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Description / nameInput element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Jellyfin FFmpeg /work Path

Build Status Last Commit

FFmpeg with the Jellyfin patch set for HDR tone mapping (the SIMD-optimized
tonemapx / libplacebo filters) on FreeBSD. Ships both the 7.x and 8.x lines:
jellyfin-ffmpeg (= v7, the default) / jellyfin-ffmpeg7 / jellyfin-ffmpeg8
(and matching *probe) are all on PATH. Standalone CLI image, not a service.
Registry ghcr.io/daemonless/jellyfin-ffmpeg
Daemonless daemonless/jellyfin-ffmpeg
Source jellyfin/jellyfin-ffmpeg
Website jellyfin.org

Version Tags

Tag Description Best For
7 / latest Upstream Binary. Built from official release. Most users — recommended.
8 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:
  jellyfin-ffmpeg:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/jellyfin-ffmpeg:latest"
    container_name: jellyfin-ffmpeg
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/jellyfin-ffmpeg/work:/work"
    restart: unless-stopped

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podman run -d --name jellyfin-ffmpeg \
  -v /path/to/containers/jellyfin-ffmpeg/work:/work \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/jellyfin-ffmpeg:latest

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- name: Deploy jellyfin-ffmpeg
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: jellyfin-ffmpeg
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/jellyfin-ffmpeg:latest"
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/jellyfin-ffmpeg/work:/work"

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Volumes

Path Description
/work

Implementation Details

  • Architectures: amd64
  • User: root (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
  • Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).

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