• @Squizzy
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    24 days ago

    I jumped to linux and downloaded jellyfin… shit is too complicated I havent got time to get to terms with it

    • Canopyflyer
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      84 days ago

      Guy who runs Plex on a Ubuntu container on Proxmox.

      • @Squizzy
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        44 days ago

        Yeah see I barely understand that

    • @[email protected]
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      4 days ago

      Are you using the LSIO docker image, or did you install it manually via the official website instructions?

      • @Squizzy
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        14 days ago

        Ahh think I did the website

        • @[email protected]
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          There’s a much easier way.

          https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-jellyfin/#usage

          Copy the text from the docker-compose section, and paste it into a file called compose.yaml

          You can also add your other programs which rely on each other (Sonarr/Radar/qBitttorrent) in this same compose.yaml file (you can find them on this website).

          When copying the other programs, omit the lines:

          ---
          Services:
          

          After that, in your terminal, navigate to where the compose.yaml file is, and run this command

          docker compose up -d
          

          Now your suite of applications are installed and can talk to each other.

          You’ll need to change some of the details of the compose file (to set timezones and media directories).

          You can restart programs with

          docker restart jellfin
          

          LinuxServer.io are basically your one-stop shop for home-server applications

          • @GreenKnight23
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            14 days ago

            yeah… containers are easy as long as you know wth you’re doing.

    • @[email protected]
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      14 days ago

      That’s too bad, but it sounds more like you bit off too much rather than Jellyfin being bad. Once it’s set up, it’s fairly smooth, we just drop movies in a folder on the NAS, name them somewhat appropriately, and Jellyfin frequently recognizes it, though sometimes I’ll need to help it out a bit. Setup wasn’t much more complicated than other self-hosted stuff I run, but I’m also a full-time Linux user for some 15 years and a SW dev by trade, so I guess I’m blind to issues I take for granted.

      • @Squizzy
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        24 days ago

        Yeah absolutely it is a me problem, but the imsinuation is that these jumps are easy. Plex works easier and windows in mpre intuitive, I hate microsoft and will push on with Linux and hopefully jellyfin but it isnt an easy move.

        • @[email protected]
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          14 days ago

          Windows is only intuitive because that’s what you have experience with. If you grew up on macOS or Linux, you would probably find it as confusing as you do Linux right now.

          But yeah, it’s a learning curve, and self-hosting on Linux generally requires a mental shift from thinking of things as “apps” and moving to “clients” and “servers.” On Windows, the two tend to be mixed, because managing servers on Windows kinda sucks, but the opposite is true on Linux.

          But yeah, do one thing at a time. Get comfy with Linux first, and then learn about self-hosting stuff (including Jellyfin).

          • @Squizzy
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            24 days ago

            I dont know what to do with linux to get comfortable. Outside of doing something like jellyfin, which is basic to most people, I would just be browsing.

            Tbh I cant even get my ps5 controller to work properly to play games.

            • @[email protected]
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              The PS5 controller should work out of the box on pretty much any Linux distribution, at least through Steam. If you have trouble, ask on [email protected].

              And Jellyfin is a bit complex since you need to host the server, so don’t feel bad about that.

              • @Squizzy
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                23 days ago

                Thanks dude, I’ll follow up on that because it is a bit disappointing I have everything else ready to go