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Jellyfin not starting via my browser - ekpen - 2025-09-25
Hello all:
New to the forum, today being my first day.
For the past 10 days, struggling to use my google chrome to start my new install. I was on ubuntu 25.04, no luck and just 3 days ago, I upgraded the OS to Ubuntu 25.10.
Either way, I am unable to fire up Jellyfin. At first, I would get start up count is exceeded even when there are no start up of the service.
Today, I stumbled on the new Jellyfin release of 092525, and I installed jellyfin-web_10.11.0-rc6+ubu2204_all.deb.
I then wiped this out, then installed Jellyfin-server10.11.0-rc6+deb13_amd64.deb
Before these installs, I have edited the conf,or the daemon file ,otherwise I would get startup startus reached.
Luckily with this edit, no more error messages as to starting jellyfin server.
The only error now is Active inactive [dead]
Below is the most current log:
sudo systemctl status jellyfin
[sudo: authenticate] Password:
○ jellyfin.service - Jellyfin Media Server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/jellyfin.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/jellyfin.service.d
└─jellyfin.service.conf
Active: inactive (dead) since Thu 2025-09-25 13:55:23 EDT; 2min 47s ago
Duration: 23.218s
Invocation: 33e073ee37864fbdac8df38bab16f664
Process: 4402 ExecStart=/usr/bin/jellyfin $JELLYFIN_WEB_OPT $JELLYFIN_FFMPEG_OPT $JELLYFIN_SERVICE_OPT $JELLYFIN_NOWEBAPP_OPT $JELLYFIN_ADDITIONAL_OPTS (code=exited, status>
Main PID: 4402 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Mem peak: 288.3M
CPU: 13.101s
Sep 25 13:55:22 goliathlinux jellyfin[4402]: MediaBrowser.Common.FfmpegException: Failed to find valid ffmpeg
Sep 25 13:55:22 goliathlinux jellyfin[4402]: at Emby.Server.Implementations.ApplicationHost.RunStartupTasksAsync()
Sep 25 13:55:22 goliathlinux jellyfin[4402]: at Jellyfin.Server.Program.StartServer(IServerApplicationPaths appPaths, StartupOptions options, IConfiguration startupConfig)
Sep 25 13:55:22 goliathlinux jellyfin[4402]: [13:55:22] [INF] [7] Main: Running query planner optimizations in the database... This might take a while
Sep 25 13:55:23 goliathlinux jellyfin[4402]: [13:55:23] [INF] [7] Emby.Server.Implementations.ApplicationHost: Disposing CoreAppHost
Sep 25 13:55:23 goliathlinux jellyfin[4402]: [13:55:23] [INF] [7] Emby.Server.Implementations.ApplicationHost: Disposing MusicBrainzArtistProvider
Sep 25 13:55:23 goliathlinux jellyfin[4402]: [13:55:23] [INF] [7] Emby.Server.Implementations.ApplicationHost: Disposing MusicBrainzAlbumProvider
Sep 25 13:55:23 goliathlinux jellyfin[4402]: [13:55:23] [INF] [7] Emby.Server.Implementations.ApplicationHost: Disposing PluginManager
Sep 25 13:55:23 goliathlinux systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Deactivated successfully.
Sep 25 13:55:23 goliathlinux systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Consumed 13.101s CPU time, 288.3M memory peak.
Please note: I have a Zidoo 8k media player, and I want to use the jellyfin client to connect to jellyfin server, then use jellyfin server to connect or scan my 5000 plus mkv media database. I want to use jellyfin to expose my MC database to Zidoo player so that I can use Zidoo to play my collections.
Because of my difficulties in starting Jellyfin, I opted for Emby server.
With Emby installation was very simple and starting Emby via port 8096 on my chrome browser was simple.
But Emby server install had its own problems. Manually adding folders and sub folders were cumbersome and not user friendly. I was able to add one or two folders with 40 mkvs. At playback time, It will not play mkvs with chapters and buggy response, besides very difficult to manually key in Folders. I have over 64 hard drives with folders and lots of sub folder. Then I had to remove Emby or purged Emby not to conflict with Jellyfin because both use port 8096.
Please help in getting my jellyfin install to start with my Chrome browser.
I thought it was just localhost 127.0.0.1:8096, my ip 10.0.0.22:8096.
Thanks for your time and help in advance.
George
RE: Jellyfin not starting via my browser - theguymadmax - 2025-09-25
Jellyfin only supports up to Ubuntu 24.04.
Also, the .deb file you installed is made for Ubuntu 22.04.
If you're on an unsupported Ubuntu version, the best way to run Jellyfin is using Docker.