptables -L -n | grep 8096 # (verify open) ACCEPT tcp -- 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 tcp dpt:8096