SOLVED: Jellyfin service not starting

[merulius]

I have removed Gerbera from the systemd updates and got a clean apt update (I think - there are five packages 'held back')

This is the systemctl status for jellyfin.

There is no /lib/jellyfin/jellyfin.sh

There is only the bin and the restart.sh in /lib/jellyfin -- which is why I think it is failing.


<pre>jellyfin.service - Jellyfin
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/jellyfin.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/jellyfin.service.d
└─jellyfin.service.conf
Active: <font color="#C01C28"><b>failed</b></font> (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2024-01-11 18:57:20 UTC; 7s ago
Process: 60539 ExecStart=/lib/jellyfin/jellyfin.sh <font color="#C01C28"><b>(code=exited, status=203/EXEC)</b></font>
Main PID: 60539 (code=exited, status=203/EXEC)
CPU: 3ms

Jan 11 18:57:20 balrog systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Jan 11 18:57:20 balrog systemd[1]: Stopped Jellyfin.
Jan 11 18:57:20 balrog systemd[1]: <font color="#D7D75F"><b>jellyfin.service: Start request repeated too quickly.</b></font>
Jan 11 18:57:20 balrog systemd[1]: <font color="#D7D75F"><b>jellyfin.service: Failed with result &apos;exit-code&apos;.</b></font>
Jan 11 18:57:20 balrog systemd[1]: <font color="#C01C28"><b>Failed to start Jellyfin.</b></font>
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[TheDreadPirate]

What is the output of

Code:

sudo apt list --installed | grep -i jellyfin

[merulius]

Result of sudo apt list --installed | grep -i jellyfin follows


WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

jellyfin-ffmpeg5/unknown,now 5.1.4-2-jammy amd64 [installed,automatic]
jellyfin-server/unknown,now 10.8.13-1 amd64 [installed]
jellyfin-web/unknown,now 10.8.13-1 all [installed]
jellyfin/unknown,now 10.8.13-1 all [installed]

[merulius]

Going back to your original instructions. Results of purge and reinstall follow

~~~
steve@balrog:~$ sudo apt purge jellyfin*
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package jellyfin-ffmpeg5_5.1.3-2-bookworm_amd64.deb
E: Unable to locate package jellyfin.sh
E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'jellyfin.sh'
~~~

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> Determining optimal repository settings.

Found the following details from '/etc/os-release':
Real OS: ubuntu
Repository OS: ubuntu
Repository Release: jammy
CPU Architecture: amd64
If this looks correct, press <Enter> now to continue installing Jellyfin.

> Fetching repository signing key.

> Installing Jellyfin repository into APT.
Types: deb
URIs: https://repo.jellyfin.org/ubuntu
Suites: jammy
Components: main
Architectures: amd64
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/jellyfin.gpg

> Updating APT repositories.
Hit:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease
Hit:4 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease
Hit:5 https://downloads.1password.com/linux/debian/amd64 stable InRelease
Hit:6 https://repo.jellyfin.org/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:7 https://pkg.cloudflareclient.com jammy InRelease
Hit:8 https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com stable InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
3 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.

> Installing Jellyfin.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
jellyfin is already the newest version (10.8.13-1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.

> Waiting 15 seconds for Jellyfin to fully start up.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
× jellyfin.service - Jellyfin
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/jellyfin.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/jellyfin.service.d
└─jellyfin.service.conf
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2024-01-12 15:12:16 UTC; 3min 40s ago
Process: 4161 ExecStart=/lib/jellyfin/jellyfin.sh (code=exited, status=203/EXEC)
Main PID: 4161 (code=exited, status=203/EXEC)
CPU: 2ms

Jan 12 15:12:16 balrog systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Jan 12 15:12:16 balrog systemd[1]: Stopped Jellyfin.
Jan 12 15:12:16 balrog systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Jan 12 15:12:16 balrog systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 12 15:12:16 balrog systemd[1]: Failed to start Jellyfin.
× jellyfin.service - Jellyfin
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/jellyfin.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/jellyfin.service.d
└─jellyfin.service.conf
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2024-01-12 15:12:16 UTC; 3min 40s ago
Process: 4161 ExecStart=/lib/jellyfin/jellyfin.sh (code=exited, status=203/EXEC)
Main PID: 4161 (code=exited, status=203/EXEC)
CPU: 2ms

Jan 12 15:12:16 balrog systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Jan 12 15:12:16 balrog systemd[1]: Stopped Jellyfin.
Jan 12 15:12:16 balrog systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Jan 12 15:12:16 balrog systemd[1]: jellyfin.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 12 15:12:16 balrog systemd[1]: Failed to start Jellyfin.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You should see the service as 'active (running)' above. If not, use https://jellyfin.org/contact to find us for troubleshooting.

