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My current Emby-HTPC-Win11 setup works perfectly, but I keep reading about how Linux is so much more efficient than Windows for this and, of course, it's simply not Windows so that's another plus. All of that having been said, I am wondering if it would be reasonable for an absolute Linux newbie to jump into this particular pool AND if such a newbie is likely to have success doing so?? I retired from a support role in IT, so I'm very comfortable in the Windows world but know next to nothing about Linux. My Emby server is a dedicated Intel/nVidia HTPC with a bare metal installation - no Docker or anything like that. I have a lifetime Emby Premiere license, if that matters to the functionality of Linux Any thoughts, insights or direction on this would be much appreciated!

Hello - I'm an intermediate user you could say - and I installed emby onto my main server a hp proliant running debian 12. install took maybe 15 seconds. before install i looked up what ports needed to be opened, and opened up 8096 (default) and a temp alt port just in case to avoid any frustration. and reloaded firewall. installed emby. went to browser and tried to open localhost:8096 and "Unable to connect: can't establish blah blah..." I tried connecting with 127.0.0.1, and my LAN IP addresses, and my external IP addresses. Nothing will connect. I chose to install the BETA version, so I decided perhaps beta was more beta than i wanted. So I reinstalled doing a rollback to the stable version. Same problem. Triple checked my firewall. Dunno what it's problem is. Even rebooted entire server. No change. I know I'm retarded, but this is getting to me. And with the week I've had I can't take any more of fixing other people's mistakes. I just wanted to relax and watch movies and unplug my brain. So, if anyone knows what I'm missing or doing wrong, I'd be obliged if you could please offer any assistance. Thank you.

Hey folks, new guy here. I’ve found myself tired of Plex and their growing issues and happened to stumble upon Emby and I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve seen so far. I’ve done quite a bit of research on some of the differences and what not but I’d love to hear some tips and tricks, and your overall experience with the differences especially if you’re a previous Plex user. Thanks for any help you may send my way! *Please feel free to close this topic if this isn’t allowed or if I’ve posted this in the incorrect area.*

Recently downloaded emby beta addons and the server I was directed to use requires a username and password that I do not have. The information on how to download and connect came from a random place online and since this is my first time building up a Kodi build I have no idea what to do. Please assist.

I am just starting to use Emby over Plex, Plex decided for no reason to stop working at my house awhile ago and now all my remote connections are starting to not work as well, so I found Emby and it is working great on my home network, but I am unsure of how to go about connecting to it remotely and can't find any step by step guide on how to do it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Nick

Hallo liebe Community Derzeit teste ich Emby Theater auf einer Windows 10 x64 Plattform als Arternative zu Plex mit dem Plex Media Player. Der erste Eindruck ist sehr positiv, ein paar Fragen/Anregungen oder Wünsche habe ich aber. 1 Der Loginbildschirm: Hier eine kosmetische Sache: Ist es möglich im Loginbildschirm lediglich die Benutzer anzuzeigen? Also das "Manual Login", "Emby Connect" und "Change Server" augeblendet werden? 2. Abmelden von Benutzern: Mein Emby läuft auf einem dedzierten HTPC Client. Dieser ist 24/7 online. Schön wäre es, wenn sich ein Benutzer nach Inaktivität von bspw. 20 Minuten automatisch abmeldet und Emby dann wieder auf den Anmeldebildschirm wechselt. 3. Parallele Streams Ist es möglich die maximale Anzahls an parallelen Streams auf dem Server festzulegen? 4. Cover manuell bearbeiten Wenn ich Cover von Filmen und CD's bearbeiten möchte steht da nur "Coming Soon". Ist derzeit eine manuelle Bearbeitung dieser Informationen nicht möglich? 5. Coverart Plugin: Kann ich im Coverart Plugin einstellen dass in der Kopfzeile des jeweiligen FIlms der "Bluray" bzw. "DVD" Schriftzug angezeigt wird? Ich finde nur die Darstellung HD/SD, den Videocodec oder das Containerformat. 6. Audiospuren während des Films: Wenn ich einen Film starte und die Audiotonspur ändern möchte, dann zeigt mir die Software keine Sprache an. Es steht dann jeweils bspw. 6x Surround 5.1. So kann ich nicht erkennen, welche dieser Tonspuren bspw. die englische ist. Plex hat das hier besser gelöst da es die Sprache mitanzeigt. Wenn mir jemand ein paar dieser Fragen beantworten könnte wäre ich sehr dankbar :-) Freundliche Grüsse

I've seen in other threads a few different scenarios for handling library and permission setup, but I wanted to get a clear recommendation for best practices, since I'm just starting out. Is there a recommended, standard, or common way to handle permissions of shared media libraries for emby? My media library is relatively small at the moment, but I intend on growing once I have emby up and running properly. I can see advantages of putting my media library in /home/emby, or putting it in my personal home directory and simply modifying the emby user's permission to that portion of my home directory. I could also see merit in putting it somewhere impartial like /media, /share, or /var/share. I could change ownership of the folder, or I could add the emby user to the group that has permission. I am on a shared computer, but I don't necessarily want access to the media limited to one user. The idea is that eventually it will be one media library directory where we will dump the whole family's photos, music, and videos together, and emby serves it to other devices on our network. I'm new at this, so I likely haven't thought through all the implications of each option. What do most of you guys do?