Tips, updates, and guides from the JellyWatch team.
Set up Live TV and IPTV on your Jellyfin server completely free. This guide covers free legal M3U sources (Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, Stirr, Plex FAST channels), XMLTV EPG setup, HDHomeRun OTA tuners, DVR recording, and troubleshooting - no Premiere license or paid IPTV subscription required.
Learn how to add, sync, and automate subtitles on your Jellyfin server. Covers OpenSubtitles, Bazarr, embedded vs external subs, SRT vs ASS, and how to fix common subtitle issues.
Install and optimize Jellyfin on your NAS. This guide covers Synology DSM 7, TrueNAS SCALE, and Unraid - with hardware transcoding, Docker setup, and performance tips for each platform.
Share your Jellyfin server safely with family and friends. Learn how to create user profiles, set parental controls, restrict libraries, limit bandwidth, and manage access like a pro.
Expose your Jellyfin server securely with a reverse proxy. This guide starts with Nginx Proxy Manager (the easiest GUI-based option for beginners), then covers Caddy (simplest config file) and Traefik (most powerful for large stacks) - with complete Docker Compose configurations and SSL setup for each.
Protect your Jellyfin configuration, metadata, watch history, and plugins with a solid backup strategy. This guide covers manual backups, automated scripts, Docker volume snapshots, and full disaster recovery.
Stop guessing quality settings. TRaSH Guides provide community-tested quality profiles for Radarr and Sonarr, and Recyclarr keeps them synced automatically. This guide shows how to set up both for your Jellyfin media stack.
Emby supports IPTV and Live TV natively - but requires Emby Premiere. This complete guide covers M3U playlist configuration, XMLTV EPG setup, channel management, DVR recording to storage, mobile access, and monitoring active IPTV sessions with EmbyWatch.
Unify login across Jellyfin, Radarr, Sonarr, and Jellyseerr with Authentik or Authelia SSO. This guide covers the jellyfin-plugin-sso OIDC configuration, Docker Compose for both identity providers, two-factor authentication, and protecting your entire self-hosted media stack with a single identity.
