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Tech Hut July 9, 2022 13m

ULTIMATE Jellyfin Media Server Guide - Plugins and Themes! (PART 3)

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  1. hello everybody this is tech cut this is hello everybody this is tech cut this is going to be part three of my jellyfin going to be part three of my jellyfin going to be part three of my jellyfin guide it's been a while so if you were guide it's been a while so if you were guide it's been a while so if you were waiting for part three i do sincerely waiting for part three i do sincerely waiting for part three i do sincerely apologize what we're going to be doing apologize what we're going to be doing apologize what we're going to be doing in this guide is talking about plugins in this guide is talking about plugins in this guide is talking about plugins how to add repositories install them and how to add repositories install them and how to add repositories install them and use some of them but first if you don't use some of them but first if you don't use some of them but first if you don't know what jellyfin is basically it's know what jellyfin is basically it's know what jellyfin is basically it's just a way to host and stream your very just a way to host and stream your very just a way to host and stream your very own media across your devices whether own media across your devices whether own media across your devices whether that be your smart tv laptop cell phone that be your smart tv laptop cell phone that be your smart tv laptop cell phone just about anything it's an alternative just about anything it's an alternative just about anything it's an alternative to something like plex which is very to something like plex which is very to something like plex which is very popular and it's actually built off of popular and it's actually built off of popular and it's actually built off of the free and open source components of the free and open source components of the free and open source components of mb which is a another great media mb which is a another great media mb which is a another great media self-hosted service that you could use self-hosted service that you could use self-hosted service that you could use if you don't have this installed and you if you don't have this installed and you if you don't have this installed and you are interested in getting it up and are interested in getting it up and are interested in getting it up and running i would recommend you go check running i would recommend you go check running i would recommend you go check out the first part of the guide as i run out the first part of the guide as i run out the first part of the guide as i run through just about everything you need through just about everything you need through just about everything you need to know to get this up and running so to know to get this up and running so to know to get this up and running so right now i'm logged in here into right now i'm logged in here into right now i'm logged in here into jellyfin and to actually get to the jellyfin and to actually get to the jellyfin and to actually get to the section we're going to talk about we're section we're going to talk about we're section we're going to talk about we're going to go to the little hamburger menu going to go to the little hamburger menu going to go to the little hamburger menu under admin we're going to go over to under admin we're going to go over to under admin we're going to go over to our dashboard and then from there if we our dashboard and then from there if we our dashboard and then from there if we go under advanced scroll almost to the go under advanced scroll almost to the go under advanced scroll almost to the bottom we have our plugins you can see i bottom we have our plugins you can see i bottom we have our plugins you can see i don't have too many installed but if i don't have too many installed but if i don't have too many installed but if i go over here to the official list of go over here to the official list of go over here to the official list of jellyfin plugins over on their website jellyfin plugins over on their website jellyfin plugins over on their website we can see a lot of the stuff that we we can see a lot of the stuff that we we can see a lot of the stuff that we have available to us as well as some have available to us as well as some have available to us as well as some third-party plug-in so we have things third-party plug-in so we have things third-party plug-in so we have things like email fan art ldap and if i go like email fan art ldap and if i go like email fan art ldap and if i go ahead and keep scrolling down we have ahead and keep scrolling down we have ahead and keep scrolling down we have third-party plugins as well and there third-party plugins as well and there third-party plugins as well and there are a ton of great third-party plugins are a ton of great third-party plugins are a ton of great third-party plugins and these are almost as great as the and these are almost as great as the and these are almost as great as the sponsor of today's video lenode now when

