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Run Jellyfin on Windows with single start file. (Uses Docker Desktop)
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Readme.md

Prerequisits

Usage

You can use the Jellyfin mmart TV app, your smartphone or PC, as long as they are on the same network.

Start

  1. double click Start_JellyWin.bat
  2. note IP Adress from consol window http://192.168.<xxx.xxx>:8096
  3. if you close the console window jellyfin will stop
    3.1 if it does not and you want it to: double click on Stop_JellyWin.bat
  4. copy your movies and series to C:\jellyfin\media\1

Follow the setup guide

  1. create a user
  2. activate external access (active by default)
  3. do not enable automatic portforwarding (deactivated by default)
  4. add a Library

Add more libraries

Add more or different folders / drives for your collections by adding a line in the docker-compose.yaml following this pattern:
"<drive name>:\\<Path on that drive>:/media/<some number>"

Example:

Adjust the drive letters/paths to match your setup
 volumes:
   - "C:\\jellyfin\\config:/config"
   - "C:\\jellyfin\\cache:/cache"
   - "C:\\jellyfin\\media:/media/1"
   - "D:\\Path\\to\\your\\media:/media/2"
   - "X:\\Path\\to\\your\\media:/media/3"
   - "Y:\\Path\\to\\your\\media:/media/4"
   - [... and so on ...]
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docker-compose.yaml
services:
jellyfin:
image: jellyfin/jellyfin:latest
container_name: jellyfin
# Pass the NVIDIA GPU to the container
deploy:
resources:
reservations:
devices:
- driver: nvidia
count: all # use every GPU you have
capabilities: [gpu]
environment:
- NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all
- NVIDIA_DRIVER_CAPABILITIES=compute,utility,video,graphics
# optional – helps remote clients find the server
#- JELLYFIN_PublishedServerUrl=http://localhost
ports:
- "8096:8096"
- "8920:8920"
- "1900:1900/udp"
- "7359:7359/udp"
# Adjust the drive letters/paths to match your setup
volumes:
- "C:\\jellyfin\\config:/config"
- "C:\\jellyfin\\cache:/cache"
- "C:\\jellyfin\\media:/media/1"
restart: unless-stopped
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Start_JellyWin.bat
@echo off
title Jellyfin Starter
cd /d "%~dp0"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
rem ------------ 1. make sure Docker is running ------------
echo Checking Docker...
docker info >nul 2>&1
if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
echo Starting Docker Desktop...
start "" "C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop.exe"
echo Waiting for Docker to be ready…
:waitDocker
timeout /t 2 >nul
docker info >nul 2>&1 && goto dockerOK
goto waitDocker
)
:dockerOK
echo Docker is running.
:: ---------- 2. Detect LAN IP (first usable IPv4) ----------
for /f %%A in ('
powershell -NoLogo -NoProfile ^
"(Get-NetIPAddress -AddressFamily IPv4 | Where-Object { $_.IPAddress -notlike '169.254.*' -and $_.IPAddress -ne '127.0.0.1' } | Sort-Object InterfaceMetric | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty IPAddress)"
') do set "IP=%%A"
echo.
if defined IP (
echo Jellyfin starting on: http://%IP%:8096
) else (
echo Jellyfin starting on – could not auto-detect LAN IP,
echo try http://localhost:8096
)
:: ---------- 3. Launch the Jellyfin stack ----------
echo Launching Jellyfin container...
docker compose up -d
pause
docker compose down
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Stop_JellyWin.bat
docker compose down
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