How do I add media to a co-op cloud instance of Jellyfin? #1

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aadil · 2022-05-19T16:29:02Z

aadil commented

2022-05-19 16:29:02 +00:00

So I have a bunch of media folders that I'd like to import into a running instance of jellyfin managed through co-op clouds. The folders are in my home folder (~/Music, ~/Videos, etc).

Naturally, these folders aren't detectable by co-op cloud jellyfin since it can only see the filesystem of the container it's running.

Is there any command I can use to easily mount these folders on the co-op cloud jellyfin container? Also, how can I set up permissions on these folders such that jellyfin can write to them (e.g. to delete media from the GUI, edit and update metadata, create playlist files, etc.)

So I have a bunch of media folders that I'd like to import into a running instance of jellyfin managed through co-op clouds. The folders are in my home folder (`~/Music`, `~/Videos`, etc). Naturally, these folders aren't detectable by co-op cloud jellyfin since it can only see the filesystem of the container it's running. Is there any command I can use to easily mount these folders on the co-op cloud jellyfin container? Also, how can I set up permissions on these folders such that jellyfin can write to them (e.g. to delete media from the GUI, edit and update metadata, create playlist files, etc.)

decentral1se commented

2022-05-20 07:05:21 +00:00

Perhaps https://github.com/libfuse/sshfs to mount your local folders into the remote under /var/lib/docker/volumes/...my_jellyfin_volume...? Then for permissions, you can just check the uid/guid of the user inside the jellyfin container and chown the remote folders? Very unsure any of that would work 🙃 Might be worth asking on co-op cloud tech chats on matrix!

Perhaps https://github.com/libfuse/sshfs to mount your local folders into the remote under `/var/lib/docker/volumes/...my_jellyfin_volume...`? Then for permissions, you can just check the uid/guid of the user inside the jellyfin container and chown the remote folders? Very unsure any of that would work 🙃 Might be worth asking on co-op cloud tech chats on matrix!

aadil commented

2022-05-20 07:34:28 +00:00

Did a co-work with @knoflook today. The volumes can be set up by running abra app config ${your jellyfin domain}, and then editing it like so:

# Set to an existing path on the host, and define a path inside the container
EXTRA_VOLUME=/home/aadil/media:/media/ # replace /home/aadil/media with folder of your  choice

Did a co-work with @knoflook today. The volumes can be set up by running `abra app config ${your jellyfin domain}`, and then editing it like so: ```yaml # Set to an existing path on the host, and define a path inside the container EXTRA_VOLUME=/home/aadil/media:/media/ # replace /home/aadil/media with folder of your choice ```

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aadil commented

2022-05-20 07:34:39 +00:00

Maybe we should add this to the documentation