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Jellyfin is a free and open-source media server and suite of multimedia applications designed to organize, manage, and share digital media files to networked devices.

An RPM package is not provided for openSUSE so Jellyfin must be installed from the Linux manual install tarball. This guide will explain how to do this. This guide is written with the current version of Jellyfin 10.9.11.

An RPM package is not provided for openSUSE so Jellyfin must be installed from the Linux manual install tarball. This guide will explain how to do this. This guide is written with the current version (at the time of writing) of Jellyfin 10.10.7.

== What you need to know ==

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* Create the directory <code>sudo mkdir /opt/jellyfin</code>

* Move into the directory <code>cd /opt/jellyfin</code>

* Download the latest tarball from the [https://repo.jellyfin.org/?path=/server/linux/latest-stable/amd64 Jellyfin website] - for example, <code>wget https://repo.jellyfin.org/files/server/linux/latest-stable/amd64/jellyfin_10.9.11-amd64.tar.gz</code>

* Download the latest tarball from the [https://repo.jellyfin.org/?path=/server/linux/latest-stable/amd64 Jellyfin website] - for example, <code>sudo wget https://repo.jellyfin.org/files/server/linux/latest-stable/amd64/jellyfin_10.11.3-amd64.tar.xz</code>

* Unzip the tar archive, <code>sudo tar ~~zxvf~~ jellyfin_10.9.11-amd64.tar.gz</code>

* Unzip the tar archive, <code>sudo tar Jxvf jellyfin_10.11.3-amd64.tar.xz</code>

* We need to create the script to run Jellyfin and run it as a service. Open <code>sudo nano jellyfin.sh</code> and add the following to the script file:

#!/bin/bash

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-l $JELLYFINDIR/log \

--ffmpeg $FFMPEGDIR/ffmpeg

* Press Ctrl+W to save the file

* Press {{key press|Ctrl|W}} then {{key press|Y}} and {{key press|Enter}} to save the file

* Run <code>sudo chmod +x jellyfin.sh</code> to make the script executable

* Move back into the Jellyfin directory and initially run the Jellyfin script created earlier <code>./jellyfin.sh</code>

* Once it has started, close the script by pressing Ctrl+C

* Move up a directory <code>cd ..</code>. Take ownership of the file under the user you are running <code>sudo chown -R <username>:users jellyfin</code>. '''Note:''' <code><username></code> needs changing to whatever your username is

=== Install service script ===

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[Service]

Type=simple

User=~~<username>~~

User=root

Restart=always

ExecStart=/opt/jellyfin/jellyfin.sh

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WantedBy=multi-user.target

~~'''Note:''' <code>User=<username></code> should be changed to the same user that took ownership of the Jellyfin folder earlier.~~

* Press {{key press|Ctrl|W}} then {{key press|Y}} and {{key press|Enter}} to save the file

* Press Ctrl+W to save the file

* Correct the permissions of the service file <code>sudo chmod 644 jellyfin.service</code>

* Reload the system daemons to allow the service to load <code>sudo systemctl daemon-reload</code>

* Run the Jellyfin service and check it starts <code>sudo service jellyfin start</code>

* If you'd like Jellyfin to run on startup, run <code>sudo systemctl enable jellyfin.service</code>

== Install <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> ==

openSUSE does not come with an ~~FFMpeg~~ version that includes propriety formats such as H.264 and H.265/HEVC. We need to install <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> which includes these formats and is tailored for hardware encoding for Jellyfin. A few dependencies need installing first.

openSUSE does not come with an FFmpeg version that includes propriety formats such as H.264 and H.265/HEVC. We need to install <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> which includes these formats and is tailored for hardware encoding for Jellyfin. A few dependencies need installing first.

* We need to add the Packman repository that includes the dependencies we need <code>sudo zypper addrepo -cfp 90 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_$releasever/' packman</code>

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* Install the base packages need to compile <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code>: <code>sudo zypper in gcc make yasm</code>

* Move to your home downloads folder <code>cd ~/Downloads</code>

* Download the <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> from [https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-ffmpeg/releases GitHub]. Ensure that the version is compatible with the version of Jellyfin you have installed - for example Jellyfin 10.9.11 is compatible with the latest <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> package 6.0.1-8. Download the source tar.gz package with <code>wget https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-ffmpeg/archive/refs/tags/v6.0.1-8.tar.gz</code>.

* Download the <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> from [https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-ffmpeg/releases GitHub]. Ensure that the version is compatible with the version of Jellyfin you have installed (sometimes you may have to use an older ffmpeg package, depending on the version of Jellyfin you are installing) - for example Jellyfin 10.11.3 is compatible with the latest <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> package 7.1.2-4. Download the source tar.gz package with <code>wget https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-ffmpeg/archive/refs/tags/v7.1.2-4.tar.gz</code>.

