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Jellyfin for Kodi help - RelatableQuery - 2024-03-02
I am trying to get Jellyfin for Kodi addon working and I am struggling with path mapping.
I want to use native paths, so I have the following
Folder: /data/tvshows
Shared network folder:
Code:
\\192.168.1.168\volume1\data\media\tvBut, when kodi runs it tell me it can't locate
Code:
smb://192.168.1.168/volume1/data/media/tv/<my tv show>...I have that directory mapped as a source using
Code:
nfs://192.168.1.168/volume1/data/media/tv/What am I doing wrong?
RE: Jellyfin for Kodi help - TheDreadPirate - 2024-03-02
You should mount the network shares in the OS via /etc/fstab. Then in Jellyfin you just provide the folder path you mounted. Let the operating system handle the network share.
RE: Jellyfin for Kodi help - RelatableQuery - 2024-03-02
I have everything running in docker in Synology NAS and I do have the "volume1" in my shared folders.
I can access that share just fine from my Windows PC as well.
RE: Jellyfin for Kodi help - TheDreadPirate - 2024-03-02
In your DSM Docker UI you should be able to map volume1 to a folder in the container. You would then use that folder in Jellyfin and not need to specify the network path.
RE: Jellyfin for Kodi help - RelatableQuery - 2024-03-02
Maybe I am missing something. I specifically want to use native paths and not have Jellyfin transcode. So, the way I understand it is that when Jellyfin from Kodi requests a specific movie, it will just pass the actual path of that movie to kodi. So, it would need to know the physical path, since jellyfin has it mapped inside a container.
RE: Jellyfin for Kodi help - TheDreadPirate - 2024-03-02
Transcoding only happens when the client requests it. I only use Kodi for testing, but in my limited time with it, and my understanding from what other users have said, Kodi does not request transcodes unless the user tells Kodi to request a transcode. Doesn't matter if it is through SMB or entirely through Jellyfin's api, this behavior doesn't change.