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Emby Emby

Description / nameInput element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
Emby Host Port
Emby /config Path

Build Status Last Commit mlock Required

Personal media server with apps on just about every device.
Port 8096
Registry ghcr.io/daemonless/emby
Daemonless daemonless/emby
Source MediaBrowser/Emby
Website emby.media

Version Tags

Tag Description Best For
latest / pkg FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages. Production stability.
pkg-latest FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates. Staying current.
beta Upstream Binary. Built from official release. Alternative build.

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions, including the security model for host vs. container privileges.

Deployment

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services:
  emby:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/emby:latest"
    container_name: emby
    environment:
      - PUID=1000  # User ID for the application process
      - PGID=1000  # Group ID for the application process
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/emby:/config"
    ports:
      - "8096:8096"
    annotations:
      org.freebsd.jail.allow.mlock: "true"
    # always (not unless-stopped) so FreeBSD's podman rc.d auto-starts it at boot
    restart: always

Save as compose.yaml, then run podman-compose up -d.

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podman run -d --name emby \
  -p 8096:8096 \
  --annotation 'org.freebsd.jail.allow.mlock=true' \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -v /path/to/containers/emby:/config \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/emby:latest

Save as run.sh, then run sh run.sh.

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- name: Deploy emby
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: emby
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/emby:latest"
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
    ports:
      - "8096:8096"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/emby:/config"
    annotation:
      org.freebsd.jail.allow.mlock: "true"

Save as emby-deploy.yaml, then run ansible-playbook emby-deploy.yaml.

Warning

Exposing ports in AppJail means that your service can be reached from remote hosts. If that is not your intention, do not expose the ports and communicate with the service using the jail's IPv4 address or hostname assigned by the virtual network.

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# .env

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=emby
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC

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# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  emby:
    name: emby
    options:
      - container: 'args:--pull'
      - expose: '8096:8096 proto:tcp'
      - template: !ENV '${PWD}/template.conf'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - EMBY_CONFIG_PATH: /config
volumes:
  EMBY_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/emby'

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# Makejail

ARG tag=pkg

OPTION container=boot
OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/emby:${tag}

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# template.conf

exec.start: "/bin/sh /etc/rc"
exec.stop: "/bin/sh /etc/rc.shutdown jail"
mount.devfs
persist
allow.mlock

Save the files above, then run appjail-director up.

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appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -o template=template.conf \
  -o expose="8096:8096 proto:tcp" \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/emby /config <pseudofs>" \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/emby:latest emby

template.conf: 

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# template.conf

exec.start: "/bin/sh /etc/rc"
exec.stop: "/bin/sh /etc/rc.shutdown jail"
mount.devfs
persist
allow.mlock

Save the files above, then run sh run.sh.

Experimental

Bastille's OCI support is experimental. It requires buildah and shares the host network stack (inherit). Mount volumes with --volume HOST JAIL; without it, image-declared volumes are stored under ${bastille_volumesdir}/${jail}.

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services:
  emby:
    name: emby
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/emby:latest"
    network:
      - mode: host
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/emby:/config"

Save as bastille-compose.yml, then run bastille up.

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bastille create -O \
  --env PUID=1000 \
  --env PGID=1000 \
  --env TZ=UTC \
  --volume /path/to/containers/emby /config \
  emby ghcr.io/daemonless/emby:latest inherit

Access at: http://localhost:8096

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable Default Description
PUID 1000 User ID for the application process
PGID 1000 Group ID for the application process
TZ UTC Timezone for the container

Volumes

Path Description
/config Configuration and data directory

Ports

Port Protocol Description
8096 TCP Web UI

Implementation Details

  • Architectures: amd64
  • User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
  • Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).
  • mlock: Requires --annotation 'org.freebsd.jail.allow.mlock=true' (ocijail 0.5.0+)

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