You can access your new instance now at http://:8096 in your web browser to finish setting up Jellyfin.

Thank you for installing Jellyfin, and happy watching!
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[tmsrxzar]

steve@balrog:~$ sudo apt purge jellyfin*
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package jellyfin-ffmpeg5_5.1.3-2-bookworm_amd64.deb
E: Unable to locate package jellyfin.sh
E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'jellyfin.sh'


you ran that command in a folder that contains files named "jellyfin*" and as a result bash autocompleted the filenames it found, namely the deb package and "jellyfin.sh"

either put it in quotes "jellyfin*" or don't run it in a folder that contains files named jellyfin*

[merulius]

Just running 'jellyfin' results in following. Web server bit def not there.

steve@balrog:~$ jellyfin
[15:53:17] [INF] [1] Main: Jellyfin version: 10.8.13
[15:53:17] [INF] [1] Main: Environment Variables: ["[JELLYFIN_LOG_DIR, /home/steve/.local/share/jellyfin/log]"]
[15:53:17] [INF] [1] Main: Arguments: ["/usr/lib/jellyfin/bin/jellyfin.dll"]
[15:53:17] [INF] [1] Main: Operating system: Linux
[15:53:17] [INF] [1] Main: Architecture: X64
[15:53:17] [INF] [1] Main: 64-Bit Process: True
[15:53:17] [INF] [1] Main: User Interactive: True
[15:53:17] [INF] [1] Main: Processor count: 12
[15:53:17] [INF] [1] Main: Program data path: /home/steve/.local/share/jellyfin
[15:53:17] [INF] [1] Main: Web resources path: /usr/lib/jellyfin/bin/jellyfin-web
[15:53:17] [INF] [1] Main: Application directory: /usr/lib/jellyfin/bin/
[15:53:17] [ERR] [1] Main: The server is expected to host the web client, but the provided content directory is either invalid or empty: /usr/lib/jellyfin/bin/jellyfin-web. If you do not want to host the web client with the server, you may set the '--nowebclient' command line flag, or set'hostwebclient=false' in your config settings.
[15:53:17] [INF] [2] Main: Received a SIGTERM signal, shutting down

[tmsrxzar]

[15:53:17] [INF] [1] Main: Web resources path: /usr/lib/jellyfin/bin/jellyfin-web

"ls -la /usr/lib/jellyfin/bin/jellyfin-web"
"dpkg -l | grep jellyfin"

[merulius]

steve@balrog:~$ sudo apt purge jellyfin*
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package jellyfin-ffmpeg5_5.1.3-2-bookworm_amd64.deb
E: Unable to locate package jellyfin.sh
E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'jellyfin.sh'


you ran that command in a folder that contains files named "jellyfin*" and as a result bash autocompleted the filenames it found, namely the deb package and "jellyfin.sh"

either put it in quotes "jellyfin*" or don't run it in a folder that contains files named jellyfin*

OK, thanks. I'll start again. (Was following instructions, btw).

[tmsrxzar]

you know there is a version of jellyfin server for windows right? just in case that's more comfortable for you

[merulius]

you know there is a version of jellyfin server for windows right? just in case that's more comfortable for you

Thanks, I appreciate the thought. I haven't used Windows in decades. Hate the thought. I'm an OSX fan. Trying to set up a Linux home server and learn at the same time. 

I appreciate the work that you guys put in.

Jellyfin [b]did[b] work initially, then I guessed I messed something up and now I can't re-install correctly.

But I really like Jellyfin (when it was working - and I had it remotely working over Cloudflare too, cool) and can't see anything that comes close. So I want to persist.