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

The Free Software Media System on FreeBSD.

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest`	FreeBSD Port. Installs from latest packages.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.
`pkg`	FreeBSD Port. Installs from Quarterly ports.	Stability. Uses system libraries.
`pkg-latest`	FreeBSD Port. Installs from Latest ports.	Bleeding edge system packages.

Prerequisites

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

Memory Locking (Critical)

This application is built on .NET and requires memory locking enabled in the jail. You must use the allow.mlock annotation and have a patched ocijail.

Deployment

Podman Compose 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

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 the Web UI 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).
.NET App: Requires --annotation 'org.freebsd.jail.allow.mlock=true' and a patched ocijail.

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