2024-09-23, 12:34 PM
I had the same issue where a movie wouldn’t play in Jellyfin, and I kept getting a “Playback failed due to a fatal player error.” message. After some troubleshooting, I discovered that the file wouldn’t play because it was being seeded in qBittorrent.
The solution turned out to be pretty simple: I just had to stop the file from being seeded in qBittorrent, and then Jellyfin played it perfectly!
#My Setup
Here’s a quick rundown of my setup:
Proxmox VE: Running as my virtualization platform.
Ubuntu LXC: I have an unprivileged LXC container with Ubuntu running Docker running Jellyfin.
I’m using hardlinks between the files I download and the ones Jellyfin plays. This way, I don’t have to duplicate files in my storage.
#Conclusion
So if you run into a similar issue with Jellyfin, check if you have active downloads or files being seeded in qBittorrent. Stopping those downloads might just solve your playback problems!
Hope this helps someone out there!
The solution turned out to be pretty simple: I just had to stop the file from being seeded in qBittorrent, and then Jellyfin played it perfectly!
#My Setup
Here’s a quick rundown of my setup:
Proxmox VE: Running as my virtualization platform.
Ubuntu LXC: I have an unprivileged LXC container with Ubuntu running Docker running Jellyfin.
I’m using hardlinks between the files I download and the ones Jellyfin plays. This way, I don’t have to duplicate files in my storage.
#Conclusion
So if you run into a similar issue with Jellyfin, check if you have active downloads or files being seeded in qBittorrent. Stopping those downloads might just solve your playback problems!
Hope this helps someone out there!