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title: "Jellyfin"
description: "Jellyfin is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 8.7k installs sharing analytics and works locally."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/jellyfin"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/jellyfin.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
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# Jellyfin

> Jellyfin is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 8.7k installs sharing analytics and works locally.

Jellyfin is a built-in integration that connects Home Assistant to a Jellyfin media server over the local network. It adds media player, remote and sensor entities, and one sensor reports the active clients connected to the server. An action starts playing chosen media in shuffled order and replaces the current play queue. Setup runs in the UI and asks for the server URL, a username and a password. An option lets the audio codec be chosen, and a diagnostics file can be downloaded to attach to a bug report.

Automatic summary of Home Assistant's source code. Something wrong? [Get in touch](https://vulpo.app/contact)

[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/config_flow_start/?domain=jellyfin)

## Supports

- **Works locally**: Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
- **Set up in the UI**: Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

It is added under Settings, Devices and services, with Add integration.

### Connect

- **Password**
- **URL**
- **Username**

Also asked when changing the connection.

### Sign in again

- **Password**

### After setup

- **Audio codec**

Texts from Home Assistant's source code, [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## Entities

- **Sensors**: Active clients

## Actions

- **Play media shuffled**: Starts playing specified media shuffled. Overwrites current play queue.
  Fields: Media

## Troubleshooting

- **Diagnostics**: Downloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report.

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Media and entertainment](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/media-and-entertainment.md), TV and streaming
- Brand: [Jellyfin](https://vulpo.app/integrations/jellyfin.md)
- Number: 8.7k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Works locally
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Domain: `jellyfin`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/jellyfin/>

In Vulpo: Media Player card, Chart card, Apple Watch

## Other ways in for Jellyfin

| Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jellyfin NAS](https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/jellyfin.md) | App | 787 installs sharing analytics | Connection not stated | Updated in the last 6 months |
| [Jellyfin](https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/jellyfin-hassio-addons.md) | App | 594 installs sharing analytics | Connection not stated | Updated in the last 6 months |
| [Jellyfin](https://github.com/koying/jellyfin_ha) | Marketplace integration | 101 installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Removed from the Marketplace: Request from author |

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Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/jellyfin

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