Tips, updates, and guides from the JellyWatch team.
Can you cast Jellyfin to a Chromecast? Yes - but with caveats. This guide covers Chromecast support in the official Jellyfin apps, Google TV native app installation, casting from Android and browsers, codec compatibility, and how to fix the most common casting issues.
Wrong posters, misidentified movies, missing episode info metadata issues are the most common Emby frustration. This complete 2026 guide covers TMDB and TVDB matching, NFO files, custom artwork, bulk refresh strategies, and how to lock metadata to prevent overwrites.
After the turbulent 10.11 release, the Jellyfin team is considering a major versioning change - dropping the "10" prefix entirely and jumping to 12.0. This article explains the community debate that triggered it, what the new versioning signals, and what features are planned for the next major release.
Hundreds of users hit database migration failures, library loading times of 30+ minutes, and broken Home Videos libraries after upgrading to Jellyfin 10.11. This is the full post-mortem - what went wrong, why, and how the team fixed it across six point releases.
Jellyfin 10.11.7 patches 4 security vulnerabilities rated extremely important. All users on versions prior to 10.11.7 should upgrade immediately. Details on the fixes and how to update safely.
The current stable version of Jellyfin is 10.11.5 as of March 2026. This article covers what changed in 10.11, which bugs were fixed in the point releases, what the new web UI looks like, and what is coming in the next major release (10.12 / 12.0).
Wrong posters, misidentified movies, missing episode info - metadata issues are the most common Jellyfin frustration. This guide covers TMDB matching, NFO files, custom artwork, and bulk metadata fixes.
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.
Is Jellyfin using 100% CPU? Learn every cause of high CPU usage in Jellyfin - transcoding, metadata scans, plugins, and idle spikes - and how to fix each one.
