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how to set up jellyfin with podman and selinux and an intel gpu (a380) for transcoding?

I try to follow the docs but somehow it doesn't work as expected. How does your compose file look and what to choose in the settings?

My current setup: (Not working)

services:
  # original source: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/installation/container/
  jellyfin:
    image: docker.io/jellyfin/jellyfin:latest
    container_name: jellyfin
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/Berlin
      - JELLYFIN_PublishedServerUrl=https://my.url
    volumes:
      - ./config:/config:Z
      - ./cache:/cache:Z
      - ./media:/media:rw
    ports:
      - 8096:8096
# no need for https since reverse proxy and no local discovery
    restart: always
    device:
      - /dev/dri/:/dev/dri/:Z
      - /dev/dri/renderD128:/dev/dri/renderD128:Z
    group-add:
      - 105
    privileged: true

I do not want a privileged container but I'm experimenting.

  • VAAPI is selected
  • VA-API device: is set to /dev/dri/renderD128
  • enable hardware decoding for : H264, HEVC, HEVC 10bit and VP9 10 bit
  • enable hardware encoding
  • allow encoding in HEVC

to get the group I ran getent group render | cut -d: -f3 on the host which returned 105.

$ podman exec -it jellyfin /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/vainfo
Trying display: drm
libva info: VA-API version 1.21.0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_21
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.21 (libva 2.21.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 24.2.1 (0593864)
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints

This command returns VA-API does that mean I can only (or I should) select this method? Or is QSV also possible? What's better?

podman exec -it jellyfin /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg -v verbose -init_hw_device vaapi=va -init_hw_device opencl@va
ffmpeg version 6.0.1-Jellyfin Copyright (c) 2000-2023 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 12 (Debian 12.2.0-14)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg --target-os=linux --extra-version=Jellyfin --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --disable-ptx-compression --disable-static --disable-libxcb --disable-sdl2 --disable-xlib --enable-lto --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-shared --enable-gmp --enable-gnutls --enable-chromaprint --enable-opencl --enable-libdrm --enable-libass --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libbluray --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libdav1d --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libwebp --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libzvbi --enable-libzimg --enable-libfdk-aac --arch=amd64 --enable-libshaderc --enable-libplacebo --enable-vulkan --enable-vaapi --enable-amf --enable-libvpl --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc
  libavutil      58.  2.100 / 58.  2.100
  libavcodec     60.  3.100 / 60.  3.100
  libavformat    60.  3.100 / 60.  3.100
  libavdevice    60.  1.100 / 60.  1.100
  libavfilter     9.  3.100 /  9.  3.100
  libswscale      7.  1.100 /  7.  1.100
  libswresample   4. 10.100 /  4. 10.100
  libpostproc    57.  1.100 / 57.  1.100
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55ef07507480] Trying to use DRM render node for device 0.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55ef07507480] libva: VA-API version 1.21.0
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55ef07507480] libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55ef07507480] libva: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_21
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55ef07507480] libva: va_openDriver() returns 0
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55ef07507480] Initialised VAAPI connection: version 1.21
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55ef07507480] VAAPI driver: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 24.2.1 (0593864).
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55ef07507480] Driver not found in known nonstandard list, using standard behaviour.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55ef07538b40] Failed to get number of OpenCL platforms: -1001.
Device creation failed: -19.
Failed to set value 'opencl@va' for option 'init_hw_device': No such device
Error parsing global options: No such device

within the container:

# ls -l /dev/dri
total 0
crw-rw----+ 1 nobody nogroup 226,   1 May 17 13:22 card1
crw-rw-rw-. 1 nobody nogroup 226, 128 May 17 13:22 renderD128
# whoami
root
# 

$ getsebool container_use_dri_devices
container_use_dri_devices --> on

$ sudo lshw -c video | grep driver
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0

if privileged is set to false:

$ podman exec -u root -it jellyfin /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg -v debug -init_hw_device Device creation failed: -2.
Failed to set value 'drm=dr:/dev/dri/renderD128' for option 'init_hw_device': No such file or directory
Error parsing global options: No such file or directory

if privileged is true.

