Connecting Your Server

Standard sign-in

On the login screen:

1. Enter the Server address (TV) or Server URL (phone), for example https://jellyfin.yourdomain.com or http://192.168.1.10:8096.
2. The app detects whether the server is Jellyfin or Emby. It shows Detecting server type…, then Detected: Jellyfin or Detected: Emby.
3. Enter your Username. The Password is optional, because Jellyfin allows accounts without a password.
4. Select Sign in.

If you type an address without http:// or https://, the app adds http://. Only http and https addresses are accepted.

Choosing the server type yourself

Select Jellyfin or Emby in the Server type selector. A manual choice is never replaced by a late detection result. If detection fails, the app assumes Jellyfin and shows Type not detected - select manually.

Sign in from your phone (TV Quick Login)

Typing on a TV remote is slow. Use Sign in from JellyWatch app instead.

On the TV

1. On the login screen, select Sign in from JellyWatch app.
2. The TV shows a 6-character code with a countdown (Expires in … s). The code is valid for about five minutes.

On the phone (JellyWatch Player or JellyWatch Admin)

1. Open Settings and select Connect my TV.
2. Enter the code in Code displayed on the TV.
3. The screen shows The TV will sign in as …. This is the account active on the phone.
4. Select Connect my TV. You see TV connected successfully!.

The TV signs in. If a cloud backup exists for that account, the TV asks whether to restore it (Restore or Skip).

Good to know:

• The phone must be signed in with a Google account. If it is not, the screen asks you to sign in with Google first.
• Kids profiles cannot be sent to a TV.
• If the code expires, select Generate new code. If you see Too many attempts, wait a moment.
• Fire TV cannot sign in with Google, but a Fire TV can still receive a sign-in approved from a phone.

Restore settings from a file

Both login screens have Restore settings from file. Use it to import a settings backup exported earlier. See Backup & restore.

Accounts, certificates and addresses

• One address per server. To use the app at home and away, use an address that works in both places, such as a domain name with HTTPS.
• Self-signed certificates work only if the certificate authority is installed on the device as a user certificate. The app has no switch to ignore certificate errors.
• Several accounts: see Multi-account.

Troubleshooting