Jellyfin and docker a Plex alternative on Synology NAS

I am using Plex package on my Synology DS918+ for a long time now with a paying plex pass. I wanted to find an open source alternative which provides me a some features like user management, a decent mobile client, controlled access to library, etc…

Jellyfin Demo

Jellyfin seems to provide all what I need. I installed it on my NAS using the regular docker image, proxied via synology application portal and a Let’s encrypt certificate.

Installation procedure is here and I just had to modify the docker instructions to fit my needs and point the media folder on my NAS.

docker run -d 
 --volume /path/to/config:/config 
 --volume /path/to/cache:/cache 
 --volume /path/to/media:/media 
 --user 1000:1000 
 --net=host 
 --restart=unless-stopped 
 jellyfin/jellyfin

Really easy to implement, Jellyfin provides the functions I wanted, I need now to experiment the mobile applications, as far as I can see the android client works well but sometimes it freezes when I put it on pause or change content.

I will probably soon cancel my plex pass subscription 😉

 

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