  2. sponsor of today's video lenode now when sponsor of today's video lenode now when it comes to jellyfin specifically i've it comes to jellyfin specifically i've it comes to jellyfin specifically i've used the note a couple different times used the note a couple different times used the note a couple different times to go ahead and help share media to my to go ahead and help share media to my to go ahead and help share media to my friends or relatives free and open friends or relatives free and open friends or relatives free and open source media of course setting up source media of course setting up source media of course setting up jellyfin takes no time at all and you jellyfin takes no time at all and you jellyfin takes no time at all and you can upload the media since it's on the can upload the media since it's on the can upload the media since it's on the cloud it has a dedicated ip address so cloud it has a dedicated ip address so cloud it has a dedicated ip address so people are easily able to connect to it people are easily able to connect to it people are easily able to connect to it and stream the media and the streaming and stream the media and the streaming and stream the media and the streaming works perfectly fine on the five dollar works perfectly fine on the five dollar works perfectly fine on the five dollar a month plan now in addition to this of a month plan now in addition to this of a month plan now in addition to this of course you can use the node to host your course you can use the node to host your course you can use the node to host your websites next cod instances really websites next cod instances really websites next cod instances really whatever and if you use the link down whatever and if you use the link down whatever and if you use the link down below you'll get a hundred dollar sixty below you'll get a hundred dollar sixty below you'll get a hundred dollar sixty day credit so depending on what you day credit so depending on what you day credit so depending on what you could do you can basically try it out could do you can basically try it out could do you can basically try it out for free with that we're gonna go ahead for free with that we're gonna go ahead for free with that we're gonna go ahead and actually check out repositories this and actually check out repositories this and actually check out repositories this is the default main repository right is the default main repository right is the default main repository right here it is stable so to check out here it is stable so to check out here it is stable so to check out repositories all you do is go over here repositories all you do is go over here repositories all you do is go over here to repositories you can see i have the to repositories you can see i have the to repositories you can see i have the official jellyfish table which has a official jellyfish table which has a official jellyfish table which has a good amount of the plugins in it and i good amount of the plugins in it and i good amount of the plugins in it and i went ahead and added this one from uh went ahead and added this one from uh went ahead and added this one from uh daniel if i go back over here under daniel if i go back over here under daniel if i go back over here under third party this is the one i added and third party this is the one i added and third party this is the one i added and you can see some of the included plugins you can see some of the included plugins you can see some of the included plugins including merge versions skin manager including merge versions skin manager including merge versions skin manager and theme songs and there are a lot more and theme songs and there are a lot more and theme songs and there are a lot more to choose from just kind of go through to choose from just kind of go through to choose from just kind of go through and see the included plugins and if it's and see the included plugins and if it's and see the included plugins and if it's something you're interested in you could something you're interested in you could something you're interested in you could go ahead and grab it including for go ahead and grab it including for go ahead and grab it including for example we have some anime stuff some example we have some anime stuff some example we have some anime stuff some syncing features intros and a lot more syncing features intros and a lot more syncing features intros and a lot more and if you do want to add one of these and if you do want to add one of these and if you do want to add one of these repositories so let's say for example i repositories so let's say for example i repositories so let's say for example i wanted to get this intros plugin all i wanted to get this intros plugin all i wanted to get this intros plugin all i would do is go ahead and grab this

