2024-11-26, 05:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 2024-11-26, 05:21 PM by TheDreadPirate. Edited 1 time in total.)
If the server starts with admin permissions, Jellyfin will write to ProgramData. Otherwise Jellyfin data gets written to the user's local appdata. I've seen some users experience the issue you described of it changing directories after the fact. But I don't have enough info to base a hypothesis on besides "just Windows things".
Your idea for not having to modify data should work, though.
Your idea for not having to modify data should work, though.