Jellyfin

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Global /movies Path
Global /tv Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
Jellyfin Host Port
Jellyfin /config Path
Jellyfin /cache Path

Volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control — stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached.


Port	8096
Registry	`ghcr.io/daemonless/jellyfin`
Source	https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin
Website	https://jellyfin.org/

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest` / `pkg`	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.
`pkg-latest`	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Newest FreeBSD packages.

Root Privileges Required

Podman on FreeBSD currently requires root. All commands must be run as root (or via doas/sudo).

.NET Memory Locking (mlock)

This application requires --annotation 'org.freebsd.jail.allow.mlock=true' (Requires patched ocijail).

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose AppJail Director Podman CLI Ansible

services:
  jellyfin:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/jellyfin:latest
    container_name: jellyfin
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/jellyfin:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/jellyfin/cache:/cache" # optional
      - "/path/to/tv:/tv" # optional
      - "/path/to/movies:/movies" # optional
    ports:
      - 8096:8096
    annotations:
      org.freebsd.jail.allow.mlock: "true"
    restart: unless-stopped

.env:

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=jellyfin
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC

appjail-director.yml:

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  jellyfin:
    name: jellyfin
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - JELLYFIN_CONFIG_PATH: /config
      - JELLYFIN_CACHE_PATH: /cache
      - TV_PATH: /tv
      - MOVIES_PATH: /movies
volumes:
  JELLYFIN_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/jellyfin'
  JELLYFIN_CACHE_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/jellyfin/cache'
  TV_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/tv'
  MOVIES_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/movies'

Makejail:

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/jellyfin:${tag}
SET allow.mlock=1

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

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

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 directory
`/cache`	Cache directory (Optional)
`/tv`	TV Series library (Optional)
`/movies`	Movie library (Optional)

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 15.0).

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