Tips, updates, and guides from the JellyWatch team.
qBittorrent 5.2.0 is a major release with category-level share limits, WebUI performance improvements, async piece calculation, and a long list of crash fixes. Here is everything that changed and what Jellyfin admins running Radarr and Sonarr need to know before upgrading.
The Fire TV Stick is one of the cheapest ways to stream Jellyfin on your TV. But Amazon's 2026 shift to Vega OS is changing the rules. This guide covers installation from the Amazon Appstore, codec support by model, 4K HDR optimization, and what to do if your Fire TV runs Vega OS.
Stop guessing encode settings. This guide gives you exact Handbrake and FFmpeg configurations that produce files every Jellyfin client can Direct Play - H.265 CRF values, dual audio tracks (EAC3 + AAC), HDR preservation, GPU encoding, and batch automation with Tdarr.
Go beyond basic webhooks. Build a Discord or Telegram bot that shows what is currently playing on your Jellyfin server, lets users search your library, request media, and receive rich embed notifications with poster artwork - all from a chat message.
LG is the second best-selling TV brand worldwide and runs webOS - a platform with an official Jellyfin app in the LG Content Store. This guide covers installation, codec compatibility, OLED-specific settings, and what to do when the native app falls short.
That old laptop gathering dust can become a powerful Jellyfin server. Covers minimum specs, Ubuntu Server install, Docker setup, hardware transcoding on older GPUs, power management, and 24/7 operation.
Jellyfin runs dozens of background tasks that can spike CPU and cause buffering during playback. This guide explains every task, which to disable, how to reschedule heavy tasks (Trickplay, Intro Skipper, chapter extraction) to run overnight, and how to monitor their impact.
Samsung Smart TVs run Tizen OS and Jellyfin is not in the Samsung app store. This guide covers the easiest method: a single Docker command that builds and deploys the Jellyfin Tizen app to your TV in under 2 minutes. No Tizen Studio, no complex setup. Plus alternatives if sideloading is not for you.
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.