  3. would do is go ahead and grab this would do is go ahead and grab this repository link ctrl c head over to repository link ctrl c head over to repository link ctrl c head over to plugins click plus for the repository plugins click plus for the repository plugins click plus for the repository i'm going to paste in this url and then i'm going to paste in this url and then i'm going to paste in this url and then for the name you could call it whatever for the name you could call it whatever for the name you could call it whatever you want but i usually just call it the you want but i usually just call it the you want but i usually just call it the username of the actual creator hit save username of the actual creator hit save username of the actual creator hit save and then there we go we have that and then there we go we have that and then there we go we have that repository added so then if i go over to repository added so then if i go over to repository added so then if i go over to catalog this will load everything i have catalog this will load everything i have catalog this will load everything i have available to me and if i go back over available to me and if i go back over available to me and if i go back over here i can see that i added intros so if here i can see that i added intros so if here i can see that i added intros so if i go ctrl f and i give that a search you i go ctrl f and i give that a search you i go ctrl f and i give that a search you can see the intro plugin right here and can see the intro plugin right here and can see the intro plugin right here and for this one specifically i don't really for this one specifically i don't really for this one specifically i don't really have a use for it it gives you the have a use for it it gives you the have a use for it it gives you the ability to add a intro video to your ability to add a intro video to your ability to add a intro video to your media kind of how like a netflix does it media kind of how like a netflix does it media kind of how like a netflix does it if that's something you're interested in if that's something you're interested in if that's something you're interested in if you're streaming stuff to a whole lot if you're streaming stuff to a whole lot if you're streaming stuff to a whole lot of people it might be something you're of people it might be something you're of people it might be something you're interested in but i just have a couple interested in but i just have a couple interested in but i just have a couple family accounts so i'm not going to go family accounts so i'm not going to go family accounts so i'm not going to go ahead and install this for the time ahead and install this for the time ahead and install this for the time being but some plugins i did kind of being but some plugins i did kind of being but some plugins i did kind of want to run through the installation want to run through the installation want to run through the installation process are from this repository here process are from this repository here process are from this repository here including merge versions skin manager including merge versions skin manager including merge versions skin manager and theme songs so if i go back over and theme songs so if i go back over and theme songs so if i go back over here and i look for theme songs i can go here and i look for theme songs i can go here and i look for theme songs i can go ahead and click on this plugin and this ahead and click on this plugin and this ahead and click on this plugin and this will add theme songs which will will add theme songs which will will add theme songs which will automatically download the theme song of automatically download the theme song of automatically download the theme song of your tv show library so all i would do your tv show library so all i would do your tv show library so all i would do to grab this is click on install and to grab this is click on install and to grab this is click on install and then ok and then it's going to run then ok and then it's going to run then ok and then it's going to run through the installation process of that through the installation process of that through the installation process of that plugin and the server will need to be plugin and the server will need to be plugin and the server will need to be restarted for that to take effect so restarted for that to take effect so restarted for that to take effect so before i go ahead and configure that i'm before i go ahead and configure that i'm before i go ahead and configure that i'm going to grab a couple more things skin going to grab a couple more things skin going to grab a couple more things skin manager is one of them this will allow manager is one of them this will allow manager is one of them this will allow you to have skins and theme your you to have skins and theme your you to have skins and theme your jellyfin instance so i'm going to go jellyfin instance so i'm going to go jellyfin instance so i'm going to go ahead and install that click ok

  4. ahead and install that click ok ahead and install that click ok got it got it got it go back and a lot of these are from the go back and a lot of these are from the go back and a lot of these are from the official repository so you can add official repository so you can add official repository so you can add things like auto organize which i don't things like auto organize which i don't things like auto organize which i don't need i'm pretty uh need i'm pretty uh need i'm pretty uh strict when it comes to how i organize strict when it comes to how i organize strict when it comes to how i organize my stuff but we have playback reporting my stuff but we have playback reporting my stuff but we have playback reporting and a report so if i go to reports here and a report so if i go to reports here and a report so if i go to reports here i could go ahead and install that and i could go ahead and install that and i could go ahead and install that and we'll check that out in a minute and we'll check that out in a minute and we'll check that out in a minute and we have various databases so we have a we have various databases so we have a we have various databases so we have a anime databases cover our archive fan anime databases cover our archive fan anime databases cover our archive fan art is one that i want to go ahead and art is one that i want to go ahead and art is one that i want to go ahead and add so let's give that a click and got add so let's give that a click and got add so let's give that a click and got it and fanart just gives us a lot more it and fanart just gives us a lot more it and fanart just gives us a lot more options for like the cover image and options for like the cover image and options for like the cover image and various metadata various metadata various metadata the tv database is important so let's go the tv database is important so let's go the tv database is important so let's go ahead and install this got it ahead and install this got it ahead and install this got it back open subtitles i'm not going to add back open subtitles i'm not going to add back open subtitles i'm not going to add it right now you do need an account for it right now you do need an account for it right now you do need an account for this but this is a really highly this but this is a really highly this but this is a really highly recommended one that will go ahead and recommended one that will go ahead and recommended one that will go ahead and get subtitles for basically all the get subtitles for basically all the get subtitles for basically all the content on your server if you have all content on your server if you have all content on your server if you have all the metadata set up properly there's a the metadata set up properly there's a the metadata set up properly there's a lot more too we have web hooks tv maze lot more too we have web hooks tv maze lot more too we have web hooks tv maze and most of these like i said are and most of these like i said are and most of these like i said are official plugins reports kodi merge official plugins reports kodi merge official plugins reports kodi merge versions is right there we have versions is right there we have versions is right there we have authentication so i'm going to go ahead authentication so i'm going to go ahead authentication so i'm going to go ahead and restart our server and i'm going to and restart our server and i'm going to and restart our server and i'm going to do a full restart this is my little home do a full restart this is my little home do a full restart this is my little home lab here so i'm just going to connect to lab here so i'm just going to connect to lab here so i'm just going to connect to it and i'm pretty sure you could restart it and i'm pretty sure you could restart it and i'm pretty sure you could restart it through jellyfin but it's been a it through jellyfin but it's been a it through jellyfin but it's been a while so i probably have some updates to while so i probably have some updates to while so i probably have some updates to run so let's connect to our local server run so let's connect to our local server run so let's connect to our local server here make sure i type things right here make sure i type things right here make sure i type things right that's important there we go we are in that's important there we go we are in that's important there we go we are in just check make sure it's running it's just check make sure it's running it's just check make sure it's running it's using four gigs of ram i do have quite a using four gigs of ram i do have quite a using four gigs of ram i do have quite a bit running on this little home lab sudo

