Network drives
- What it means
- Optional. Jellyfin runs as a background service, which can't see your mapped network drives (such as Y:), so libraries on a NAS or another computer come up empty.
- What the fix changes
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Runs Jellyfin while you're signed in, as you, so it sees the same drives you do. Reelhost starts Jellyfin hidden when you sign in, with the same settings as now; lets your account change Jellyfin's settings and library data; and stops the Jellyfin service starting on its own (it stays installed).
It's never ticked for you, because after a restart Jellyfin starts only when you sign in.
On a Mac this check is called Start at login. Jellyfin already runs as you, but after a restart nothing starts it, and network shares reconnect only when opened. The fix adds a login item that reconnects your shares (with the passwords saved in your keychain) and opens Jellyfin. Without network drives, Jellyfin's own "Launch at login" counts.
- How to undo
- Restore the backup. The service starts on its own again.
On a Mac all ten checks appear, done the macOS way, and Network drives is called Start at login. In Docker, Firewall, Sleep settings and Network drives don't apply in a container, so they're hidden, and Antenna TV is set up on its own screen. More about Docker.