2024-12-02, 09:42 PM
I am trying to setup jellyfin in a container on my NAS using the install wizard described here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_ZrMKIJ_yw
The installation process seemed to complete the first time but I was left in a weird state with a spinning wheel and not much on the screen but “Back and Next”.
Hitting “Back” exited the web interface and “Next” took me to a page where I was supposed to select language and location but the drop down boxes were empty.
I tried installing again on the NAS by deleting the container and removing the image. Somehow I think some configuration data is still there because I was never prompted to create a password again.
Is there a better way to completely obliterate all jellyfin data on my NAS so that I can start over fresh?
Is there any problem using READ-ONLY as an option when specifying source directories? I really dont want jellyfin touching my files and hope it can stored required data elsewhere.
I also tried adding the library again from the web interface and noticed that I could not go deeper than one directory level on my NAS volume. I had no problem doing this on the install wizard through the container installation. If i enter the second level of the directory tree, the only visible options are “…” (takes me back up one level0 and “->” which also takes me back up one level.
I am hoping to specify two separate types of files like this “/myFiles/Movies” and “/myFiles/TV Shows” but I can only use “/myFiles” and that will force me to include a lot of other music files and scan many unnecessary directories.
Perhaps I am just wasting my time following that video, but it seems to have work for many people in the past.
The installation process seemed to complete the first time but I was left in a weird state with a spinning wheel and not much on the screen but “Back and Next”.
Hitting “Back” exited the web interface and “Next” took me to a page where I was supposed to select language and location but the drop down boxes were empty.
I tried installing again on the NAS by deleting the container and removing the image. Somehow I think some configuration data is still there because I was never prompted to create a password again.
Is there a better way to completely obliterate all jellyfin data on my NAS so that I can start over fresh?
Is there any problem using READ-ONLY as an option when specifying source directories? I really dont want jellyfin touching my files and hope it can stored required data elsewhere.
I also tried adding the library again from the web interface and noticed that I could not go deeper than one directory level on my NAS volume. I had no problem doing this on the install wizard through the container installation. If i enter the second level of the directory tree, the only visible options are “…” (takes me back up one level0 and “->” which also takes me back up one level.
I am hoping to specify two separate types of files like this “/myFiles/Movies” and “/myFiles/TV Shows” but I can only use “/myFiles” and that will force me to include a lot of other music files and scan many unnecessary directories.
Perhaps I am just wasting my time following that video, but it seems to have work for many people in the past.
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