  5. bit running on this little home lab sudo bit running on this little home lab sudo apt upgrade i'm going to run this after apt upgrade i'm going to run this after apt upgrade i'm going to run this after the fact it's always good to run the fact it's always good to run the fact it's always good to run periodic updates on your ubuntu server periodic updates on your ubuntu server periodic updates on your ubuntu server run that auto remove and then let's go run that auto remove and then let's go run that auto remove and then let's go ahead and reboot our server all right ahead and reboot our server all right ahead and reboot our server all right and our server's back up and running so and our server's back up and running so and our server's back up and running so if i head on back to our web browser if i head on back to our web browser if i head on back to our web browser here go to home just to make sure it's here go to home just to make sure it's here go to home just to make sure it's up we are up and running so the first up we are up and running so the first up we are up and running so the first thing i'm going to talk about here is thing i'm going to talk about here is thing i'm going to talk about here is the various meta data things we added so the various meta data things we added so the various meta data things we added so i'm going to go back to our dashboard i'm going to go back to our dashboard i'm going to go back to our dashboard here go to libraries and we have shows here go to libraries and we have shows here go to libraries and we have shows so i'm going to go to manage library so so i'm going to go to manage library so so i'm going to go to manage library so we click that hit manage library and we click that hit manage library and we click that hit manage library and over here is our folder and all of our over here is our folder and all of our over here is our folder and all of our settings for this specific library now settings for this specific library now settings for this specific library now if we go ahead and scroll down we can if we go ahead and scroll down we can if we go ahead and scroll down we can see the tv database that we just added see the tv database that we just added see the tv database that we just added so when it comes to tv shows this is so when it comes to tv shows this is so when it comes to tv shows this is going to be a lot better of pulling the going to be a lot better of pulling the going to be a lot better of pulling the proper information over the movie proper information over the movie proper information over the movie database and we could also go down and database and we could also go down and database and we could also go down and select it for this and right here these select it for this and right here these select it for this and right here these are orders of priority so if it can't are orders of priority so if it can't are orders of priority so if it can't find it in the movie database it will go find it in the movie database it will go find it in the movie database it will go to tv but i want it to prioritize the tv to tv but i want it to prioritize the tv to tv but i want it to prioritize the tv database and then scroll down and we can database and then scroll down and we can database and then scroll down and we can automatically refresh every 30 days and automatically refresh every 30 days and automatically refresh every 30 days and then right here we have series image then right here we have series image then right here we have series image fetchers we have the options of movie fetchers we have the options of movie fetchers we have the options of movie database fan art which we've recently database fan art which we've recently database fan art which we've recently added and the tv database now for this added and the tv database now for this added and the tv database now for this one i'm going to prioritize fan art and one i'm going to prioritize fan art and one i'm going to prioritize fan art and then i'm going to do the same thing for then i'm going to do the same thing for then i'm going to do the same thing for the season fetchers so i'm going to the season fetchers so i'm going to the season fetchers so i'm going to prioritize fan art again and episode prioritize fan art again and episode prioritize fan art again and episode image i'm gonna go to the tv database image i'm gonna go to the tv database image i'm gonna go to the tv database and there we go so i'm gonna hit okay and there we go so i'm gonna hit okay and there we go so i'm gonna hit okay and for this one i'm gonna go ahead and

