Library Disappears

[missmintygreen]

That is not strictly necessary, since the cache folder is temporary data.  But you can if you want.  You can move files around anywhere you want on the host side, as long as you provide that new path to the container.

Okay, so, the best way I thought to accomplish this was to remove the docker Jellyfin container and completely rebuild it with a docker compose file. It seems to have worked. Portainer is showing a container named Jellyfin with the correct config and cache paths, but now, I cannot reach Jellyfin on my local network. Here is the docker compose file:

Code:

services:
  jellyfin:
    image: jellyfin/jellyfin
    container_name: jellyfin
    user: 1000:1000
    network_mode: 'host'
    volumes:
      - /config:/config
      - /cache:/cache
      - type: bind
        source: /media/danielle/library/Movies
        target: /Movies
      - type: bind
        source: /media/danielle/library/Shows
        target: /Shows
        read_only: true
    restart: 'unless-stopped'

But https://jellyfin.local and the address of my server with port 8096 gives me "This site can't be reached". Do I need to change the network_mode in the docker-compose.yml to the port? In the past, I know that worked, but I'm not sure why.

[TheDreadPirate]

Can you share your jellyfin log via pastebin?

/config/log/lo20241214.log

I also recommend against bind mounts. Mainly because they sometimes cause issues.

Change this

Code:

- type: bind
        source: /media/danielle/library/Movies
        target: /Movies
      - type: bind
        source: /media/danielle/library/Shows
        target: /Shows
        read_only: true

To this

Code:

- /media/danielle/library/Movies:/Movies:ro
      - /media/danielle/library/Shows:/Shows:ro

[missmintygreen]

Can you share your jellyfin log via pastebin?

/config/log/lo20241214.log

I also recommend against bind mounts.  Mainly because they sometimes cause issues.

Change this

Code:

      - type: bind
        source: /media/danielle/library/Movies
        target: /Movies
      - type: bind
        source: /media/danielle/library/Shows
        target: /Shows
        read_only: true

To this

Code:

      - /media/danielle/library/Movies:/Movies:ro
      - /media/danielle/library/Shows:/Shows:ro

So, that log doesn't seem to exist. /config appears to be empty. When I start jellyfin and look at the logs on portainer, I keep seeing this repeated:

Code:

Unhandled exception. System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path '/config/log' is denied.

---> System.IO.IOException: Permission denied

  --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

  at System.IO.FileSystem.CreateDirectory(String fullPath, UnixFileMode unixCreateMode)

  at System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(String path)

  at Jellyfin.Server.Helpers.StartupHelpers.CreateApplicationPaths(StartupOptions options)

  at Jellyfin.Server.Program.StartApp(StartupOptions options)

  at Jellyfin.Server.Program.<Main>(String[] args)

[TheDreadPirate]

It's pretty clear what the issue is. Recursively chown /config so that your user owns it and all sub-directories.

[missmintygreen]

It's pretty clear what the issue is.  Recursively chown /config so that your user owns it and all sub-directories.

Okay, I chown'd the directory and restarted Jellyfin. Still nothing in the config directory, and here is what the logs on Portainer are saying: https://pastebin.com/L1sFtL7N

Now, Jellyfin is accessible at the IP address and port that it had, before. Should I be concerned that the config directory is still empty?

[TheDreadPirate]

Is portainer using the docker compose you provided? Or the config you put in the portainer UI?

[missmintygreen]

Is portainer using the docker compose you provided?  Or the config you put in the portainer UI?

The docker compose.