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jellyfin does not read the specified path - kojimo - 2025-07-19
I moved from Windows to CachyOS and I am having problems configuring Jellyfin. The installation was done with docker compose (first time) and I managed to access the localhost from the PC, but the library does not read the path specified in the compose file.
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Additionally, following a tutorial, I mounted the HDD disk I had in NTFS and configured it to mount automatically. On this disk are the files for Jellyfin.
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Code:
services:
jellyfin:
image: lscr.io/linuxserver/jellyfin:latest
container_name: jellyfin
environment:
- PUID=1000
- PGID=1000
- TZ=America/Santiago
- JELLYFIN_PublishedServerUrl=192.168.1.1
volumes:
- /opt/docker/jellyfin:/config
- /mnt/HDD01/Jellyfin/Series:/data/tvshows
- /mnt/HDD01/Jellyfin/Peli:/data/movies
ports:
- 8096:8096
- 8920:8920
- 7359:7359/udp
restart: unless-stoppedRE: jellyfin does not read the specified path - kojimo - 2025-07-19
I was able to solve it:
1. Read this guide to understand how permissions work in linux:
https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-mounting-local-storage-in-linux-linux-permissions-primer
2. Make sure Jellyfin has read and execute permissions (xr) on the path specified in your compose:
ls -l /PATH
3. If you have problems to make the permissions changes and you have a NTFS disk (as in my case), edit its mount permissions from /etc/fstab:
UUID=YOUR_UUID_HERE /PATH ntfs-3g uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=002,fmask=113 0 0
4. Umount and Mount:
sudo umount /PATH
sudo mount -a
5. Restart your Jellyfin container from the directory containing the compose file:
docker compose down
docker compose up -d
