Setting up Jellyfin

[paulc]

This really is a good resource:
TV shows: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/shows/

Each show needs its own parent folder that its seasons are under.

I try to put my TV shows in separate folders by category and each category is a different library. I do "Series Name.S01E01.Episode Title" for the actual naming.

Anime
├── Series Name A
│  ├── Season 01
│  │  ├── Series Name A.S01E01-E02.Episode Title.mkv
│  │  ├── Series Name A.S01E03.Episode Title.mkv
│  │  └── Series Name A.S01E04.Episode Title.mkv
│  └── Season 02
│      ├── Series Name A.S02E01.Episode Title.mkv
│      ├── Series Name A.S02E02.Episode Title.mkv
│      ├── Series Name A.S02E03.Episode Title.mkv .mkv
└── Series Name B
    ├── Series Name B S01E01.mkv
    ├── Series Name B S01E02.mkv
    ├── Series Name B S02E01-E02.mkv
    └── Series Name B S02E03.mkv

Classic TV
├── Series Name A
│  ├── Season 01
│  │  ├── Series Name A S01E01-E02.mkv
│  │  ├── Series Name A S01E03.mkv
│  │  └── Series Name A S01E04.mkv
│  └── Season 02
│      ├── Series Name A S02E01.mkv
│      ├── Series Name A S02E02.mkv
│      ├── Series Name A S02E03 Part 1.mkv
│      └── Series Name A S02E03 Part 2.mkv
└── Series Name B
    ├── Series Name B S01E01.mkv
    ├── Series Name B S01E02.mkv
    ├── Series Name B S02E01-E02.mkv
    └── Series Name B S02E03.mkv

Sitcoms
├── Series Name A
│  ├── Season 01
│  │  ├── Series Name A S01E01-E02.mkv
│  │  ├── Series Name A S01E03.mkv
│  │  └── Series Name A S01E04.mkv
│  └── Season 02
│      ├── Series Name A S02E01.mkv
│      ├── Series Name A S02E02.mkv
│      ├── Series Name A S02E03 Part 1.mkv
│      └── Series Name A S02E03 Part 2.mkv
└── Series Name B
    ├── Series Name B S01E01.mkv
    ├── Series Name B S01E02.mkv
    ├── Series Name B S02E01-E02.mkv
    └── Series Name B S02E03.mkv

Info about movies
Movies: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/movies/

It's best to put movies under their own parent folder, too.