Problem with upgrade and configuration

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Problem with upgrade and configuration - v0rt - 2025-08-19

Hi,

Version: Actualy 10.10.7
Installation: Docker and Portainer for deploy on Ubuntu 25.04
Description:
I'm having some issues with my Jellyfin instance that I can't seem to resolve. When the Docker image is updated (sometimes):
- I lose the media libraries, but the files are still accessible from the interface; the update, however, when there's new media, no longer works.
- I lose the extensions, extension repositories, and configuration.
- Sometimes, after the update, it tells me that the server doesn't exist, and I have to reconnect.

I've already done multiple reinstallations from scratch, but I find it's starting to get overwhelming and quite annoying. I've tried the recommended mount points, I've tried hard-setting more points, I've tried numerous solutions, and I can't seem to resolve this issue. Do you have any leads?

Thank you in advance for your help.

RE: Problem with upgrade and configuration - bitmap - 2025-08-20

Can you post your compose file?

RE: Problem with upgrade and configuration - v0rt - 2025-08-20

Code:
version: "3.7"

services:

  jellyfin:

    container_name: jellyfin

    image: jellyfin/jellyfin:latest

    restart: unless-stopped

    privileged: true

    ports:

      - "8096:8096"

      - "8920:8920"  

    volumes:

      - /data/media/movies:/media/Movies

      - /data/media/series:/media/Series

      - /data/media/music:/media/Music

      - /data/anime:/media/Anime

      - /mnt:/media/Transcode

      - data:/config

      - data:/cache

    environment:

      - TZ="Europe/Paris"

      - NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all

    runtime: nvidia

    deploy:

      resources:

        reservations:

          devices:

            - capabilities: [gpu]

volumes:

  data:

RE: Problem with upgrade and configuration - visualblind - 2025-08-20

(2025-08-20, 08:07 AM)v0rt Wrote:
Code:
version: "3.7" volumes: - data:/config - data:/cache volumes: data:

For one thing you are never suppose to use the same volume for both the /config and /cache internal directories.

I believe the official recommendation is to use bind mounts for the config/cache directories. The way you're doing it now is letting Docker obfuscate that away and it sounds like there's a problem regarding the containers ability to properly read the config files (most likely since you're using a single volume for both /config and /cache) since you stated your instance looses that information upon upgrading.

If you are hell-bent on using docker volumes instead of bind mounts, then use a different volume for each path:

Code:
    volumes:

      - config:/config

      - cache:/cache

volumes:

  config:

  cache:

My recommendation is to read the docs completely, then start over from scratch.

RE: Problem with upgrade and configuration - v0rt - 2025-08-20

Okay, I can try that and see if it works better. All my containers work in bulk, only the Jellyfin one is giving me problems. I'll try the recommended method, even though I think I've already tried it.

I'll give it a try and let you know.

RE: Problem with upgrade and configuration - v0rt - 2025-09-01

Hi!

It took me a while to re-configure, but I feel like it's working much better! I already feel smoother when browsing, reading, and everything else, and my plugins are finally working properly, and the media library isn't getting deleted.

So, for me, everything's fine !

Thanks