$ podman exec -u root -it jellyfin /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg -v debug -init_hw_device drm=dr:/dev/dri/renderD128 -init_hw_device vaapi=va@dr
ffmpeg version 6.0.1-Jellyfin Copyright (c) 2000-2023 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 12 (Debian 12.2.0-14)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg --target-os=linux --extra-version=Jellyfin --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --disable-ptx-compression --disable-static --disable-libxcb --disable-sdl2 --disable-xlib --enable-lto --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-shared --enable-gmp --enable-gnutls --enable-chromaprint --enable-opencl --enable-libdrm --enable-libass --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libbluray --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libdav1d --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libwebp --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libzvbi --enable-libzimg --enable-libfdk-aac --arch=amd64 --enable-libshaderc --enable-libplacebo --enable-vulkan --enable-vaapi --enable-amf --enable-libvpl --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc
  libavutil      58.  2.100 / 58.  2.100
  libavcodec     60.  3.100 / 60.  3.100
  libavformat    60.  3.100 / 60.  3.100
  libavdevice    60.  1.100 / 60.  1.100
  libavfilter     9.  3.100 /  9.  3.100
  libswscale      7.  1.100 /  7.  1.100
  libswresample   4. 10.100 /  4. 10.100
  libpostproc    57.  1.100 / 57.  1.100
Splitting the commandline.
Reading option '-v' ... matched as option 'v' (set logging level) with argument 'debug'.
Reading option '-init_hw_device' ... matched as option 'init_hw_device' (initialise hardware device) with argument 'drm=dr:/dev/dri/renderD128'.
Reading option '-init_hw_device' ... matched as option 'init_hw_device' (initialise hardware device) with argument 'vaapi=va@dr'.
Finished splitting the commandline.
Parsing a group of options: global .
Applying option v (set logging level) with argument debug.
Applying option init_hw_device (initialise hardware device) with argument drm=dr:/dev/dri/renderD128.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b480] Opened DRM device /dev/dri/renderD128: driver i915 version 1.6.0.
Applying option init_hw_device (initialise hardware device) with argument vaapi=va@dr.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] libva: VA-API version 1.21.0
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] libva: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_21
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] libva: va_openDriver() returns 0
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Initialised VAAPI connection: version 1.21
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x41524742 -> bgra.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x42475241 -> argb.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x41424752 -> rgba.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x52474241 -> abgr.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x58524742 -> bgr0.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x42475258 -> 0rgb.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x58424752 -> rgb0.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x52474258 -> 0bgr.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x30335241 -> unknown.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x30334241 -> unknown.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x30335258 -> x2rgb10le.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x30334258 -> x2bgr10le.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x36314752 -> unknown.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x56555941 -> unknown.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x56555958 -> vuyx.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x30303859 -> gray.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x3231564e -> nv12.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x3132564e -> unknown.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x32595559 -> yuyv422.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x59565955 -> uyvy422.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x32315659 -> yuv420p.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x30323449 -> yuv420p.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x50313134 -> yuv411p.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x48323234 -> yuv422p.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x56323234 -> yuv440p.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x50343434 -> yuv444p.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x33434d49 -> unknown.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x30313050 -> p010le.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x32313050 -> p012le.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x36313050 -> unknown.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x30313259 -> y210le.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x32313259 -> y212le.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x36313259 -> unknown.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x30313459 -> xv30le.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x32313459 -> xv36le.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x36313459 -> unknown.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x50424752 -> unknown.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Format 0x50524742 -> unknown.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] VAAPI driver: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 24.2.1 (0593864).
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x55e56e90b8c0] Driver not found in known nonstandard list, using standard behaviour.
Successfully parsed a group of options.
Hyper fast Audio and Video encoder
usage: ffmpeg [options] [[infile options] -i infile]... {[outfile options] outfile}...
possiblylinux127 ,
@possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip avatar

First add your user to the video and render groups. Additionally, set the pass through to /dev/dri/renderD128:/dev/DRI/renderD128

Another thing, I do not believe that podman compose is well maintained or stable. I would use podman from the command line.

