I see Jellyfin, I insta upvote
I just setup Jellyfin on docker the other day for the first time.
It just occurred to me that I don’t know how to update docker.
Any advice?
Did you use docker compose file or just run a command to start the container?
Edit: I always use compose files. For that you can do the following:
docker compose pull docker compose down docker compose up -dYou don’t technically need the stop, but I’ve found once or twice in the past where it was good to stop because of image dependencies that I forgot to put in my compose.
For running a command directly I found this website that seems to summarize it pretty well I think:
https://www.cherryservers.com/blog/how-to-update-docker-image
Yes, I used docker compose. Do I need to do anything to clean up with this method?
Now that you mention it, I always do a
docker system prune -fThis will clean up old images that are no longer used. I setup an alias command in Linux to do all of those commands.
I just named it docker_update and saved it in my ~/.bashrc
I see someone mention watchtower, while not a bad thing, I just prefer to manually update. This helps to ensure any breaking changes don’t break my system. Especially with something like Immich at it’s had a lot of them recently as they work towards stable. I just generally subscribe to their release and do updates as necessary.
And there are breaking changes in this Jellyfin release.
Check out Watchtower! Auto-update your containers. Don’t forget to set WATCHTOWER_CLEANUP to true, or your disk will be filled with old images.
I couldn’t figure out watchtower. I just made a script to pull and restart and scheduled it to run daily at midnight.
Thanks! I’ll check that out, I’m really loving how quick and easy docker has been so far.
You could use a systemd unit file:
[Unit] Description=docker_compose_systemd-sonarr After=docker.service Requires=docker.service [Service] TimeoutStartSec=0 WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/sonarr ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/docker compose kill --remove-orphans ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/docker compose down --remove-orphans ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/docker compose rm -f -s -v ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/docker compose pull ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker compose up Restart=always RestartSec=30 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.targetYou’d place your compose file in the working dir
/var/lib/sonarr. Depending on what tag you’ve set for the image in the compose file, it would be autoupdated, or stay fixed. E.g.lscr.io/linuxserver/sonarr:latestwould get autoupdated whereaslscr.io/linuxserver/sonarr:4.0.10would keep the container at version4.0.10. If you want to update from4.0.10, you’d have to change it in the compose file.no need for
docker compose down.pull && upis enoughAlso depends on how you specified image in the docker. If it has no version or latest as version it will update otherwise it may be fixed
If you set up using compose and don’t have the version pinned:
dockee compose down && docker compose pull jellyfin && docker compose up -dWhat about if I am using Podman and have the container as a systemd unit file?
Jellyfin has been rock solid for me, especially since the move to .NET 8. Looking forward to this release.
I just recently converted from kodi to jellyfin after a Nas hardware crash. I run the server in a docker container on my Nas and the client on a Nvidia shield. Works great, but there is one niggle I haven’t figured out and had much better experience on kodi. Subtitles.
I can’t seem to find any adjustments for the subtitles in case they don’t fit the video completely. There is no menu I have found that allows for adjusting the timing of subtitles.
How are you all coping with this? I use the arr stack and get subtitles through bazarr.
How do you all handle these things?
Are you using subtitle sync in bazarr? I don’t use jellyfin, but have found that bazarr has fixed most of my subtitles that were not in sync just by enabling the option. I think it’s CPU intensive though, so don’t do the whole library at once.
Depends on the platform you’re using. Mobile you have the integrated player that doesn’t support subtitle offset and the web player that does. Everything else is a version of the web player basically and they all support subtitle offset
Nvidia shield is a android device so it tracks that this is the mobile player without srt adjustment. That sucks though. Maybe I should look at kodi and jelly plugin…
If it uses he android client there should be a setting to choose which player, at least with mobilie there is.
On the client go to settings -> client settings -> video player
It might let you change it, you’ll want the web player.
Oh? Very interesting! I was not aware that this was available as a setting. Thanks for the heads up
I really like JF.
My biggest issue with it is that subtitles appear to be messed up timing wise upon continuing playback and its impossible to reset.
But other than that, I like it a lot. Thanks JF team!
Interesting, I haven’t had issues with subtitles. Lately, I haven’t been getting any subtitles.
I rate it a 10.10.0 out of 10.
I am loving the new release cadence!
I liked Jellyfin when I tested it last year but it had 3 show stoppers for me.
- Samsung app was flakey and had to be side loaded.
- Each profile had to use a password and had a full keyboard to enter. Needs a no password option, and a pin pad option.
- Not everything played successfully.
Have any of these things been fixed?
1: The official Android app didn’t work?
That’s strange as I run it on a Samsung and Pixel straight from the PlayStore. What were your problems?2: This is not required as long as the profile is set up wthout a password.
3: This depends on the client and codecs supported by it. Newer phones support most, or is able to transcode. Weaker/older units are not.
They’re probably talking about Samsung TVs, not their android phones/tablets. Installing jellyfin on those things can be a chore. My experience with LG was similar. The official build was out of date and riddled with issues that didn’t exist on other versions. It refused to play videos that worked well enough on other devices, transcode or no.
Yeah tizen based TV. So no android apps.
That thought didn’t cross my mind, and you must be right.
I’d say go for a streamer of some sort as a solution. Not had many issues on the CCWGTV.
Speaking to #2, I’m surprised since I always use the “sign in from another device” feature, where I punch some numbers into the app on my phone and it signs me into the tv.
That said, the tv is running the desktop app.Not seen that option, it.might be useful. However, If I move from Plex it needs to be familiar to everyone else in the house. Retraining them is tricky.
- Not sure what you mean by that. Jellyfin has had an up to date version in the play store for years.
- Yes every Profile is separated into its own account, that’s by design and will most likely never change. An easy PIN option in the local network existed for years. Now you can even login with your phone app by entering a displayed PIN.
- I remember very few media that i had issues with in the past. Depending on the transcode hardware you have some things can be tricky
Echoing @Bronzie@sh.itjust.works, I downloaded the first party app right from the Play Store on my Samsung. Though I prefer the third party, Findroid, the first party app is good for the dashboard management.
When we launch Jellyfin, we are shown icons for what user, we select the user, and it opens the associated library. Similar to Netflix.
I started using Jellyfin about two years ago now, and have only encountered a codec issue here and there, but I’ve found it can be worked around by setting playback to another player, like VLC.
Wtf is a Samsung app?
Samsung TVs
Can we give music more than one tag yet?
goal to remove 32-bit ARM support in 10.11.0
I’m still running jellyfin on a rPI 2, performance is not great but not too bad either. Maybe it could be an excuse to finally upgrade my hardware.
Last time I updated I had to set all my user accounts again :(
Intro-skipping is build-in now? Did I get this right? I thought they decided against it?
It isn’t built in to JF; they just added a framework that makes the process easier. You’ll still have to use a plugin to skip intros.
Ah, ok. Very nice!
