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How to Build Your Own Self Hosted Jellyfin Media Server

Why Choose Jellyfin for Media Streaming

Jellyfin is a powerful, open-source media system that puts you in total control of your personal digital collection. By self-hosting, you eliminate subscription fees and keep your data private while streaming your movies, music, and photos to any device.

Complete ownership of your entertainment library

No hidden costs or premium paywalls

Cross-platform support for seamless playback

Getting Started with Server Installation

Setting up your own server is straightforward regardless of your technical background. The process involves installing the server application on your preferred hardware to act as a centralized hub for your media files.

Choose compatible hardware like a PC, NAS, or Raspberry Pi

Download and install the Jellyfin server application

Point the server to your local media directories

Configuring Your Media Library

Once the software is installed, you need to organize your files so the interface can display metadata like cover art, ratings, and actor bios. Jellyfin automatically fetches this information, creating a Netflix-like experience for your personal files.

Structure your media folders clearly by category

Adjust transcode settings to match your device capabilities

I also should probably reblog some things onto this blog, I should follow more programmers

So, what have I been up to?

Using my old laptop I’ve started my own homelab, currently it really only runs Jellyfin, but I have some plans (Octoprint for my ender; Immich, both for my parents and for my photography).

I got into college, and learned that I hate calculus.

Though I don’t think it will ever be directly useful, I now know MARS MIPS assembly and how to build a simple CPU.

I started learning Pico-8 but gave up once summer began, I intend to go back to it at some point

I got an internship at a CRO, which is what I’m doing currently, they had me learning SAS for the past 3 weeks, and now I’ve moved on to the formatting stuff like SDTM and ADaM.

What am I planning to do

As mentioned earlier, I want to pick Pico-8 back up, and properly learn lua.

I’m interested in trying to use dart and flutter to remake my portfolio, which I also want to host on my aforementioned homelab.

I want to keep making games, but I realized that everything I’ve made so far has been way out of my scope, so I’ll be focusing on smaller games for the foreseeable future.

My roommates next year are planning to build a compass that always points towards the nearest liquor store, and I’m in charge of the code, I’ve already got a few ideas but I’m not sure what’ll work.

Anyway, thanks for reading

Please remember Jellyfin is open source and is written by volunteers. There are real people doing the work, and they're doing this for the love of the project. Yelling at them/insulting them will not make anything happen faster, and is actually more likely to delay fixes or improvements.