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Jellyfin
Developer(s)Jellyfin Team
Initial releaseDecember 30, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-30)
Stable release
10.9.11[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 7 September 2024; 12 days ago (7 September 2024)
Repository
Written inC# (Server)
Operating systemCross platform
PlatformMicrosoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, iPadOS, Amazon Fire TV, Kodi, Roku, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Docker
Available inMulti Language
TypeMedia server
LicenseGPLv2
Websitejellyfin.org Edit this on Wikidata

Jellyfin is a free and open-source media server and suite of multimedia applications designed to organize, manage, and share digital media files to networked devices. Jellyfin consists of a server application installed on a machine running Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux or in a Docker container,[2] and another application running on a client device such as a smartphone, tablet, smart TV, streaming media player, game console or in a web browser.[3] Jellyfin also can serve media to DLNA and Chromecast-enabled devices.[4] It is a fork of Emby.[5]

Features

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Jellyfin follows a client–server model that allows for multiple users and clients to connect and stream digital media remotely. Because Jellyfin runs as a fully self-contained server, there is no subscription-based consumption model that exists, and Jellyfin does not utilize an external connection nor third-party authentication for this functionality. This enables Jellyfin to work on an isolated intranet in much the same fashion as it does over the Internet. Because it shares a heritage with Emby, some clients for that platform are unofficially compatible with Jellyfin; however, as Jellyfin's codebase diverges from Emby, this becomes less possible. Jellyfin does not support a direct migration path from Emby.[6]

Jellyfin is extensible, and optional third-party plugins exist to provide additional feature functionality. The project hosts an official repository, however plugins need not be hosted in the official repository to be installable.[7]

Version 10.6.0 of the server software introduced a feature known as "SyncPlay", which provides functionality for multiple users to consume media content together in a synchronized fashion. Support to read epub-format e-books with Jellyfin was also added. Support for third-party plugin repositories was also added, allowing users to create and install plugins without the need for the official plugin repository. The web front end has been split off in a separate system in anticipation of the move towards a SQL backend and High Availability with multiple servers.[8]

Development

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The project began on December 8, 2018, when co-founders Andrew Rabert and Joshua Boniface, among other users, agreed to fork Emby as a direct reaction to closing of open-source development on that project.[9][10][11][12] A reference to streaming, Jellyfin's name was conceived of by Rabert the following day.[13] An initial release was made available on December 30, 2018.

Version history

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Jellyfin's unique version numbering began with version 10.0.0 in January 2019.

Major version Release date Notes
Future release: 10.10.0 October 12, 2024[14]
Current stable version: 10.9.0 May 11, 2024
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.8.0 June 11, 2022
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.7.0 March 8, 2021
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.6.0 July 19, 2020 Introduction of SyncPlay feature & epub reading
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.5.0 March 8, 2020 Hardware acceleration encoding and decoding support added for the Raspberry Pi
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.4.0 October 6, 2019
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.3.0 April 19, 2019
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.2.0 February 16, 2019
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.1.0 January 25, 2019
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.0.0 January 7, 2019
Old version, no longer maintained: 3.5.2-5 December 30, 2018 Only release to use original Emby version numbering
Legend:
Old version
Old version, still maintained
Latest version
Latest preview version
Future release

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Release 10.9.11". 7 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Jellyfin Docker Compose: Powerful FREE Media Server in 5 min | SHB". 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. ^ Sava, Alexandra (July 20, 2020). "Collect, manage, organize and stream all your favorite movies". Softpedia. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Anand (March 13, 2020). "Plex vs Emby vs Jellyfin vs Kodi: In-depth Comparison". SmartHomeBeginner. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "Home | Documentation - Jellyfin Project". jellyfin.org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  6. ^ "Migrating from Emby to Jellyfin". Jellyfin. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Plugins". Jellyfin. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Jellyfin Release - v10.6.0". Jellyfin. July 19, 2020. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Jellyfin: Free Software Emby Media Server Fork Is Announced After Emby Becomes Proprietary". Linux Uprising. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  10. ^ Malmlund, Matt (July 14, 2020). "7 Best Home Media Server Software Choices". Heavy.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  11. ^ Ashwin (August 19, 2019). "Jellyfin is an open source alternative for Plex, and here's how to setup a server on Windows". Ghacks. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  12. ^ King, Bertel (August 14, 2019). "The 8 Best Media Server Software Options for Linux". MakeUseOf. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  13. ^ "A new name for the project #2". Jellyfin via GitHub. August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  14. ^ "Release Roadmap for 10.10.0 | Jellyfin". jellyfin.org. 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
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