2024-05-21, 08:37 PM
Hi there!
I've had a Roku for the last few years that I'll plug my external hard drive in to and run Roku media player to play my files. Recently, I've encountered more and more errors in having my media play correctly and surmised that setting up a home media server is a good way to solve my issues. I just so happen to have an old 2013 laptop laying around (i5-4500m, 8gb of DDR3, 750Gb HHD) that would be perfect. I managed to get Ubuntu Server up and running (first time Linux user) and was able to get Jellyfin up and running on said server. I followed the guide on the Jellyfin website and installed it via the automatic repository, allowed the firewall, logged in to the Jellyfin server, and voila! I was in! It felt incredible to be able to get that far!
I have now spent the last 24 hours trying to add a media library and keep getting stuck. I can't for the life of me find my drive when I go to add it to the library. It has been an incredibly humbling experience lol. I have looked up my issue and tried following guides but keep getting stuck. ANY help would be greatly appreciated.
I've had a Roku for the last few years that I'll plug my external hard drive in to and run Roku media player to play my files. Recently, I've encountered more and more errors in having my media play correctly and surmised that setting up a home media server is a good way to solve my issues. I just so happen to have an old 2013 laptop laying around (i5-4500m, 8gb of DDR3, 750Gb HHD) that would be perfect. I managed to get Ubuntu Server up and running (first time Linux user) and was able to get Jellyfin up and running on said server. I followed the guide on the Jellyfin website and installed it via the automatic repository, allowed the firewall, logged in to the Jellyfin server, and voila! I was in! It felt incredible to be able to get that far!
I have now spent the last 24 hours trying to add a media library and keep getting stuck. I can't for the life of me find my drive when I go to add it to the library. It has been an incredibly humbling experience lol. I have looked up my issue and tried following guides but keep getting stuck. ANY help would be greatly appreciated.