Jellyfin - Revision history

RossSmyth: /* NVENC */ Add blurb on the Nvidia support matrix.

2026-05-26T20:35:24Z

NVENC: Add blurb on the Nvidia support matrix.

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:35, 26 May 2026
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	};		};
	};		};
	}\|lang=nix}}		}\|lang=nix}}For configuring the <code>services.jellyfin.transcoding.hardwareDecodingCodec</code> and <code>services.jellyfin.transcoding.hardwareDecodingCodec</code> options for Nvidia GPUs, [https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-decode-support-matrix consult the support matrix provided by Nvidia]

	==== VAAPI and Intel QSV ==== <!--T:19-->		==== VAAPI and Intel QSV ==== <!--T:19-->

2026-05-26T20:29:59Z

Adding the jellyfin packages to system PATH is not required, nor particularly useful.

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	{{code\|lang=nix\|line=no\|1={		{{code\|lang=nix\|line=no\|1={
	services.jellyfin.enable = true;		services.jellyfin.enable = true;
	~~environment.systemPackages = [~~
	~~pkgs.jellyfin~~
	~~pkgs.jellyfin-web~~
	~~pkgs.jellyfin-ffmpeg~~
	];
	}		}
	}}		}}

2026-05-26T20:29:00Z

Add section for how to identify the GPU to add to services.jellyfin.hardwareAcceleration.device

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 Modern hardware often includes video acceleration capabilities that can significantly reduce CPU usage during transcoding. For detailed information, see the [https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/post-install/transcoding/hardware-acceleration/ official Jellyfin documentation].<ref name="jellyfin-hw">Jellyfin Documentation Team, "Hardware acceleration", Jellyfin Documentation, Accessed October 2025. https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/post-install/transcoding/hardware-acceleration/</ref>
 ==== NVENC ====

2026-05-26T20:05:33Z

NVENC: Add more nvenc config details

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:05, 26 May 2026
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	};		};
	nixpkgs.config.cudaSupport = true;		nixpkgs.config.cudaSupport = true;

			services.jellyfin = {
			enable = true;
			hardwareAcceleration = {
			enable = true;
			type = "nvenc";
			device = "/dev/dri/renderD128";
			};
			};
	}\|lang=nix}}		}\|lang=nix}}

2026-05-26T04:46:09Z

Add details for NVENC, as without these Jellyfin will fail with hardware encoding.

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 Modern hardware often includes video acceleration capabilities that can significantly reduce CPU usage during transcoding. For detailed information, see the [https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/post-install/transcoding/hardware-acceleration/ official Jellyfin documentation].<ref name="jellyfin-hw">Jellyfin Documentation Team, "Hardware acceleration", Jellyfin Documentation, Accessed October 2025. https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/post-install/transcoding/hardware-acceleration/</ref>
 ==== VAAPI and Intel QSV ==== <!--T:19-->

2026-05-12T20:54:38Z

Adding in warning information about current issues with the jellyfin-desktop package as well as some easy fixes

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	If you would like to install the desktop application, use the following:		If you would like to install the desktop application, use the following:


			{{Warning\|1=Currently in NixOS 25.11, jellyfin-desktop 2.0 on nixpkgs is unsupported (and no longer available on their [https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-desktop/releases release page]) as it relies on an out-of-date QT engine. This can cause '''rapid, bright flashes''' when playing video on Wayland, which is a '''serious seizure risk''' (see [https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-desktop/issues/127 this issue]).

			The easiest fixes are:
			* Use the web player.
			* Run from the CLI with: `QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb jellyfin-desktop > /dev/null 2>&1 & disown`
			* Create a launch script your app launcher can find [https://docs.vicinae.com/install/script as explained for vicinae here].}}


	{{code\|lang=nix\|line=no\|1={		{{code\|lang=nix\|line=no\|1={

2026-02-05T16:40:38Z

jellyfin-media-player was renamed to jellyfin-desktop and updated so it's no longer marked as insecure

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	If you would like to install the desktop application, use the following:		If you would like to install the desktop application, use the following:

	{{Warning\|Currently in NixOS 25.11, jellyfin-media-player is marked as insecure as it depends on a vulnerable version of qtwebengine (v5.15.19). Until this is fixed, you may want to use the Jellyfin web client instead. For fix status, see: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/437865}}

	{{code\|lang=nix\|line=no\|1={		{{code\|lang=nix\|line=no\|1={
	environment.systemPackages = [		environment.systemPackages = [
	pkgs.jellyfin-~~media-player~~		pkgs.jellyfin-desktop
	];		];
	}		}

2026-01-27T12:07:51Z

Intro Skipper plugin: delete redundant brace

2025-12-05T20:20:39Z

Add link to GitHub issue tracking qt6 release of jellyfin-media-player

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	If you would like to install the desktop application, use the following:		If you would like to install the desktop application, use the following:

	{{Warning\|Currently in NixOS 25.11, jellyfin-media-player is marked as insecure as it depends on a vulnerable version of qtwebengine (v5.15.19). Until this is fixed, you may want to use the Jellyfin web client instead.}}		{{Warning\|Currently in NixOS 25.11, jellyfin-media-player is marked as insecure as it depends on a vulnerable version of qtwebengine (v5.15.19). Until this is fixed, you may want to use the Jellyfin web client instead. For fix status, see: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/437865}}

	{{code\|lang=nix\|line=no\|1={		{{code\|lang=nix\|line=no\|1={

2025-12-05T20:03:58Z

Better to not mention localhost, server installation covers it better.

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:03, 5 December 2025
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	}}		}}

	Alternatively, you can use the Jellyfin web client by using your preferred web browser to visit ~~http://localhost:8096~~ directly. See below on how to install the Jellyfin ~~Server~~.		Alternatively, you can use the Jellyfin web client by using your preferred web browser to visit the server directly. See below on how to install the Jellyfin server.

	== Server Installation == <!--T:2-->		== Server Installation == <!--T:2-->