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I don't want to run a server all the time, just when I want to watch movies. I'll try to disable UFW and see if that works. Why would UFW block the 8096 port and not the VLC media server?
Ah assumed when you said VLC, you where just plugging the laptop into the TV via HDMI or something.
I also read you mentioned you where able to login but not see files, so wrong route to go down.
If you don't wanna run a server all the time for movies then vlc might be the better option, though I don't see why jellyfin shouldn't technically work.
If your libraries aren't populating after being setup, maybe check file permissions for the 'jellyfin' user?
I gave access to all the files. My next try is going to be the Ubuntu Firewall. I'll disable that and try again. Also, I couldn't get VLC to work until I changed the files name from "Movies" to "Watch". For some reason it won't work with the filename "Movies". Maybe it's the same with JellyFin.