Media Libraries intermittently change type to "Other", stop reading file path

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RE: Media Libraries intermittently change type to "Other", stop reading file path - Efficient_Good_5784 - 2025-02-26

(2025-02-26, 05:37 AM)g0m_jellyfin Wrote:
(2025-02-25, 03:08 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: Can you explain why all your jellyfin app data was moved to /home/g0m/jellyfin?

I believe that it's because multiple jellyfin servers are being hosted on the same server [i think just like one other] so this keeps the app data separate?

Are you sharing the computer/server with multiple people each running their own Jellyfin server?

RE: Media Libraries intermittently change type to "Other", stop reading file path - Duvel - 2025-02-26

(2025-02-26, 05:37 AM)g0m_jellyfin Wrote:
(2025-02-25, 03:08 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: Can you explain why all your jellyfin app data was moved to /home/g0m/jellyfin?

I believe that it's because multiple jellyfin servers are being hosted on the same server [i think just like one other] so this keeps the app data separate?

I wonder how someone can come with such a config without using docker containers for each Jellyfin instance.... sysadmin not made right.

RE: Media Libraries intermittently change type to "Other", stop reading file path - g0m_jellyfin - 2025-02-26

(2025-02-26, 05:56 AM)Efficient_Good_5784 Wrote:
(2025-02-26, 05:37 AM)g0m_jellyfin Wrote:
(2025-02-25, 03:08 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: Can you explain why all your jellyfin app data was moved to /home/g0m/jellyfin?

I believe that it's because multiple jellyfin servers are being hosted on the same server [i think just like one other] so this keeps the app data separate?
Are you sharing the computer/server with multiple people each running their own Jellyfin server?

Just one other, but yeah.

RE: Media Libraries intermittently change type to "Other", stop reading file path - TheDreadPirate - 2025-02-26

Are there multiple jellyfin services running? I'd imagine you would need completely separate services for this to work. And those services would need to be significantly modified to keep your data separate. If that is not done correctly you could be stepping on each other's toes. And THAT would explain this otherwise unexplainable situation.

IMO, using Docker is much simpler and would achieve the result of having isolated Jellyfin instances WITHOUT the need for heavy modification.

RE: Media Libraries intermittently change type to "Other", stop reading file path - g0m_jellyfin - 2025-02-26

(2025-02-26, 02:04 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: Are there multiple jellyfin services running? I'd imagine you would need completely separate services for this to work. And those services would need to be significantly modified to keep your data separate. If that is not done correctly you could be stepping on each other's toes. And THAT would explain this otherwise unexplainable situation.

IMO, using Docker is much simpler and would achieve the result of having isolated Jellyfin instances WITHOUT the need for heavy modification.

Yeah, this is going to have to be something we have a conversation about, I think.

in the meantime it did happen again:

[Image: mt0t0rX.png]

what this screencap doesn't show is that it happened for the movies library way earlier in the day, and then the other three later for some reason[!]

RE: Media Libraries intermittently change type to "Other", stop reading file path - habaneroagain - 2025-02-27

Just want to say i also had this issue occur to me a couple days ago.

different setup though -
jellyfin running on truenas scale in a docker container. but the config files do sit outside of the containers.
issue occured when scrubbing a video.

only me using jf, with a single account.

Nothing in the logs that stood out to me.

i had to add a new library and add the directory again. when the new library finished scanning, a lot of the metadata didnt load(missing pictures, missing some series). interestingly, the old library showed the same content as the new library.

RE: Media Libraries intermittently change type to "Other", stop reading file path - g0m_jellyfin - 2025-03-11

I know this not happening again isn't proof that switching to a dockerized jellyfin fixed it, but for what it's worth, it hasn't happened since I've switched over. So for what it's worth, if anyone else is having a similar issue, that fixed it for me [for now].