  6. and for this one i'm gonna go ahead and and for this one i'm gonna go ahead and rescan this library and i'm gonna select rescan this library and i'm gonna select rescan this library and i'm gonna select replace all metadata so let's refresh replace all metadata so let's refresh replace all metadata so let's refresh that and then if we go to home you can that and then if we go to home you can that and then if we go to home you can see right there it does give us a little see right there it does give us a little see right there it does give us a little progress bar of it actually replacing progress bar of it actually replacing progress bar of it actually replacing all that metadata so for now i'm just all that metadata so for now i'm just all that metadata so for now i'm just going to go ahead and wait for it to going to go ahead and wait for it to going to go ahead and wait for it to finish and while we wait we could go finish and while we wait we could go finish and while we wait we could go ahead and do something like jump into ahead and do something like jump into ahead and do something like jump into movies here you could see i have quite a movies here you could see i have quite a movies here you could see i have quite a few different movies i'd say i have a few different movies i'd say i have a few different movies i'd say i have a fairly decent collection thus far not fairly decent collection thus far not fairly decent collection thus far not the best but it's getting there i know the best but it's getting there i know the best but it's getting there i know for sure hunger games probably has some for sure hunger games probably has some for sure hunger games probably has some fan art so let's go ahead and uh edit fan art so let's go ahead and uh edit fan art so let's go ahead and uh edit images let's go with primary and oh yeah images let's go with primary and oh yeah images let's go with primary and oh yeah we have a lot of options a lot of things we have a lot of options a lot of things we have a lot of options a lot of things from the move a movie database but if we from the move a movie database but if we from the move a movie database but if we go down to fan art you can see we have a go down to fan art you can see we have a go down to fan art you can see we have a lot of different options here as well so lot of different options here as well so lot of different options here as well so it just makes it real nice to go ahead it just makes it real nice to go ahead it just makes it real nice to go ahead and pick how exactly you want your and pick how exactly you want your and pick how exactly you want your libraries to look and by now if we go libraries to look and by now if we go libraries to look and by now if we go ahead and go back we should be able to ahead and go back we should be able to ahead and go back we should be able to go to shows here and it went ahead and go to shows here and it went ahead and go to shows here and it went ahead and pulled the new metadata and then if i go pulled the new metadata and then if i go pulled the new metadata and then if i go to south park for example click this to south park for example click this to south park for example click this edit images we have a lot of different edit images we have a lot of different edit images we have a lot of different options here but if i go to primary options here but if i go to primary options here but if i go to primary search this you can see a fan art is now search this you can see a fan art is now search this you can see a fan art is now the priority as we selected in settings the priority as we selected in settings the priority as we selected in settings the tv database is second so there are a the tv database is second so there are a the tv database is second so there are a lot of options there and if we keep lot of options there and if we keep lot of options there and if we keep scrolling down we have the movie scrolling down we have the movie scrolling down we have the movie database and actually for this one randy database and actually for this one randy database and actually for this one randy is definitely the superior character so is definitely the superior character so is definitely the superior character so i'm going to go ahead and select i'm going to go ahead and select i'm going to go ahead and select this one as our primary picture so i'm this one as our primary picture so i'm this one as our primary picture so i'm going to download that and there we go going to download that and there we go going to download that and there we go so now let's go ahead and head back to so now let's go ahead and head back to so now let's go ahead and head back to our admin dashboard go back to

