Manual Repo Setup: Pacman

Arch Linux / derivatives

This guide explains how to configure the Emby Pacman repository manually (without using get.sh).

Prerequisites

You need:

  • pacman
  • curl
  • gpg (usually present; used to extract the key fingerprint)
  • pacman-key

Channels and architecture

Emby publishes two channels:

  • stable (repo name: emby-stable)
  • beta (repo name: emby-beta)

The repository URL also depends on your architecture:

  • x86_64 (most desktop/server installs)
  • aarch64 (ARM64)

The published server format is:

  • https://pkg.emby.media/pac/<channel>/os/<arch>

Example (stable, x86_64):

  • https://pkg.emby.media/pac/stable/os/x86_64

1) Determine your architecture

uname -m

Use:

  • x86_64 → x86_64
  • aarch64 (or arm64) → aarch64

2) Import and locally sign the Emby signing key

Pacman requires repository signing keys to be present in the pacman keyring and locally trusted.

Key URL:

  • https://pkg.emby.media/keys/emby-public.asc

Initialize keyring (only if needed)

sudo pacman-key --init
sudo pacman-key --populate

Download key and add it to pacman

tmpkey="$(mktemp)"
curl -fsSL https://pkg.emby.media/keys/emby-public.asc -o "$tmpkey"
sudo pacman-key --add "$tmpkey"

Extract fingerprint and locally sign it

FPR="$(gpg --show-keys --with-colons "$tmpkey" | awk -F: '/^fpr:/ {print $10; exit}')"
sudo pacman-key --lsign-key "$FPR"
rm -f "$tmpkey"

3) Add the repository stanza to /etc/pacman.conf

Edit /etc/pacman.conf and add one of the following blocks.

Stable channel

(Replace <arch> with x86_64 or aarch64)

[emby-stable]
Server = https://pkg.emby.media/pac/stable/os/<arch>
SigLevel = Required DatabaseRequired

Beta channel

[emby-beta]
Server = https://pkg.emby.media/pac/beta/os/<arch>
SigLevel = Required DatabaseRequired

4) Refresh package databases

sudo pacman -Syy

Verify repository configuration

Confirm Pacman sees packages from the repo:

pacman -Sl emby-stable 2>/dev/null | head

(or for beta)

pacman -Sl emby-beta 2>/dev/null | head

Show package info:

pacman -Si emby-server

Install / upgrade / uninstall examples

Install server:

sudo pacman -S emby-server

Upgrade system packages:

sudo pacman -Syu

Uninstall:

sudo pacman -Rns emby-server

Remove the repository

  1. Remove the [emby-stable] or [emby-beta] section from /etc/pacman.conf.
  2. Refresh databases:
sudo pacman -Syy

(You can keep the key in the pacman keyring; removing it is optional.)