How to Install Jellyfin Media Server on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server/Desktop

LinuxBabe
1 min readSep 29, 2020

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This tutorial will be showing you how to install Jellyfin media server on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS server/desktop. Jellyfin is a free, open-source application that allows you to organize your movies, TV shows, music and photos in one beautiful interface and stream those media files on your PC, tablet, phone, TV, Roku, etc on the network or over the Internet. Jellyfin can be installed on Linux, MacOS and Windows.

Jellyfin Features

Jellyfin is a fork from the Emby media server. It packs a lot of the same features as Plex and Emby.

  • Unlike Plex or Emby, Jellyfin is 100% free and open-source. No ads. No playback limit on mobile apps.
  • Watch Live TV and set automatic recordings to expand your library.
  • Automatically fetch artwork, metadata from TheTVDB, TheMovieDB, The OpenMovie Database and Rotten Tomatoes.
  • Supports DLNA.
  • Optional plugins can be installed to provide additional features.
  • Supports hardware acceleration of video encoding/decoding using FFMpeg.
  • And more.

Read full tutorial here: https://www.linuxbabe.com/ubuntu/install-jellyfin-media-server-ubuntu-20-04

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