Setup & Configuration

We need to install the service through Portainer and configure any necessary settings.

Preparation

There are some things we need to do in preparation to install this service.

Volumes

Persistent Data

This is where the service will store its own application data and ensures we can quickly update the service image.

Ensure your user has permissions to access the folder.

Media Folders

This service will need access to the folders where you store your media files. 

Ensure your user has permissions to access the folder.

Environment

TZ

This is the current time zone formatted using the tz database.

For example: America/Vancouver

PUID

This is the numeric ID of the user account on Debian.  If you are unsure, open a terminal and run:

id -u
PGID

This is the numeric ID of the user account's group on Debian.  If you are unsure, open a terminal and run:

id -g

Hardware Acceleration

You will need to perform additional steps to attach some graphics cards to Docker containers.

Intel Embedded Graphics Modern Intel processors have an embedded graphic processor that can be used for hardware acceleration within this container.
AMD Graphics

AMD and ATI graphic cards can be used for hardware acceleration within this container after an initial setup.

Nvidia Graphics

Nvidia graphics cards can be used for hardware acceleration within this container after an initial setup.

Installation

The service can be installed through the Portainer web interface. 

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Docker Compose

Intel and AMD Graphics 

Use the following code to install the service:

---
services:
  jellyfin:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/jellyfin:latest
    container_name: jellyfin
    network_mode: bridge
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=America/Vancouver
    volumes:
      # Persistent Data
      - /srv/jellyfin:/config

      # Media Folders
      - /mnt/movies:/mmt/movies
      - /mnt/television:/mmt/television
      - /mnt/music:/mmt/music
      - /mnt/books:/mmt/books
    devices:
      - /dev/dri:/dev/dri
    ports:
      - 8096:8096
      - 8920:8920
      - 7359:7359/udp
      - 1900:1900/udp
    restart: unless-stopped


Nvidia Graphics 

Use the following code to install the service:

---
services:
  jellyfin:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/jellyfin:latest
    container_name: jellyfin
    network_mode: bridge
    runtime: nvidia
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=America/Vancouver
      - NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all
    volumes:
      # Persistent Data
      - /srv/jellyfin:/config

      # Media Folders
      - /mnt/movies:/mmt/movies
      - /mnt/television:/mmt/television
      - /mnt/music:/mmt/music
      - /mnt/books:/mmt/books
    ports:
      - 8096:8096
      - 8920:8920
      - 7359:7359/udp
      - 1900:1900/udp
    restart: unless-stopped

Updating

Re-Deploy the Stack

This service has been optimized for running in Docker thanks to LinuxServer.io.  

This allows you to re-deploy the stack through Portainer to download the latest updates.