Jellyfin

Open-source media server running natively on indri for VideoToolbox hardware transcoding.

Quick Reference

PropertyValue
URLhttps://jellyfin.ops.eblu.me
Local Port8096
Data~/Library/Application Support/jellyfin
Media/Volumes/allisonflix (NFS from sifaka)
LaunchAgentmcquack.jellyfin

Hardware Transcoding

Apple VideoToolbox on M1 Mac Mini.

CodecSupport
H.264 encode/decodeHardware
HEVC (H.265) encode/decodeHardware
AV1 decodeSoftware (requires M3+)
HDR to SDR tone mappingVPP (hardware)

Concurrent 4K streams with HDR tonemapping: ~3

Configuration

Dashboard > Playback:

  1. Hardware Acceleration: Apple VideoToolbox
  2. Allow hardware encoding: Enabled
  3. VPP Tone mapping: Enabled

Observability

  • Metrics: jellyfin_metrics ansible role
  • Logs: Forwarded via Alloy
  • Dashboard: “Jellyfin Media Server” in grafana