Settings when running two servers using the same media folder

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I want run a second Jellyfin server at my mothers place so she can watch the media as well.

I understand that not everyone has access to decent internet where they live, so this sounds like a solution to that problem. Most people would be thinking about how to make their Jellyfin server accessible over the internet.

For me it sounds like with your setup even the watch time would get reset on the second server, which wouldn't be ideal for my situation.

Everything recommended to you in this thread will have the 2nd server never save watch times. In fact with how Jellyfin works, all your users are expected to use the same server. There is no code to handle multiple servers to mix their server data.

If you want your parent(s) to be able to save their watch status/time, they will either need access to your main server, or you need to allow them to run their own Jellyfin instance.

If you leave them with their own Jellyfin install, you can set it up to auto scan when new media is added to a library. So your main server could only work on transferring over the media, and the Jellyfin service on their end would take care of the rest. Just make sure to create a non-admin account for your family members so that they don't mess with the server.