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jellyfin metadata location access - Sofa_Inferno - 2025-05-05
Hello Everybody,
total beginner here. I run a Synology NAS and, until recently, used the Synology solutions (DS Audio, DS Video) to access my media files. After DS Video got cancelled, I tried out Jellyfin (I installed a community package as I am still afraid of Docker), and I must say that I am flabbergasted by the stuff I have been missing so far. Seeing what Jellyfin is capable of (I probably only understand 1% of it), I want to "make things right" So, in the next weeks, I will ask many silly questions to which I have not found an answer in the forums yet.
My first question is about the metadata folder location. I have learned that storing the metadata externally is a good idea (besides, I have spent a lot of time correctly tagging my Music collection - I don't want JF to overwrite anything here.). Currently, the metadata is stored in a @appdata folder on my NAS, however, I cannot access this folder easily. So I was thinking it might make sense to store the Metadata on a shared folder somewhere on the NAS, so I can, e.g. grab downloaded subtitles in case I fancy embedding them in the corresponding container file.
So would you recommend setting up an easily accessible folder where JF can store all the images, srt files, lyrics, etc.?
Or is messing with these files dangerous and should be confined to Pro users?
Thanks for any recommendations
Pavel
RE: jellyfin metadata location access - bitmap - 2025-05-06
This depends on your install type. With Synology, you may be able to run a docker package, which means you can map certain things where you want them. Metadata for the LSIO docker image, for example, is stored in /config/data/metadata. You can change that so images and such are stored next to media, but you'll likely lose performance swapping from SSD to HDD if that's how things are set up.
You actually should be able to import metadata from files and/or NFOs without causing any changes, since Jellyfin won't retag your files automatically. Simply follow the guidelines and you should be golden: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/music/.