Problem running server on Linux Mint 20

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#1

Hello,

I am trying to install server on linux mint but am facing problem after installing the package. Firstly it doesnot show up as other apps would in the application list, and when i try to start from the terminal it comes up with

22:29:38] [FTL] [4] Main: Error while starting server.
System.InvalidOperationException: 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.
at Jellyfin.Server.Program.StartApp(StartupOptions options)
[22:29:38] [INF] [4] Emby.Server.Implementations.ApplicationHost: Disposing CoreAppHost
[22:29:38] [INF] [2] Main: Received a SIGTERM signal, shutting down

#2

How did you install it? Which instructions did you follow? :slight_smile:

#3

I followed the downloads section in your website for ubuntu stable. Faced a keyring issue during installation, so looked up in the forum, and as per one of the post, changed linux mint to ubuntu, and ulyana to focal.

#4

It might not have brought “jellyfin-web” over for some reason.
Try:
sudo apt install jellyfin-server

And if it still doesn’t work right:
sudo apt install jellyfin-web

As you noted though, it won’t show up like other applications do, because it’s meant to run as a service in the background. There won’t be any icons to start/stop it, you would have to use systemctl in the terminal to do so.

#5

Its working now after installing jellyfin-web. Thank you for the quick response, really appreciate your help.

#6

I am having this same issue on Ubuntu 20.04.1 and installing jellyfin-server and jellyfin-web just prompt me I have the latest installed.

The folder it is looking in “/usr/lib/jellyfin/bin/jellyfin-web” seems to be incorrect as the install placed web at “usr/shared/jellyfin/web” and is pointed there in “/etc/default/jellyfin” with this line “# web client path, installed by the jellyfin-web package
JELLYFIN_WEB_OPT=”–webdir=/usr/share/jellyfin/web""

#7

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