Install Jellyfin on Raspberry Pi | Watch media from a web browser

Jellyfin is a free and open-source online media solution designed to manage, organize and share media files to other networked devices. It lets you run your media files directly onto your browser via its web dashboard. You can install it on any platform, such as Windows, Linux and macOS.

If you want to install Jellyfin on Raspberry Pi, you should follow the guidelines provided in the article so that you will be able to access the Jellyfin web interface.

Installing Jellyfin on Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi OS doesn’t include the Jellyfin repository; thus, you cannot install it directly onto your system. After adding the repository, you can then install it on your device. The following simple steps-by-step instructions will help you in installing Jellyfin on your Raspberry Pi device:

Step 1: Update Packages list of Raspberry Pi

Initially, you will need to update your packages list installed on your Raspberry Pi through following command:

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Add GPG Key

Now add GPG key using the following command to verify the package authenticity:

$ sudo wget -O- https://repo.jellyfin.org/jellyfin_team.gpg.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/jellyfin.gpg

Step 3: Add Jellyfin Repository

By updating the packages on Raspberry Pi, it’s now time to add Jellyfin repository in Raspberry Pi repository list through following command:

$ echo "deb [arch=$( dpkg --print-architecture ) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/jellyfin.gpg] https://repo.jellyfin.org/debian bullseye main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jellyfin.list

Step 4: Update Raspberry Pi Repository List

After adding the Jellyfin repository, use the following command to update the Raspberry Pi repository list.

$ sudo apt update

Step 5: Install Jellyfin

After the update, you can install the Jellyfin on your Raspberry Pi device through following command:

$ sudo apt install jellyfin

Check Jellyfin version through following command:

$ jellyfin --version

The above output shows that the latest version of Jellyfin is installed on your system.

You can check the Jellyfin running status using the following command:

$ systemctl status jellyfin

To enable Jellyfin after the system reboots, use the following command:

$ sudo systemctl enable jellyfin

Step 6: Access the Jellyfin Web Interface

Now, to access the Jellyfin web interface on your browser, first you will need to find out your Raspberry Pi IP address using the following command:

$ hostname -I

Then use the address “http://192.168.18.218:8096” on your browser to open the web interface of Jellyfin. In the address, change the IP address with your device IP address.

This will open the Jellyfin welcome page on your browser. Proceed towards the next step using the “Next” option.

Set your Jellyfin account username and password.

You can click on the “Add Library” to add your media files from here or simply choose the “Next” button to add the files later.

Choose your language,

Allow remote connections and proceed to the next step.

Click on the “Finish” option to view Jellyfin dashboard.

This shows the Jellyfin dashboard on your browser.

Now, you can add media libraries such as photos, videos and any other file and can run it on your browser because the Jellyfin server is now successfully loaded up on your browser.

This completes the Jellyfin setup.

Conclusion

Jellyfin is an open-source online application that allows access to the media from an online server. On Raspberry Pi, you can install it by adding the source repository and using the apt installer. You can then access Jellyfin dashboard on any web browser using the Raspberry Pi IP address and with proper configuration, you will then be able to use its web interface.