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Jellyfin & Jellyseerr

Stream your media and request new content — all in one place.

  • Jellyfin

    Media server for movies, TV shows, and music.

    jellyfin.hdhomelab.com

  • Jellyseerr

    Request movies and TV shows to be added to the library.

    jellyseerr.hdhomelab.com

  • Authentication

    Both services use your homelab username and password (via LDAP/SSO).

  • Notifications

    Get notified when your requests are ready — via email or web push.

Jellyfin

Jellyfin is a media server for streaming movies, TV shows, and music.

Install Jellyfin Media Player via Homebrew:

brew install --cask jellyfin-media-player

Then:

  1. Open the app and click Add Server.
  2. Enter https://jellyfin.hdhomelab.com and click Connect.
  3. Sign in with your homelab username and password.

Renaming in progress

The project is being renamed from jellyfin-media-player to jellyfin-desktop, but no official releases under the new name exist yet. Use jellyfin-media-player for now — the brew cask will continue to work.

Browser vs. client — which should I use?

See the comparison table below.

Streamyfin — free, recommended for most users.

  1. Install Streamyfin from the App Store.
  2. Tap Add Server and enter https://jellyfin.hdhomelab.com.
  3. Tap Connect, then sign in with your homelab username and password.

Tip

Streamyfin supports HEVC, offline downloads and native iOS playback controls.

Infuse — best format support, paid app.

Infuse uses its own decoding engine and handles TrueHD, DTS/DTS-X, FLAC, and a wider range of Dolby Vision profiles that Streamyfin cannot play natively.

Pricing: free tier available (limited features); Pro is $9.99/month or $99.99/year (one-time lifetime purchase occasionally on sale).

  1. Install Infuse from the App Store.
  2. Tap Add Library → Jellyfin.
  3. Enter https://jellyfin.hdhomelab.com and sign in with your homelab credentials.

Moonfin — free, recommended, supports transcoding fallback, Jellyseerr integration, and SyncPlay.

  1. Install Moonfin from Google Play.
  2. Tap Add Server and enter https://jellyfin.hdhomelab.com.
  3. Tap Connect, then sign in with your homelab username and password.

Tip

Moonfin includes native Jellyseerr support — browse and request content without switching apps.

Findroid — free, native Material Design UI, direct play only.

  1. Install Findroid from Google Play or F-Droid.
  2. Tap Add Server and enter https://jellyfin.hdhomelab.com.
  3. Tap Connect, then sign in with your homelab username and password.

Tip

Findroid uses MPV for playback and supports offline downloads, HEVC, TrueHD, and DTS.

Streamyfin — free, supports both direct play and transcoding.

  1. Install Streamyfin from Google Play.
  2. Tap Add Server and enter https://jellyfin.hdhomelab.com.
  3. Tap Connect, then sign in with your homelab username and password.

Tip

Streamyfin supports offline downloads, Jellyseerr integration, and intro skipping.

Android TV / Google TV / Fire TV

Moonfin — free, recommended, built for TV with transcoding support, Jellyseerr integration, and SyncPlay.

  1. Install Moonfin from Google Play or the Amazon Appstore.
  2. Select Add Server and enter https://jellyfin.hdhomelab.com.
  3. Sign in with your username and password, or use the Quick Connect code shown on screen — enter it at jellyfin.hdhomelab.com/web/#/quickconnect from any browser.

Tip

Moonfin includes native Jellyseerr support — browse and request content without switching apps.

Apple TV

  1. Install Jellyfin for tvOS from the App Store.
  2. Select Add Server and enter https://jellyfin.hdhomelab.com.
  3. Sign in with your username and password, or use the Quick Connect code at jellyfin.hdhomelab.com/web/#/quickconnect.

Roku

  1. Install Jellyfin for Roku from the Roku Channel Store.
  2. Enter https://jellyfin.hdhomelab.com as the server URL.
  3. Enter the Quick Connect code shown on screen at jellyfin.hdhomelab.com/web/#/quickconnect from any browser.