  7. our admin dashboard go back to our admin dashboard go back to plugins and we've checked out some of plugins and we've checked out some of plugins and we've checked out some of the databases that we've added so what i the databases that we've added so what i the databases that we've added so what i want to do now is check out the skin want to do now is check out the skin want to do now is check out the skin manager here right now the skin is manager here right now the skin is manager here right now the skin is default and we do have some preview so default and we do have some preview so default and we do have some preview so this is exactly how it looked and if i this is exactly how it looked and if i this is exactly how it looked and if i go ahead and hit this drop down you can go ahead and hit this drop down you can go ahead and hit this drop down you can see we have a bunch of different skins see we have a bunch of different skins see we have a bunch of different skins to choose from including the option for to choose from including the option for to choose from including the option for custom i'm not going to dive too far custom i'm not going to dive too far custom i'm not going to dive too far into custom but if we go ahead and into custom but if we go ahead and into custom but if we go ahead and switch some of these around so jelly switch some of these around so jelly switch some of these around so jelly skin you can see it's a little lighter skin you can see it's a little lighter skin you can see it's a little lighter follows more along the lines with the follows more along the lines with the follows more along the lines with the jellyfin color scheming that's a really jellyfin color scheming that's a really jellyfin color scheming that's a really nice one and you would just go through nice one and you would just go through nice one and you would just go through here so if i wanted like dark and green here so if i wanted like dark and green here so if i wanted like dark and green you can see how that looks kind of gives you can see how that looks kind of gives you can see how that looks kind of gives me a mb vibes i'm not sure what this one me a mb vibes i'm not sure what this one me a mb vibes i'm not sure what this one is so you can drop down and take a look is so you can drop down and take a look is so you can drop down and take a look now this one looks pretty good so let's now this one looks pretty good so let's now this one looks pretty good so let's just go ahead and set this as the skin just go ahead and set this as the skin just go ahead and set this as the skin so i'm going to click set skin and there so i'm going to click set skin and there so i'm going to click set skin and there we go you can see that there are some we go you can see that there are some we go you can see that there are some other options as well but now the skin other options as well but now the skin other options as well but now the skin has changed and everything just will has changed and everything just will has changed and everything just will look a little bit better rounded corners look a little bit better rounded corners look a little bit better rounded corners new colors has a nice fade if i go into new colors has a nice fade if i go into new colors has a nice fade if i go into some media such as elgato we can see how some media such as elgato we can see how some media such as elgato we can see how this looks and it's a little weird but this looks and it's a little weird but this looks and it's a little weird but the progress bar is covering up the the progress bar is covering up the the progress bar is covering up the entire thing so that's kind of cool if entire thing so that's kind of cool if entire thing so that's kind of cool if that's something you're into we have the that's something you're into we have the that's something you're into we have the scenes more like this jellyfin does a scenes more like this jellyfin does a scenes more like this jellyfin does a really good job of pulling all this and really good job of pulling all this and really good job of pulling all this and assuming similar movies so i'm gonna go assuming similar movies so i'm gonna go assuming similar movies so i'm gonna go ahead and go back to our home and let's ahead and go back to our home and let's ahead and go back to our home and let's dive back into plugins real quick dive back into plugins real quick dive back into plugins real quick dashboard scroll down plugins and we dashboard scroll down plugins and we dashboard scroll down plugins and we have reports so this is nice if you want have reports so this is nice if you want have reports so this is nice if you want to see like specifically what is going to see like specifically what is going to see like specifically what is going on on your server so report type media on on your server so report type media on on your server so report type media activity i could see what's going on so activity i could see what's going on so activity i could see what's going on so you can see all the sessions all the

  8. you can see all the sessions all the you can see all the sessions all the playback everything that's going on playback everything that's going on playback everything that's going on there's a lot of entries i've had to there's a lot of entries i've had to there's a lot of entries i've had to serve up for quite a while and like i serve up for quite a while and like i serve up for quite a while and like i can see when this was a connected from can see when this was a connected from can see when this was a connected from the ipad you could see kids which is the ipad you could see kids which is the ipad you could see kids which is really nice because a lot of parents really nice because a lot of parents really nice because a lot of parents nowadays like let their kids just go on nowadays like let their kids just go on nowadays like let their kids just go on youtube kids and watch whatever they youtube kids and watch whatever they youtube kids and watch whatever they want i would not recommend that it will want i would not recommend that it will want i would not recommend that it will kill their attention span but much kill their attention span but much kill their attention span but much rather a children watch like pixar or rather a children watch like pixar or rather a children watch like pixar or disney movies instead of the trashes disney movies instead of the trashes disney movies instead of the trashes that's on youtube kids theme songs is that's on youtube kids theme songs is that's on youtube kids theme songs is something pretty cool that i want to something pretty cool that i want to something pretty cool that i want to enable so it relies on tv db which i do enable so it relies on tv db which i do enable so it relies on tv db which i do have so i'm going to go ahead download have so i'm going to go ahead download have so i'm going to go ahead download theme songs and see if this works all theme songs and see if this works all theme songs and see if this works all right we're downloading i have a lot of right we're downloading i have a lot of right we're downloading i have a lot of stuff so this might take a minute all stuff so this might take a minute all stuff so this might take a minute all right so it does look like it is right so it does look like it is right so it does look like it is downloading the theme songs we have downloading the theme songs we have downloading the theme songs we have theme.mp3 there theme.mp3 there theme.mp3 there so i'm gonna jump to so i'm gonna jump to so i'm gonna jump to shows and let's go to oh don't play it shows and let's go to oh don't play it shows and let's go to oh don't play it don't play it copyright don't play it copyright don't play it copyright now it's not like automatically playing now it's not like automatically playing now it's not like automatically playing or anything i thought that's what it was or anything i thought that's what it was or anything i thought that's what it was going to do is it just a downloader well that's lame is it just a downloader well that's lame i mean it's still kind of cool but i i mean it's still kind of cool but i i mean it's still kind of cool but i thought it would have some sort of thought it would have some sort of thought it would have some sort of functionality purpose so basically what functionality purpose so basically what functionality purpose so basically what we're learning is plugins are definitely we're learning is plugins are definitely we're learning is plugins are definitely a hit or miss on this so overall plugins a hit or miss on this so overall plugins a hit or miss on this so overall plugins do give you a little bit more do give you a little bit more do give you a little bit more accessibility and control accessibility and control accessibility and control um um um they're really simple you saw you just they're really simple you saw you just they're really simple you saw you just add the repo install the plug-in restart add the repo install the plug-in restart add the repo install the plug-in restart the server and then figure out how to the server and then figure out how to the server and then figure out how to use it and see if you actually enjoy it use it and see if you actually enjoy it use it and see if you actually enjoy it and if it works properly do subscribe and if it works properly do subscribe and if it works properly do subscribe and ring that bell because in our next

