2024-04-11, 07:07 PM
Okay. The initial scan of 6,600+ video objects took a mere 20 minutes which is fantastic.
At first glance I see that I've a lot of work ahead of me because I had constructed this library over the past decade for folder navigation, so there are no uniform file naming conventions which make the metadata-based navigation of Jellyfin a challenge. I'll have to explore the automated restructuring features of the application if I want to make this usable.
I'll keep my music library in Subsonic, as I've again used folder-based hierarchical structures for various sound libraries so they're better-navigated by folder path. That's okay.
And I was a bit spoiled by Subsonic providing a simple check box and custom URL field to access content from external devices outside the local network on Subsonic's parent domain. But I'll do a little reading as I'm seeing multiple avenues for remote access in Jellyfin, and I love JF's commitment to data privacy.
Thanks again for all the quick responses and for your patience while we got it working, especially on a weekday. I really appreciate all your help.
I think we can close out this request for trouble with the installation and the initial scan. I've saved everything you provided in my notes for future reference.
Cheers!
At first glance I see that I've a lot of work ahead of me because I had constructed this library over the past decade for folder navigation, so there are no uniform file naming conventions which make the metadata-based navigation of Jellyfin a challenge. I'll have to explore the automated restructuring features of the application if I want to make this usable.
I'll keep my music library in Subsonic, as I've again used folder-based hierarchical structures for various sound libraries so they're better-navigated by folder path. That's okay.
And I was a bit spoiled by Subsonic providing a simple check box and custom URL field to access content from external devices outside the local network on Subsonic's parent domain. But I'll do a little reading as I'm seeing multiple avenues for remote access in Jellyfin, and I love JF's commitment to data privacy.
Thanks again for all the quick responses and for your patience while we got it working, especially on a weekday. I really appreciate all your help.
I think we can close out this request for trouble with the installation and the initial scan. I've saved everything you provided in my notes for future reference.
Cheers!