Just throwing it in there, if you have your server on Linux a ton of times having the right permissions for files is key yo get them recognised. If Jellyfin cannot read the files it won't find them. I assume that's no issue for you since you already have a library, but still wanted to mention it.
You can configure Jellyfin to automatically add new found items to your library but you will need to get on top your logs to make the most of this:
If you are getting scanning errors then you need to look into them
(Building on above) You will find that your OS has limits on how many file watchers it can have. You may need to update your config to accommodate changes.
A refresh of that page should show a progress meter.
In order to encourage more accurate detection (assuming it can find/access the new file at all), there are advised naming schemes for your files.
See here for a basic overview: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/movies
I prefer to include the full name, year and imdb info of a movie, ie Citizen Kane isn't just "Citizen.Kane.mp4", it's:
"Citizen Kane (1941) [imdbid-tt0033467].mp4"
based on the information that's publically available here https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/
Even if you don't enable imdb itself for the metadata lookup, that will give you an almost guaranteed detection during a library scan.
If this sounds like too much work, there's several automated tools for naming your personal dvd rips, such as Radarr.
If it's still not being detected, it's time to dig into the logs and find out WHY it's erroring.
Is it permissions?
Is it naming?
Is it the phase of the moon?
FYI, you may need to change the logo. I didn't think 3rd party tools are allowed to use the official logo, but someone who knows more about that will need to weigh in.
FYI, you may need to change the logo. I didn’t think 3rd party tools are allowed to use the official logo, but someone who knows more about that will need to weigh in.
Good point, I don't mind changing it if it's against their guidelines. It's more of a crutch until full-text search arrives in Jellyfin proper, no need for a fancy logo either way. :)
No, I've just been trying it out recently. I switched from Tailscale with a self-hosted Headscale server, because I prefer the open-source aspect of NetBird.
Intel N100 Beelink box with 16GB of single channel RAM runs my Jellyfin server and Caddy. It's also hooked up to my home theater system directly so I can use Moonlight on it to stream my main gaming PC.
My storage is a 4-bay aluminum USB 3.0 external enclosure attached to an M1 Mac Mini running Asahi Linux (Arch BTW). The Mac mini runs my Arr stack and mergerfs on the external drives so I can load balance across them and scale it up or down as needed. So basically the Mac Mini acts as a NAS.
I have a Arch Linux server running Jellyfin under my desk, attached to 2x 4To NAS HDD with smb shares on it for my wifes work so she can share between her pc and iphone, and i got the jellyfin app on my iphone and appletv so we can watch anything anywhere in the house whenever we like
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