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Jellyfin as a Service - wenzelja - 2025-01-20
How can I run my Jellyfin server as a service in Windows 11, short of uninstalling Jellyfin and reinstalling with the Advanced/Service checkbox ticked?
- I have tried setting it up via Task Scheduler to run on startup, but Jellyfin does not work until I log into that computer.
- Tried to reinstall/repair Jellyfin, but it doesn't present me with the option for Advanced/Service checkbox.
- I've researched the forum, but haven't found any solutions other than trying the above two options, which I found don't work.
RE: Jellyfin as a Service - trekkie690 - 2025-01-20
Did you try googling about installing services in windows? I know one issue may be because your using a workstation version (home/Pro) of windows (are you?) vice a server version; that might be causing the issue. But there should be work around with using some CLI or GUI action to create a service.
reference i found: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3582108/create-windows-service-from-executable
RE: Jellyfin as a Service - paulc - 2025-01-20
(2025-01-20, 03:44 PM)trekkie690 Wrote: Did you try googling about installing services in windows? I know one issue may be because your using a workstation version (home/Pro) of windows (are you?) vice a server version; that might be causing the issue. But there should be work around with using some CLI or GUI action to create a service.
reference i found: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3582108/create-windows-service-from-executable
I believe they want to install/run Jellyfin with the "as server" option not take any program and make it a service.
You have to do some work on paths in the database, etc. Here is one post about it Any chance convert Windows Local Server to Jellyfin as a Service? There maybe others if you do a good search of the forum.
RE: Jellyfin as a Service - wenzelja - 2025-01-20
(2025-01-20, 03:44 PM)trekkie690 Wrote: Did you try googling about installing services in windows? I know one issue may be because your using a workstation version (home/Pro) of windows (are you?) vice a server version; that might be causing the issue. But there should be work around with using some CLI or GUI action to create a service.
reference i found: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3582108/create-windows-service-from-executable
I'll try the sc.exe create and see if that works. I did use that to create a service for caddy and that worked flawlessly.
(2025-01-20, 04:38 PM)paulc Wrote:(2025-01-20, 03:44 PM)trekkie690 Wrote: Did you try googling about installing services in windows? I know one issue may be because your using a workstation version (home/Pro) of windows (are you?) vice a server version; that might be causing the issue. But there should be work around with using some CLI or GUI action to create a service.
reference i found: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3582108/create-windows-service-from-executable
I believe they want to install/run Jellyfin with the "as server" option not take any program and make it a service.
You have to do some work on paths in the database, etc. Here is one post about it Any chance convert Windows Local Server to Jellyfin as a Service? There maybe others if you do a good search of the forum.
I want Jellyfin to start upon computer startup, and not require hands-on logging into a user account. I have done a thorough search and all I found was the thread you posted, which recommends either tedious, technical database changes (I'm not ready/confident enough for this option) or using task scheduler, which did not work for me same as the author of that thread.
RE: Jellyfin as a Service - wenzelja - 2025-02-07
So, sc.exe does not work to setup Jellyfin as a service. I also removed and reinstalled Jellyfin as a service, but that didn’t appear to work well either, so I uninstalled that and created a fresh install of Jellyfin on my computer.
I would still like to setup Jellyfin as a service, so no matter who is logged in to the computer, Jellyfin will run.
RE: Jellyfin as a Service - TheDreadPirate - 2025-02-07
How is it not working? Running Jellyfin as a server requires additional configuration. Especially if your storage is on a NAS.