Initial Setup and Configuration

In this guide we will detail the initial configuration of JellyfinJellyfin. -This thisassumes isthat allyou performed using an initial setup wizard sohave the process is relatively intuitive.

Prerequisites:following:

• An UltaSeedbox service of at least Jaguar-Plex or higher
• A source for media to populate your Jellyfin server - see Sonarr and Radarr
• Your media is saved to ~/media

The initial setup is all performed using setup wizard so the process is relatively intuitive.

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Initial Setup

Jellyfin Initial Setup Wizard

Initial

Setup
• Once -you Welcome

installed

and launch the app, the setup wizard will run. Select your preferred language -to forstart.

• For the purposes of this guide we will be using the English (United States) option.

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Initial Setup - User Account Creation

• Enter a name and select a password for the account -
  this
  • This account will be the main account on your Jellyfin server. You will be able to create extra accounts later.

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Initial Setup - Media Library Setup

• Click the large plus button and create libraries for your media serverserver. - inIn this guide we will be creating a Movies and a TV Shows library.

• Choose the Content typetype. - hereHere, we will be using TV Shows

  • Set a name -that it'you want.
    • It'll default to TV Shows and we will be leaving the default in this guide

• The default folder for TV Shows on your UltraSeedbox server is homexx/username/media/TV

  -
I recommend using this same folder in your own setup.

• The rest of the settings are optionaloptional. - youYou may wish to change some dependent on your personal preferences however they are not necessary and therefore will not be covered in this guide.

• Once this is done -done, select the Ok button.

Click the plus once more to set up your Movies library

Choose

• Repeat the Contentsame typeprocedure -for hereMovies, we will be using Movies

  Set a name - it'll default to MoviesMusic and we will be leaving the default in this guide

  The default folder for Movies on your UltraSeedbox server is homexx/username/media/Movies - I recommend using this same folder in your own setup.

  The rest of the settings are optional - you may wish to change some dependent on your personal preferences however they are not necessary and therefore will not be covered in this guide.

  Once this is done - select the Ok button.

  

  Repeat these steps for any remainingother media folders you may wish to configure.add.

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Initial Setup - Metadata Settings

• Here you can choose your default metadata settings,settings. theseThese are used when you don't set anything in the individual Media Library settings.
  • For this guide we will be using English for the Language and United States for the Country

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• Here,

  Initialyou Setupcan -configure Remote Access

  Access.
• Leave the settings on this page to defaultdefault. - itIt will work automatically with the preconfigured UltraSeedbox reverse proxy.

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UI Overview

The Jellyfin UI is fairly straightforward - what you will see is dependent on how your libraries are set up and populated however. If you followed the above steps and created a Media and TV Shows library you will see both of these - dependent on how populated your server is you are also likely to see recommended shows and shows to continue watching.

As an admin you will have access to the Admin Dashboard which is the icon with a four rectangles up the top right.

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Settings Pages Overview

Settings -

Main Dashboard

• Here you can see some quick information about your server such as it's name, recent logins, current active devices and even more.

• Along the left are different settings tabs - we will be covering the General,Settings, Users, LibrariesLibrary and PlaybackTranscoding tabs in this guide.

General

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Settings - General

• Here you can setreconfigure yourthe servermain namedisplay andlanguage preferredof language.
  Jellyfin.
• A few other settings are available
  • The Pathscache settingspath should be left defaultblank unless- youthere knowis whatno you'rereason doing.
    to

    change this

  • Allowing the server to restart won't actually take effect as the server is dockerised
  • You can also applyset somea login message or custom CSS and login messages to personalise your server for yourthe users!web client

Users

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Settings - Users

• Here you may create extra users for your Jellyfin server.
• Simply click the '+' button and set a username and password. You also have the option to configure what libraries each user has access to.

• Please keep in mind that the reselling and public sharing of our services is strictly forbidden - the creation of extra users is meant only for family members and friends.

Library

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Settings - Libraries

Here

• Here, you can change settings for pre-existing libraries such as the ones you may have configured in the Wizard.
• You may also create extra libraries too.

• The DisplayAdvanced andtab NFO Settings tabs allowallows you to change some settings to personalise the appearance of your libraries. Under the metadata tab you can change the default metadata settings that you would've chosen during the Wizard.

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Playback

Settings

- Playback

If you are on a new Novoserve server (Any server starting with lw82x) you have access to Nvidia NVENC hardware acceleration!

This allows you to use hardware transcoding when a client device does not support the file type in question. Be

sure
• GPU that Enable hardware encodingtranscoding is tickedavailable ifto thisPro NVME plans.
• Unlike Plex or Emby, GPU transcoding is thefree case!
  to use.