Tips, updates, and guides from the JellyWatch team.
Real stories from the Jellyfin community: corrupted databases after power outages, lost watch history from failed 10.11 migrations, drives dying with no backup, and accidental rm -rf on config folders. Each story includes what went wrong, what could have prevented it, and the exact recovery steps. Plus a complete disaster recovery playbook you can implement today.
From credits detection to home screen curation, from Watch Party sync to WebStreams import, the Emby plugin ecosystem in 2026 is more active than most people realize. This complete guide covers every official and community plugin, all supported clients, notification integrations, and the tools that make Emby a serious self-hosted media platform.
Jellyfin has no built-in Discover tab - by design. But in 2026, community plugins bring Netflix-style recommendations without sending your data anywhere. This guide covers LocalRecs (ML-based, 100% local), jellynext (Trakt-powered per-user libraries), and smart collection strategies for a personalized streaming experience.
Run Jellyfin on Proxmox with hardware transcoding in an LXC container or VM. This guide covers Intel QSV device mapping (3 lines of config), NVIDIA PCI passthrough, NAS storage mounting via NFS/SMB, performance tuning, and the community helper script that automates the entire setup.
Seerr is the official successor to Jellyseerr and Overseerr - the most popular media request platform for Jellyfin and Emby. This complete installation guide covers Docker Compose on Linux, Unraid Community Apps, Windows setup, Jellyfin and Emby integration, Radarr and Sonarr connection, and user management.
