Playback Error: .strm Files Not Working - FFmpeg Exit Code 1

[tomtom]

Question:
I'm encountering issues playing 
.strm
 files in Jellyfin. Attempting playback results in the following error:
Playback Error: "Playback failed due to a fatal player error."

Logs:

[2024-10-26 15:07:32.629 +02:00] [ERR] FFmpeg exited with code 1
[2024-10-26 15:07:32.711 +02:00] [ERR] Error processing request. URL "GET" "/videos/eae7f6d7-4f69-0056-8171-2173399ed8fe/live.m3u8".
MediaBrowser.Common.FfmpegException: FFmpeg exited with code 1
  at MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager.StartFfMpeg(StreamState state, String outputPath, String commandLineArguments, Guid userId, TranscodingJobType transcodingJobType, CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource, String workingDirectory)
  at Jellyfin.Api.Controllers.DynamicHlsController.GetLiveHlsStream(Guid itemId, String container, Nullable1 static, String params, String tag, String deviceProfileId, String playSessionId, String segmentContainer, Nullable1 segmentLength, Nullable1 minSegments, String mediaSourceId, String deviceId, String audioCodec, Nullable1 enableAutoStreamCopy, Nullable1 allowVideoStreamCopy, Nullable1 allowAudioStreamCopy, Nullable1 breakOnNonKeyFrames, Nullable1 audioSampleRate, Nullable1 maxAudioBitDepth, Nullable1 audioBitRate, Nullable1 audioChannels, Nullable1 maxAudioChannels, String profile, String level, Nullable1 framerate, Nullable1 maxFramerate, Nullable1 copyTimestamps, Nullable1 startTimeTicks, Nullable1 width, Nullable1 height, Nullable1 videoBitRate, Nullable1 subtitleStreamIndex, Nullable1 subtitleMethod, Nullable1 maxRefFrames, Nullable1 maxVideoBitDepth, Nullable1 requireAvc, Nullable1 deInterlace, Nullable1 requireNonAnamorphic, Nullable1 transcodingMaxAudioChannels, Nullable1 cpuCoreLimit, String liveStreamId, Nullable1 enableMpegtsM2TsMode, String videoCodec, String subtitleCodec, String transcodeReasons, Nullable1 audioStreamIndex, Nullable1 videoStreamIndex, Nullable1 context, Dictionary2 streamOptions, Nullable1 maxWidth, Nullable1 maxHeight, Nullable1 enableSubtitlesInManifest)
  at lambda_method1394(Closure, Object)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ActionMethodExecutor.TaskOfActionResultExecutor.Execute(ActionContext actionContext, IActionResultTypeMapper mapper, ObjectMethodExecutor executor, Object controller, Object[] arguments)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeActionMethodAsync>g__Awaited|12_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, ValueTask`1 actionResultValueTask)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeNextActionFilterAsync>g__Awaited|10_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Rethrow(ActionExecutedContextSealed context)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Next(State& next, Scope& scope, Object& state, Boolean& isCompleted)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeInnerFilterAsync>g__Awaited|13_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeNextResourceFilter>g__Awaited|25_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Rethrow(ResourceExecutedContextSealed context)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Next(State& next, Scope& scope, Object& state, Boolean& isCompleted)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeFilterPipelineAsync>g__Awaited|20_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeAsync>g__Awaited|17_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task task, IDisposable scope)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeAsync>g__Awaited|17_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task task, IDisposable scope)
  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ServerStartupMessageMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, IServerApplicationHost serverApplicationHost, ILocalizationManager localizationManager)
  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.WebSocketHandlerMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, IWebSocketManager webSocketManager)
  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.IPBasedAccessValidationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, INetworkManager networkManager)
  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.LanFilteringMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, INetworkManager networkManager, IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.AuthorizationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)
  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.QueryStringDecodingMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
  at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.ReDoc.ReDocMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
  at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.SwaggerUI.SwaggerUIMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
  at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Swagger.SwaggerMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, ISwaggerProvider swaggerProvider)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)
  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.RobotsRedirectionMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.LegacyEmbyRouteRewriteMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.ResponseCompression.ResponseCompressionMiddleware.InvokeCore(HttpContext context)
  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ResponseTimeMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context, IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)
  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ExceptionMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

File Format:
The .strm file only contains a URL pointing to the video (tested in VLC, where it plays without issues).

Environment Details:
Jellyfin Server Version: 10.9.11
Web Version: 10.9.11
Build Version: 10.9.11
ffprobe Version: 5.1.4 (Debian 12, ARM64 architecture)
File Structure: Simple .strm file linking to a video URL.

Additional Information:
Running ffprobe on the .strm file directly (ffprobe -i Ludik\ S01E01.strm) produces:
Error: Invalid data found when processing input

Attempts to Troubleshoot:
Checked URL and confirmed it’s playable outside Jellyfin.
Verified Jellyfin and FFmpeg installation paths.
Increased analyzeduration and probesize values in the Jellyfin settings.

