Accessing TrueNAS scale smb share in Jellyfin
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smoknjoe44 · 2023-12-03 22:27

I have TrueNAS scale virtualized in Proxmox.  I created a smb share
that I can access on my windows 10 computer by entering the ip address
of my TrueNAS and the following folder:

\\\\[10.XX.XX.XXX](https://10.XX.XX.XXX)\\prox-share

I can add files to this share on TrueNAS from my Windows 10 machine.
So, I know the share is working.  On the share, I have created the
folder MEDIA.  Inside MEDIA, I placed the folders named movies and
shows.

When I go into Jellyfin and click on add media library, I select
content type: movies.

Then enter the display name of "Movies".

Then I go to folders and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to
get this to work.  At the bottom where it says "Shared network
folder:" I enter [10.XX.XX.XXX/prox-share](https://10.XX.XX.XXX/prox-
share).  Then for folder, if I put "/media/movies", I get the message
"The path could not be found. Please ensure the path is valid and try
again ".  When I just enter /media (instead of /media/movies) in the
folder name, it will accept that, but none of my movies are showing up
in my media.

Any idea on what I am doing wrong?  Thanks!

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mistersinicide · 2023-12-04 05:33

I don't think Jellyfin accepts a shared location like that. You should
mount the smb share to the Host OS first, then select that path. I
believe this is noted in Jellyfin's documentation.

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ethereal_g · 2023-12-04 05:52

From the Jellyfin [documentation](https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/ad
ministration/storage):

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>Jellyfin is designed to directly read media from the filesystem. A
network storage device that is using samba or NFS must be directly
mounted to the OS. The Jellyfin database should also be stored locally
and not on a network storage device.

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GolemancerVekk · 2023-12-04 09:53

"Shared network folder" in Jellyfin doesn't do what you think it does.
😛 I agree it's rather confusing. It's just a link to a Windows share
which you can open from the Jellyfin app if you want to browse the
files. It's NOT where Jellyfin takes the files from.

Jellyfin can only index files accessible to it locally. Share the
files from TrueNAS to the machine or container running Jellyfin, then
point Jellyfin to the directory where you mounted the share. I
recommend NFS rather than Samba for this purpose.

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sudonem · 2023-12-04 14:50

Strong recommendation to instead setup NFS shares for jellyfin (you
can leave the SMB share for windows clients)

Setting permissions is less intuitive than SMB shares but jellyfin
doesn’t play well with SMB shares, and NFS shares are going to give
you better transfer speeds.