File Permissions Guide for New Linux Users

[pve78 3]

Hi, I'm running Ubuntu Server 22.04 and Docker. I have Emby deployed via Docker.

A folder in the library:

/home/john/emby/library/aio

drwxr-xr-x 2 root  root  4096 Sep 22 03:27 aio

Another folder:

drwxr-xr-x 2 john john 4096 Sep 22 03:27 movies

Within the Emby library settings, I click on the + to add the folder, I cannot either manually specify the location nor can I use the browser feature. I'm sure it has something to do with permissions but am not sure where to start.

Docker compose file:
 

---
version: "2.1"
services:
  emby:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/emby:latest
    container_name: emby
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=America/New_York
    volumes:
      - /home/john/emby/library:/config
      - /home/john/emby/library/movies:/data/movies
    ports:
      - 8096:8096
      - 8920:8920 #optional
    restart: unless-stopped

PUID is the account john on the Ubuntu server.
 

Edited September 22, 2022 by pve78

[Luke 42078]

hi @pve78 what folder are you trying to enter into Emby library setup?

[pve78 3]

Luke, thank you for the reply. To answer this, I solved it- I was being thick headed. Nothing was wrong, I was looking at the server path and not the containerized path. Once I went to /data/movies it works just fine.