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Emby Server

Emby Server

Emby Server is a personal media server. Stream movies, TV, music, and live TV to phones, smart TVs, browsers, and Roku with parental controls and per-user libraries. Lifetime Premiere license available. The middle ground between free Jellyfin and paid Plex.

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Active installs

License GPL-2.0 Version 4.9.1.90 OS Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Min RAM 1 GB IP IPV4,IPV6

Active installs is sample data (staging preview); real metric wires in before launch.

Access

  • Please open your web browser and navigate to: http://<server-ip>:8096
  • Follow the Startup Wizard immediately.

Important Files and Directories

  • Application root: /var/lib/emby/
  • Configuration files: /etc/emby-server.conf
  • Logs: /var/lib/emby/logs/embyserver.txt

Commands

Check status:

systemctl status emby-server

Start/Stop/Restart:

systemctl start emby-server
systemctl stop emby-server
systemctl restart emby-server

View logs:

tail -f /var/lib/emby/logs/embyserver.txt

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