'''Tip:''' You may need to expand the Assets tab to show the downloadable packages.

* Extract the package with <code>tar zxvf v6.0.1-8.tar.gz</code>

* Extract the package with <code>tar zxvf v7.1.2-4.tar.gz</code>

* Move into the folder created <code>cd jellyfin-ffmpeg-6.0.1-8</code>

* Move into the folder created <code>cd jellyfin-ffmpeg-7.1.2-4</code>

* Run <code>./configure --prefix=/usr/share/jellyfin-ffmpeg --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-gpl</code>.

This will configure the package to be installed to <code>/usr/share/jellyfin-ffmeg</code> with H.264, H.265/HEVC and AV1. Due to H.264 and H.265/HEVC being licensed under a GPL license, the whole package will be licensed under GPL which is enabled by the switch. This can be configured as needed by adding/removing switches.

* Run <code>make</code>. This will compile the code and may take a while

* Run <code>make install</code> to install

* Run <code>sudo make install</code> to install

== Initial run and starting the service ==

We need to run Jellyfin so that the initial directories needed for running are created.

* Move back into the Jellyfin directory and initially run the Jellyfin script created earlier <code>sudo ./jellyfin.sh</code>

* Check that it runs correctly with no errors (indicated by <code>[ERR]</code> or <code>[FTL]</code>in red

* Once it has started, close the script by pressing {{key press|Ctrl|C}}

* Reload the system daemons to allow the service to load <code>sudo systemctl daemon-reload</code>

* Run the Jellyfin service and check it starts <code>sudo systemctl start jellyfin</code>

* If you'd like Jellyfin to run on startup, run <code>sudo systemctl enable jellyfin</code>

== Configuring Jellyfin ==

Jellyfin is configured through the web browser. Open a web browser and go to the following address: <code>http://localhost:8096</code>. You should get the first run installer after installation is complete.

'''Tip:''' If you are reinstalling and starting from scratch, run a private window of your browser to set the server up or it will keep trying to connect to the old server from before. You may need to delete the site settings to get it working again.

