c/jellyfin · by Pacrat173@lemmy.ml · 240d

Making progress

So I finally have my server up and running but I still need a hand.

I cannot access my media library on my internal storage or my 4tb sega gate portable drive I am using. What is the fix for this? Thanks

The issue is resolved I managed to fix it thanks for the help everyone!

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CondorWonder@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 240d (3 replies)

More info needed. How are you running Jellyfin? How is the drive attached? What OS?

Pacrat173@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 240d (2 replies)

Linux mint on a mini pc attached with External Hard Drive Cable

Forgot to mention this is a follow up of a post from yesterday

CondorWonder@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 240d (1 reply)

Ok so you’re using docker, the drive is a USB disk?

I think you need to:

create a mount point folder
mount the drive in fstab so it’s available on boot
create a dedicated user for Jellyfin to run as
make sure the new user has read/write access to the folders with media (this may mean changing ownership, adding to a new or existing group)
set the docker container to run as the new user
add the mount point as a volume inside the docker container
add the folders with media in Jellyfin

Pacrat173@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 240d

No docker ran it off the terminal and the drive is a portable HHD

Pacrat173@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 240d

Ok so the issue was it not being mounted corrected but it’s been fixed and I’ve tested it on a number of devices and I can confirm it’s working now only took me over a year 2 different OS and 3 different devices to get Jellyfin working (which will admit was due to user error)

Laavu@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 240d

Add your disk to fstab, and make sure jellyfin user has access to it. Mint may have a GUI tool Disks to manage disks, but reading the Arch wiki article is a good idea.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fstab

AverageGoob@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 240d (9 replies)

Can you browse to the files via the mount point? Is the external drive listed at all?

From there you want to make sure you have the location listed as the library location in jellyfin. Then make sure the naming/file structure is correct according to the jellyfin documentation.

Pacrat173@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 240d (8 replies)

It’s not listed on Jellyfin but on the pc itself I can access it

AverageGoob@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 240d (7 replies)

Did you create a library in jellyfin?

Pacrat173@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 240d (6 replies)

That’s what I’m trying to do the files I want to add to the library are on the drive which I can’t see on Jellyfin

AverageGoob@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 240d (5 replies)

So when you go to create the library in jellyfin you don't see the external drive but see your other drives as options?

Pacrat173@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 240d (4 replies)

I only see the internal storage

AverageGoob@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 240d (3 replies)

Does the user running the jellyfin service have permissions to read the folder/files? You aren't running jellyfin in docker by chance, right?

Pacrat173@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 240d

Tried the docker method earlier and had no luck I downloaded and am running it straight off the terminal