I am having the worst time with Jellyfin and getting started. I downloaded everything that was needed, got the account made and all that. However, two issues: 1- can’t get Jellyfin to find my folders for music or videos, and 2- can’t seem to login with a different device to engage in streaming. I’m trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong. Help?

  • Edit: I am running CachyOS, and how I downloaded was mixed through AUR and Octopi for dependencies.
    • Static_Rocket@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      3 months ago

      You shouldn’t need to use the aur unless cachy is restricting your repo access. It’s all in arch extras.

      • darcmage@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        Also trying the flatpak version might be worth a shot.

        flatpak install flathub org.jellyfin.JellyfinServer

    • mierdabird@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      32·
      3 months ago

      If this is your first time trying to selfhost I highly recommend Cosmos Cloud, I’ve been using it for 6 months and it’s made every step of the way so much easier for me. It manages docker containers and has included reverse proxy and security features, with paid option for personal VPN like tailscale.

      Most services work perfectly from a catalog of pre-built docker compose files, but Jellyfin I remember I did have to go to the internal docker IP on the actual host machine to set the server up and working properly to be visible from other machines