SOLVED: "could not start jellyfin process after specified wait period"

[theguymadmax]

Your log shows that your data path is

Code:

C:\Users\micvf\AppData\Local\Jellyfin

not

Code:

ProgramData/Jellyfin/Server/

 
The ProgramData directory is used when the app is launched from the system tray, while the local directory is used when running the Jellyfin.exe directly, not from the tray.

Rename the migrations.xml to  migrations.xml.bak and and set the following to false in the system.xml file:
 

Code:

<IsStartupWizardCompleted>true</IsStartupWizardCompleted>

Make sure you’re modifying the folder your server is using:

Code:

C:\Users\ micvf \AppData\Local\jellyfin\config