  9. and ring that bell because in our next and ring that bell because in our next one we are going to be covering getting one we are going to be covering getting one we are going to be covering getting some live tv and dvr stuff going on so some live tv and dvr stuff going on so some live tv and dvr stuff going on so that's going to be fun with live tv it's that's going to be fun with live tv it's that's going to be fun with live tv it's a lot of a lot of a lot of iptv type stuff and then dvr obviously iptv type stuff and then dvr obviously iptv type stuff and then dvr obviously gives us the ability to record you do gives us the ability to record you do gives us the ability to record you do need a tv tuner for that so i will need need a tv tuner for that so i will need need a tv tuner for that so i will need to get one of those before uh making it to get one of those before uh making it to get one of those before uh making it that guide and i really am liking this that guide and i really am liking this that guide and i really am liking this uh theme going on here actually before uh theme going on here actually before uh theme going on here actually before we end let's let's give it a little we end let's let's give it a little we end let's let's give it a little change so dashboard plugin skin manager change so dashboard plugin skin manager change so dashboard plugin skin manager jellyflix it's a netflix ripoff i love jellyflix it's a netflix ripoff i love jellyflix it's a netflix ripoff i love it uh let's try it let's try it set skin it uh let's try it let's try it set skin it uh let's try it let's try it set skin oh yeah okay oh yeah okay oh yeah okay home yeah this is a netflix ripoff i home yeah this is a netflix ripoff i home yeah this is a netflix ripoff i love it edganto and okay cool the actual love it edganto and okay cool the actual love it edganto and okay cool the actual background photos loading properly that background photos loading properly that background photos loading properly that this is really cool i think the skin this is really cool i think the skin this is really cool i think the skin thing is definitely my favorite feature thing is definitely my favorite feature thing is definitely my favorite feature i wonder if this works on the uh the i wonder if this works on the uh the i wonder if this works on the uh the roku or android applications probably roku or android applications probably roku or android applications probably not but it would be super cool uh with not but it would be super cool uh with not but it would be super cool uh with all that i do hope you have a beautiful all that i do hope you have a beautiful all that i do hope you have a beautiful day any resources i mentioned which is day any resources i mentioned which is day any resources i mentioned which is really just that uh page of jellyfin really just that uh page of jellyfin really just that uh page of jellyfin plugins and the other videos will be plugins and the other videos will be plugins and the other videos will be linked down below uh with all that i do linked down below uh with all that i do linked down below uh with all that i do hope you have an absolutely beautiful hope you have an absolutely beautiful hope you have an absolutely beautiful day and good bye

Summary

This guide covers adding plugins to Jellyfin, a free and open-source media server. It explains how to find and install plugins, mentioning both official and third-party options. The takeaway is to leverage plugins to enhance your Jellyfin experience and manage your media more effectively.

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