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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

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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

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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"

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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: 'boot args:--pull'
      - expose: '8096:8096 proto:tcp'
    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 overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/emby:${tag}
SET allow.mlock=1

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appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -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

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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