Seeking Help:
Any guidance on why Jellyfin cannot play .strm files, despite the URLs working in VLC? Could this be a configuration or compatibility issue with FFmpeg on ARM64?

Thank you for any insights or troubleshooting steps!

[TheDreadPirate]

We'd need to see the ffmpeg log.

[tomtom]

Hey,

thanks for the reply ( masked my URL)

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/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg -analyzeduration 200M -probesize 1G -f mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2  -i "MASKED_URL/1575636.mp4" -map_metadata -1 -map_chapters -1 -threads 0 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -map -0:s -codec:v:0 h264_v4l2m2m -b:v 4499710 -maxrate 4499710 -bufsize 8999420 -level 41 -force_key_frames:0 "expr:gte(t,n_forced*3)" -g:v:0 72 -keyint_min:v:0 72 -vf "setparams=color_primaries=bt709:color_trc=bt709:colorspace=bt709,scale=trunc(min(max(iw\,ih*a)\,min(1920\,804*a))/64)*64:trunc(min(max(iw/a\,ih)\,min(1920/a\,804))/2)*2,format=yuv420p" -codec:a:0 copy -copyts -avoid_negative_ts disabled -max_muxing_queue_size 2048 -f hls -max_delay 5000000 -hls_time 3 -hls_segment_type fmp4 -hls_fmp4_init_filename "965d228147a0ce81944b3ccb5ae71dd9-1.mp4" -start_number 0 -hls_segment_filename "/var/cache/jellyfin/transcodes/965d228147a0ce81944b3ccb5ae71dd9%d.mp4" -hls_playlist_type vod -hls_list_size 0 -y "/var/cache/jellyfin/transcodes/965d228147a0ce81944b3ccb5ae71dd9.m3u8"


ffmpeg version 7.0.2-Jellyfin Copyright © 2000-2024 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 12 (Debian 12.2.0-14)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg --target-os=linux --extra-version=Jellyfin --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --disable-ptx-compression --disable-static --disable-libxcb --disable-sdl2 --disable-xlib --enable-lto=auto --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-shared --enable-gmp --enable-gnutls --enable-chromaprint --enable-opencl --enable-libdrm --enable-libxml2 --enable-libass --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libbluray --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libdav1d --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libwebp --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libzvbi --enable-libzimg --enable-libfdk-aac --arch=arm64 --cross-prefix=/usr/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu- --toolchain=hardened --enable-cross-compile --enable-rkmpp --enable-rkrga
  libavutil      59.  8.100 / 59.  8.100
  libavcodec    61.  3.100 / 61.  3.100
  libavformat    61.  1.100 / 61.  1.100
  libavdevice    61.  1.100 / 61.  1.100
  libavfilter    10.  1.100 / 10.  1.100
  libswscale      8.  1.100 /  8.  1.100
  libswresample  5.  1.100 /  5.  1.100
  libpostproc    58.  1.100 / 58.  1.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'MASKED_URL/1575636.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand    : isom
    minor_version  : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    encoder        : Lavf59.33.100
  Duration: 01:57:56.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2639 kb/s
  Stream #0:0[0x1](und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x804 [SAR 1:1 DAR 160:67], 2249 kb/s, 24 fps, 24 tbr, 12288 tbn (default)
      Metadata:
        handler_name    : VideoHandler
        vendor_id      : [0][0][0][0]
        encoder        : Lavc59.48.100 libx264
  Stream #0:1[0x2](und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, 5.1, fltp, 384 kb/s (default)
      Metadata:
        handler_name    : SoundHandler
        vendor_id      : [0][0][0][0]
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> h264 (h264_v4l2m2m))
  Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
[h264_v4l2m2m @ 0x5555d612c510] Could not find a valid device
[h264_v4l2m2m @ 0x5555d612c510] can't configure encoder
[vost#0:0/h264_v4l2m2m @ 0x5555d6158d60] Error while opening encoder - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height.
[vf#0:0 @ 0x5555d615bc40] Error sending frames to consumers: Invalid argument
[vf#0:0 @ 0x5555d615bc40] Task finished with error code: -22 (Invalid argument)
[vf#0:0 @ 0x5555d615bc40] Terminating thread with return code -22 (Invalid argument)
[vost#0:0/h264_v4l2m2m @ 0x5555d6158d60] Could not open encoder before EOF
[vost#0:0/h264_v4l2m2m @ 0x5555d6158d60] Task finished with error code: -22 (Invalid argument)
[vost#0:0/h264_v4l2m2m @ 0x5555d6158d60] Terminating thread with return code -22 (Invalid argument)
[out#0/hls @ 0x5555d611d0c0] Nothing was written into output file, because at least one of its streams received no packets.
frame=    0 fps=0.0 q=0.0 Lsize=      0KiB time=N/A bitrate=N/A speed=N/A

[gnattu]

VL42 encoding is not working for some reason. Unfortunately you need to either use software (if that is fast enough) or use some other hardware that provides better encoding support, as we are deprecating Raspberry Pi V4L2: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/admini...eprecation