Navigate to jellyfin.hdhomelab.com, enter your homelab username and password, and click Sign in.

Jellyfin Login Page

  • Use the Home page for recently added content.
  • Browse Movies, TV Shows, or Music from the sidebar.
  • Click any title → Play to start streaming.
  • Playback quality adjusts automatically to your connection; you can override it in the player controls.

Jellyfin Home Page

Browser vs. Client Playback Support

The browser uses the web player and is limited to codecs the browser natively supports. Native clients use platform decoders or libmpv and can direct-play almost any file. If a video won't play or plays without sound in the browser, try a native client instead.

Feature Browser Desktop client Streamyfin (iOS) Infuse (iOS) Moonfin (Android)
Price Free Free Free Free / Pro (see App Store) Free
Video: H.264
Video: HEVC / H.265 Chrome 107+, Safari; older Firefox
Video: AV1 Chrome/Firefox; Safari A17/M3+ only (MPV + VideoToolbox) (hardware decode on supported devices)
Video: Dolby Vision Safari (P5); Chrome/Firefox (Profile ⅝) (via MPV) (broader profiles) (device-dependent)
HDR10 / HDR10+ HDR display required
Audio: AAC / MP3
Audio: AC-3 / E-AC-3 (Dolby) passthrough (MPV decode) passthrough passthrough
Audio: TrueHD / Atmos passthrough (MPV decode/downmix; no lossless passthrough on iOS) (decode to LPCM; no lossless Atmos) passthrough
Audio: DTS / DTS-X passthrough (MPV decode/downmix; no lossless passthrough on iOS) (decode to LPCM) passthrough
Audio: FLAC (MPV)
Hardware decoding Browser-dependent (iOS VideoToolbox) (iOS VideoToolbox) (Android MediaCodec)
Direct play (no transcode) Rarely Usually Usually Usually Usually
Subtitle: ASS/SSA
Offline downloads (Pro)

Video won't play? Use a native client

The browser requires the video to be in a format it natively supports. If playback fails or audio is missing, the desktop client or Streamyfin handles a much wider range of formats and will likely work.

Jellyseerr

Jellyseerr is for requesting movies or TV shows to be added to the library.

Signing In

  1. Click Sign in with Jellyfin.
  2. Log in with your homelab credentials.

Requesting Content

  1. Use the search bar to find a movie or TV show.
  2. Click the title → Request or Request 4K.
  3. For TV shows, you can request specific seasons or everything available.
  4. Requests are processed automatically. You'll get a notification when the content is ready.

4K is not automatic

4K versions are not requested by default. Open the title and select Request 4K from the dropdown instead of the plain Request button.

Request 4K

Checking Request Status

Go to Requests in the sidebar to track the status of your pending and completed requests.

Notifications

Jellyseerr can notify you when requested content is available or when a request status changes.

Before enabling email notifications, you must set your email address in Jellyseerr:

  1. Go to your profile → Settings → General.
  2. Enter your email address and click Save Changes.

Email is not synced automatically

Jellyseerr cannot pull your email from Jellyfin or LDAP — you need to enter it manually.

Then enable notifications:

  1. Go to your profile → Settings → Notifications → Email.
  2. Check the events you want to be notified about (e.g. Media Available, Request Approved).
  3. Click Save Changes.

Jellyseerr Email Notification Settings

Web push sends browser notifications directly to your device — no email required. Works on desktop browsers and on mobile if you've added Jellyseerr to your home screen.

  1. Go to your profile → Settings → Notifications → Web Push.
  2. Check the events you want to be notified about.
  3. Click Enable web push
  4. When prompted by your browser, click Allow to grant notification permission.
  5. Click Save Changes.

Jellyseerr Web Push Notification Settings

Tip

Web push notifications are per-device. If you use Jellyseerr on multiple devices, set this up on each one separately.

iOS users

You may need to enable the Safari notifications feature flag first. Go to Settings → Safari → Advanced → Feature Flags and enable Notifications.