In order for me to get transcoding working I had to have a window manager running. I also had to set Jellyfin to only try to transcode in supported formats.

JustEnoughDucks ,
@JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl avatar

Are you absolutely sure that you have the firmware installed?

If you have gone through these steps of adding the modules: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/hardware-acceleration/intel/#low-power-encoding

and it doesn't work, you may have to manually download the git linux firmware library, extract the i915 folder and place it in your firmware folder.

That is how I got jellyfin working on my A380 after pulling my hair out about it.

Please check and post your dmesg starting up.

You should see GUC and HUC enabling.

h3ndrik , (edited )

Have you tried verifying it's not the group permissions? You could preliminarily temporarily set permissions with chmod 666 /dev/dri/render128

My older Skylake processor has a bit worse video quality (occasional artifacts) with QuicSync.

swooosh OP ,

chmod 666 /dev/dri/render128

thx, it does not change anything.

h3ndrik ,

Hmm. I mean now reading your first output in privileged mode properly, I don't see any errors, or am I missing something... Seems it loaded vaapi sucessfully?!

swooosh OP ,

I should not need to run a container in privileged mode. What's the container good for then?

Yes, there is no error, yet I was not able to transcode. I had rranscode to x265 and av1 enabled. Ever since disabling av1 it works, yet I have to check again. Meaning, probably the problem was that it tried to encode to av1 and that failed. Yet I still need to run it in privileged mode.

h3ndrik , (edited )

Hmm. I wasn't trying to recommend privileged or non-privileged mode, just trying to use that to single in on the actual issue.

Alright, if it's just av1, maybe try to use a tool like vainfo to find the supported codecs. I think ffmpeg fails if an unsupported codec is explicitly specified. But take care if Encoding is mentioned. Some hardware has decoding capabilities only.

It's a complicated topic. And it also took me 2 whole evenings to get the permissions and everything right. I'm using systemd-nspawn, so my experience doesn't directly translate. And it's not any easier than docker.

For video acceleration I found the Arch wiki somewhat helpful. But it's lots of info and not specific to Docker. Maybe it helps anyways: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Hardware_video_acceleration

possiblylinux127 ,
@possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip avatar

Do not use 666 as that is completely open permissions. The proper way is to add your user to the render group.

oakcroissant ,

I believe you want to use QSV (VAAPI is there for older processors IIRC).

For running as rootless, you could try adding group-add keep-groups (an explanation from Redhat about keep-groups).

swooosh OP ,

group-add keep-groups

thx, it does not change anything.,

exu ,
@exu@feditown.com avatar

VAAPI is the "standard" interface for hardware en-/decoding on Linux. It should work with any GPU using the open source drivers and mesa.

I don't know how QSV can be installed; AMF, the AMD equivalent, is limited to their proprietary driver.

oakcroissant ,

I think VAAPI is still how the gpu is accessed but you can use the intel libva driver (vaapi) or the intel media driver (QSV) (arch wiki page). If I'm interpreting this all correctly.

possiblylinux127 ,
@possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip avatar

I have found that VAAPI works better and doesn't have issues.

Kekin ,
@Kekin@lemy.lol avatar

I can speak at least for rootless podman, I spent some hours on it and different ways I tried all ended in permission issues.

I gave up on trying to do it properly and just set the permissions of the /dev/dri device to 666, so that my podman container can use the gpu for transcoding.

Part of the issue with the container images that I tried is that they create a new user with whatever uid:gid I pass to the container, and so even if my nonroot user is part of the render group, the new user inside the container is not and so it can't write to the /dev/dri/renderD128 (gpu), and so transcode wouldn't work.

That's where I left the troubleshooting at cause it was being a headache

herrfrutti ,

I recommend this: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/installation/20_zigbee2mqtt-fails-to-start.html#method-1-give-your-user-permissions-on-every-reboot

with that and also read the tipp after that I was troubleshooting my permission issues.

This should apply to gpu too.

swooosh OP ,

thx for sharing your experience with it

possiblylinux127 ,
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Just add your local user to the render group.

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