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Better than Disney+: Jellyfin on my NAS

Jeff Geerling 14:44

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Jellyfin's an awesome open source home media server. I'll show you how I use it to organize my movies and TV shows.

Part 1 (how I rip media to my computer) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ8ijmy3qPo

Also check out this blog post where I go into a little more detail why I chose Jellyfin over Plex: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/why-i-use-jellyfin-my-home-media-library

Mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links):

- Pioneer BDR-XD07UHD 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Drive: https://amzn.to/3T3AqK0
- ASUSTOR Drivestor 4 Pro AS3304T NAS: https://amzn.to/3elrL6x
- My 3-2-1 Backup Plan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0KZ5iXTkzg
- My 'This is not a TV' video (LibreELEC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-epPf7D8oMk
- WarGames Blu-Ray: https://amzn.to/3fVn83f
- Jellyfin: https://jellyfin.org
- VLC: https://www.videolan.org
- IINA: https://iina.io
- MPV: https://mpv.io
- PotPlayer X: https://potplayer.tv

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Merch: https://redshirtjeff.com
2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GeerlingEngineering

Contents:

00:00 - This deal's getting worse all the time!
02:07 - Aren't Blu-Rays expensive?
03:26 - I am not a lawyer (breaking DRM)
04:41 - Live transcoding and 30 fps
05:32 - Managing your media library
06:17 - NAS setup
07:53 - Jellyfin setup
10:28 - Organizing your media
12:24 - Advanced organization
13:24 - FBI raids?
14:37 - Dad Jokes

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