This topic is about my migration from Plex to Jellyfin.
I could use some help from you @PhaseLockedLoop.
I am going to start by installing jellyfin onto my server box.
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Well okay do you want to utilize transcoding?
Depending if you do you need that I wouldn’t dockerize it unless you know what you are doing
@anon75264233 and I both have experience with jellyfin
That said their documentation is good. Its not that you can’t utilize AMD AMF or NVIDIA NVENC in docker its that its a bit of a pain to get it right so running bare metal is easiest for the unexperienced
Player wise on Linux for direct play you use kodi and it’s jellyfin plugins of your choice
You may also use DLNA+VLC
On android you use the jelly fin client
Change the setting to integrated player
On android TV there is a similar setting.
Use exoplayer
Each client will essentially either choose web or integrated … Integrated I better for transcoding and direct play
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I am going to go with the bare metal approach. Docker is something I have yet to learn. It appears jellyfin is best with docker. So I might as well learn it.
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It is best if so what GPU do you have?
5700xt
Then stick with baremetal
There is no AMF integration on jellyfin docker yet
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jellyfin-ffmpeg : Depends: libx264-155 but it is not installable
Depends: libx265-179 (>= 3.2) but it is not installable
This is the error i receive when trying to install jellyfin.
OS popos 21.04
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Interesting one sec
sudo apt install ffmpeg
Does that have the same error?
Did not fix the issue.
okay let me do a bit of research on pop OS. they have been diverging from base ubuntu alot. give me a moment
Alternatively you could use docker but SANS GPU Encode Decode. @Ancient_Evil_God are you okay with CPU transcoding?
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yes
sudo apt install docker docker-compose
Then go to wherever you want to store the docker-compose.yml
Create that file
version: "3.5"
services:
jellyfin:
image: jellyfin/jellyfin
container_name: jellyfin
user: uid:gid
network_mode: "host"
volumes:
- /path/to/config:/config
- /path/to/cache:/cache
- /path/to/media:/media
- /path/to/media2:/media2:ro
restart: "unless-stopped"
# Optional - alternative address used for autodiscovery
environment:
- JELLYFIN_PublishedServerUrl=http://example.com
https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/installing.html
And install it via docker-compose
Your UID and GID can be found via id -u username and id -g username
Put those volumes somewhere easy for you to access either on your storage disks or in your home folder
Media 2 should be where your media is located (top level folder where you find movies tv music etc after that in sub folders). If you dont set this properly you wont be able to access those files from the docker
Technically I could tell you how to install the mesa VA drivers for VA-API and Nvidia AMF into the docker but this is much more extensive configuration of a container and id like to teach you how to get one working first
Im out with a friend atm but I can assists from my phone as much as possible @Ancient_Evil_God
Docker Compose File Explained
version: "3.5" # VERSION of Compose Syntax
services: # Define where services start being defined
jellyfin: # define jellyfin service
image: jellyfin/jellyfin # indent (YAML) so it is tree'd under jellyfin and define image
container_name: jellyfin # give it a name
user: uid:gid # what user you are running it as (ideally not root)
network_mode: "host" # Bind network to host IP and port configurations
volumes: # Define virtual storage volumes (again indent to indicate parent-child param ownership)
- /path/to/config:/config # your path on host mapped to the config in the docker
- /path/to/cache:/cache # your path on host mapped to the cache in the docker
- /path/to/media:/media # your path on host mapped to the metadata in the docker
- /path/to/media2:/media2:ro # your path on host to actual media mapped to the metadata in the docker
restart: "unless-stopped" # Define that it will restart unless stopped by you
# Optional - alternative address used for autodiscovery
environment:
- JELLYFIN_PublishedServerUrl=http://example.com # you dont need this if you dont host outside your home
Its a lot to digest
RTFM
UTFM
Read again
Understand what ive told you here
Then do
Does this looke correct?
- /home/aeg/.docker/config:/config
- /home/aeg/.docker/cache:/cache
- /home/aeg/media:/media
- /home/aeg/2mnt/plexmedia:/media2:roI would change .docker to .jellyfin
so you can seperate containers and know where
OR
.docker >> .docker/jf/<paths>
dont forget to sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
So according to my logs the port is already bound. I think dynmap is using the same port. Gotta change jellyfin port. or change dynmap.
Change the dynmap port
Jellyfin is attached to host
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I did. now my website i defaulting to jellyfin. neat.