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Jellyfin

What it is for

Section titled “What it is for”

Kaveo plays a Jellyfin server’s films, series and music, and syncs your place.

A connected server on the Sources page: Demo Server with the JELLYFIN badge, a green dot beside its address, chips counting its titles and libraries, and Reconnect beside Remove

How to use it

Section titled “How to use it”

Connect a server

Section titled “Connect a server”

The connect wizard's connection step: the Name and Server URL fields, the Quick Connect and Username & password choice, and Back, Cancel and Start Quick Connect

  1. Click Sources in the top bar, then Connect a server and Jellyfin.
  2. Pick a server Kaveo found on your network, or type its address in Server URL; until it has one, Start Quick Connect and Connect stay dimmed.
  3. Choose Quick Connect, click Start Quick Connect, and enter the code in your Jellyfin dashboard — or Username & password and Connect.
  4. Map each of the server’s libraries to New category, one of your categories, or Don’t import.
  5. Click Done. The server’s titles join your library.

When a server stops working

Section titled “When a server stops working”

A server card whose server is silent: a red dot beside its address, the No answer chip, and Reconnect beside Remove

A server card whose sign-in no longer works: a red dot beside its address, the Credentials refused chip, and Reconnect beside Remove

  1. The Sources page gives every server a card saying what is wrong: No answer if the server is silent, Credentials refused if the sign-in no longer works. Either way it contributes no titles.
  2. Click Reconnect, sign in if asked, and it lists each library and its category. New address? See When a server moves.

The reconnect dialog once the server has answered: its address, The saved credentials still work., and under Libraries a row for Films and one for Shows, each saying which category it is in, with Done

Good to know

Section titled “Good to know”
  • Your place and favorites travel both ways while Kaveo runs; watched travels only from the server.
  • Server changes missing? Click Reload on Sources.
  • Remove asks first, then forgets the server and its sign-in and drops a category left empty.
  • If your computer has no password store, the Sources page says so: sign-ins are kept only until you restart, and every server then asks you to Reconnect.