Had a bunch of trouble with self-hosted jellyfin:
- It’s always very difficult to get a “directory view” as I would if I just connected to the shared drive via file explorer. This is what I want though. I don’t want to sit there and created libraries. I just want a view that lists the folders and lets me select the folder and then the file I want to play. I don’t need to see titles or images - just the filename is fine! I don’t need it to refresh the library, I don’t need it to do anything! Just let me view directory structure view please!
- Jellyfin app on the firestick seems broken. I keep getting problems starting files, and even if they do start they freeze. This happens with different built-in players and even external ones. I finally got it to somewhat work with Kodi+jellyfin plugin.
What are you installing your Jellyfin server on? If it’s Windows, that is your problem. Run it in a docker container on Linux and you will be good to go.
If you are not Linux savvy, I implore you to look into it. You will never look back.
This is a turnkey Linux deployment (jellyfin package). https://www.turnkeylinux.org/mediaserver