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 Jellyfin is a free and open-source media server and suite of multimedia applications designed to organize, manage, and share digital media files to networked devices.
-An RPM package is not provided for openSUSE so Jellyfin must be installed from the Linux manual install tarball. This guide will explain how to do this. This guide is written with the current version of Jellyfin 10.9.11.
+An RPM package is not provided for openSUSE so Jellyfin must be installed from the Linux manual install tarball. This guide will explain how to do this. This guide is written with the current version (at the time of writing) of Jellyfin 10.10.7.
 == What you need to know ==
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 * Create the directory <code>sudo mkdir /opt/jellyfin</code>
 * Move into the directory <code>cd /opt/jellyfin</code>
-* Download the latest tarball from the [https://repo.jellyfin.org/?path=/server/linux/latest-stable/amd64 Jellyfin website] - for example, <code>wget https://repo.jellyfin.org/files/server/linux/latest-stable/amd64/jellyfin_10.9.11-amd64.tar.gz</code>
+* Download the latest tarball from the [https://repo.jellyfin.org/?path=/server/linux/latest-stable/amd64 Jellyfin website] - for example, <code>sudo wget https://repo.jellyfin.org/files/server/linux/latest-stable/amd64/jellyfin_10.11.3-amd64.tar.xz</code>
-* Unzip the tar archive, <code>sudo tar zxvf jellyfin_10.9.11-amd64.tar.gz</code>
+* Unzip the tar archive, <code>sudo tar Jxvf jellyfin_10.11.3-amd64.tar.xz</code>
 * We need to create the script to run Jellyfin and run it as a service. Open <code>sudo nano jellyfin.sh</code> and add the following to the script file:
   #!/bin/bash
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    -l $JELLYFINDIR/log \
    --ffmpeg $FFMPEGDIR/ffmpeg
-* Press Ctrl+W to save the file
+* Press {{key press|Ctrl|W}} then {{key press|Y}} and {{key press|Enter}} to save the file
 * Run <code>sudo chmod +x jellyfin.sh</code> to make the script executable
-* Move back into the Jellyfin directory and initially run the Jellyfin script created earlier <code>./jellyfin.sh</code>
-* Once it has started, close the script by pressing Ctrl+C
-* Move up a directory <code>cd ..</code>. Take ownership of the file under the user you are running <code>sudo chown -R <username>:users jellyfin</code>. '''Note:''' <code><username></code> needs changing to whatever your username is
 === Install service script ===
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   [Service]
   Type=simple
-  User=<username>
+  User=root
   Restart=always
   ExecStart=/opt/jellyfin/jellyfin.sh
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   WantedBy=multi-user.target
-'''Note:''' <code>User=<username></code> should be changed to the same user that took ownership of the Jellyfin folder earlier.
+* Press {{key press|Ctrl|W}} then {{key press|Y}} and {{key press|Enter}} to save the file
-* Press Ctrl+W to save the file
 * Correct the permissions of the service file <code>sudo chmod 644 jellyfin.service</code>
-* Reload the system daemons to allow the service to load <code>sudo systemctl daemon-reload</code>
-* Run the Jellyfin service and check it starts <code>sudo service jellyfin start</code>
-* If you'd like Jellyfin to run on startup, run <code>sudo systemctl enable jellyfin.service</code>
 == Install <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> ==
-openSUSE does not come with an FFMpeg version that includes propriety formats such as H.264 and H.265/HEVC. We need to install <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> which includes these formats and is tailored for hardware encoding for Jellyfin. A few dependencies need installing first.
+openSUSE does not come with an FFmpeg version that includes propriety formats such as H.264 and H.265/HEVC. We need to install <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> which includes these formats and is tailored for hardware encoding for Jellyfin. A few dependencies need installing first.
 * We need to add the Packman repository that includes the dependencies we need <code>sudo zypper addrepo -cfp 90 'https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_$releasever/' packman</code>
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 * Install the base packages need to compile <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code>: <code>sudo zypper in gcc make yasm</code>
 * Move to your home downloads folder <code>cd ~/Downloads</code>
-* Download the <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> from [https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-ffmpeg/releases GitHub]. Ensure that the version is compatible with the version of Jellyfin you have installed - for example Jellyfin 10.9.11 is compatible with the latest <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> package 6.0.1-8. Download the source tar.gz package with <code>wget https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-ffmpeg/archive/refs/tags/v6.0.1-8.tar.gz</code>.
+* Download the <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> from [https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-ffmpeg/releases GitHub]. Ensure that the version is compatible with the version of Jellyfin you have installed (sometimes you may have to use an older ffmpeg package, depending on the version of Jellyfin you are installing) - for example Jellyfin 10.11.3 is compatible with the latest <code>jellyfin-ffmpeg</code> package 7.1.2-4. Download the source tar.gz package with <code>wget https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-ffmpeg/archive/refs/tags/v7.1.2-4.tar.gz</code>.
 '''Tip:''' You may need to expand the Assets tab to show the downloadable packages.
-* Extract the package with <code>tar zxvf v6.0.1-8.tar.gz</code>
+* Extract the package with <code>tar zxvf v7.1.2-4.tar.gz</code>
-* Move into the folder created <code>cd jellyfin-ffmpeg-6.0.1-8</code>
+* Move into the folder created <code>cd jellyfin-ffmpeg-7.1.2-4</code>
 * Run <code>./configure --prefix=/usr/share/jellyfin-ffmpeg --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-gpl</code>.
 This will configure the package to be installed to <code>/usr/share/jellyfin-ffmeg</code> with H.264, H.265/HEVC and AV1. Due to H.264 and H.265/HEVC being licensed under a GPL license, the whole package will be licensed under GPL which is enabled by the switch. This can be configured as needed by adding/removing switches.
 * Run <code>make</code>. This will compile the code and may take a while
-* Run <code>make install</code> to install
+* Run <code>sudo make install</code> to install
+== Initial run and starting the service ==
+We need to run Jellyfin so that the initial directories needed for running are created.
+* Move back into the Jellyfin directory and initially run the Jellyfin script created earlier <code>sudo ./jellyfin.sh</code>
+* Check that it runs correctly with no errors (indicated by <code>[ERR]</code> or <code>[FTL]</code>in red
+* Once it has started, close the script by pressing {{key press|Ctrl|C}}
+* Reload the system daemons to allow the service to load <code>sudo systemctl daemon-reload</code>
+* Run the Jellyfin service and check it starts <code>sudo systemctl start jellyfin</code>
+* If you'd like Jellyfin to run on startup, run <code>sudo systemctl enable jellyfin</code>
 == Configuring Jellyfin ==
 Jellyfin is configured through the web browser. Open a web browser and go to the following address: <code>http://localhost:8096</code>. You should get the first run installer after installation is complete.
+'''Tip:''' If you are reinstalling and starting from scratch, run a private window of your browser to set the server up or it will keep trying to connect to the old server from before. You may need to delete the site settings to get it working again.