Jellyfin on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Jellyfin on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Jellyfin is the volunteer-built, free-software media system that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media. No premium tiers, no tracking, no phone-home — just your movies, shows, music, and photos, streamed to any device. This image is built and maintained by cloudimg on a hardened, fully patched Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base.

### What's included

• Jellyfin media server on port 80 (nginx reverse proxy with WebSocket support), managed by systemd
• An administrator account seeded with a unique password on first boot (no shared default, setup wizard pre-completed)
• A demo library so the interface shows content on first login
• Media, metadata, and transcode cache stored on a dedicated managed data disk
• Automatic security updates enabled

### Getting started

Retrieve the generated admin credentials with `sudo cat /root/jellyfin-credentials.txt`, then sign in at the VM's public IP. Add your own media libraries pointing at folders on the data disk, then stream from the web UI or the Jellyfin apps. The deployment guide on cloudimg.co.uk covers libraries, users, and clients.