SOLVED: Failed to Start - Printable Version

SOLVED: Failed to Start - Printable Version

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Failed to Start - Taanis - 2025-01-31

Was trying to check my Jellyfin install on my Ubunto server24.04 LTS (noble) and get the error it is not active.

this is the latest journal entries
Jan 31 17:47:55 ubuserv systemd[1]: Started jellyfin.service - Jellyfin.
Jan 31 17:47:55 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
Jan 31 17:47:55 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 31 17:47:55 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
Jan 31 17:47:55 ubuserv systemd[1]: Started jellyfin.service - Jellyfin.
Jan 31 17:47:55 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
Jan 31 17:47:55 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 31 17:47:55 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 2.
Jan 31 17:47:55 ubuserv systemd[1]: Started jellyfin.service - Jellyfin.
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 3.
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: Started jellyfin.service - Jellyfin.
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 4.
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: Started jellyfin.service - Jellyfin.
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 31 17:47:56 ubuserv systemd[1]: Failed to start jellyfin.service - Jellyfin.
lines 5017-5066/5066 (END)

I have tried purgeing and reinstalling and no matter what I get this same error.
this is the version of jellyfin i am working with

taanis@ubuserv:~$ dpkg -l | grep jellyfin
ii jellyfin 10.10.5+ubu2404 all Jellyfin is the Free Software Media System.
ii jellyfin-ffmpeg7 7.0.2-9-noble amd64 Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
ii jellyfin-server 10.10.5+ubu2404 amd64 Jellyfin is the Free Software Media System.
ii jellyfin-web 10.10.5+ubu2404 all Jellyfin is the Free Software Media System.
taanis@ubuserv:~$

RE: Failed to Start - TheDreadPirate - 2025-01-31

Share the output this command via privatebin.net.

Code:
sudo journalctl -n 500 --no-pager

RE: Failed to Start - Taanis - 2025-01-31

thanks here is the link

https://privatebin.net/?e97e9c6c529b19e1#BwLDciLhXg113jaQoKheqB9jaCvmnCYr8njWanpto7Q4

RE: Failed to Start - TheDreadPirate - 2025-01-31

Whoops. My bad. I forgot to add jellyfin to the command.

Code:
sudo journalctl -u jellyfin -n 500 --no-pager

RE: Failed to Start - Taanis - 2025-01-31

oops it happens.

https://privatebin.net/?eced2227398add18#Bo9KAn8npczFoqWri1JPL8FQYNDF6XvPv3EuNGvSfMvB

this server is just a new server and right now i was just going to use jellyfin and connect to a nas with the movies on it. still working those issues out and that is how i found this error. been a few months since i have looked at it.

RE: Failed to Start - TheDreadPirate - 2025-01-31

So what exactly was happening? It looks like it was working earlier today and then wasn't.

Do the following to start clean.

Code:
sudo apt purge jellyfin*

sudo rm -rf /etc/jellyfin /var/lib/jellyfin /var/cache/jellyfin

sudo apt install jellyfin

RE: Failed to Start - Taanis - 2025-01-31

I was trying to connect to the server through my app on my tv and it was not responding. I logged onto the server and checked the status and saw that it was not running. I looked for some help and tried purging and reinstalling and now all i get is that error that the service counter failed. Now that I followed your commands it appears to be running. Not real sure why when I purged earlier it did not solve the problem. Thanks for your help.

https://privatebin.net/?723696ab4ea4e15a#HqhQkGqZmZ6EDQH9XNwZ79twE3NPD2TxPdFyCzBisC15

RE: Failed to Start - Taanis - 2025-02-04

Now that I have Jellyfin service running, I am not able to open the jellyfin-web to setup the server. I can connect to the server address on another computer and it shows to connect to my server that hosts jellyfin but when i try to login i get invalid user password. if i try forgot password it says "Please try again within your home network to initiate the password reset process." both computers are on the same network server is ethernet pc is wifi.

RE: Failed to Start - TheDreadPirate - 2025-02-04

If both browsers have previously connected to Jellyfin, you will need to clear your browser cache.

Fully recreating Jellyfin will generate a new server ID and your browser caches that ID.

RE: Failed to Start - Taanis - 2025-02-04

I am trying to understand why I can not use the web service on the ubuntu server? but maybe I am trying to learn to many things at once. I did a journal again and wonder if it is something I missed.

https://privatebin.net/?723696ab4ea4e15a#HqhQkGqZmZ6EDQH9XNwZ79twE3NPD2TxPdFyCzBisC15