Jellyfin

Jellyfin is a free software media system that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media.

Package Information

Property	Value
Package Name	jellyfin
Upstream	jellyfin.org
License	GPL-2.0
Default Port	8096

Installation

1. Install Jellyfin from Package Center
2. Access web interface at http://your-nas:8096
3. Complete initial setup wizard

Configuration

Data Location

• Configuration: /var/packages/jellyfin/var/config/
• Cache: /var/packages/jellyfin/var/cache/
• Log: /var/packages/jellyfin/var/log/

Hardware Transcoding

For Intel-based Synology devices:

1. Install SynoCli Video Driver package
2. Enable hardware acceleration in Jellyfin Dashboard → Playback → Transcoding
3. Select "Video Acceleration API (VAAPI)" as the hardware acceleration method
4. Set the VA-API device to /dev/dri/renderD128

Troubleshooting

Permission Issues

Jellyfin runs as the sc-jellyfin service account. Ensure this account has read access to your media folders:

1. Open File Station
2. Right-click your media folder → Properties
3. Add sc-jellyfin with read permission

Hardware Transcoding Not Working

1. Verify SynoCli Video Driver is installed
2. Check /dev/dri/ devices exist
3. Review logs in /var/packages/jellyfin/var/log/

Related Packages

• FFmpeg - Transcoding engine
• SynoCli Video Driver - Hardware acceleration