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diff --git a/content/theses/self-sufficiency/media.md b/content/theses/self-sufficiency/media.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a55fa00 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/theses/self-sufficiency/media.md @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +--- +title: media +weight: 20 +--- + +Movies, shows, and music tend to fall under the broad category of "media". This means that there exist solutions to self-host an entire suite for all "media", so there is no need to pay seperate subscriptions to services such as Netflix and/or Spotify. + +{{% hint info %}} +Self-hosted means BYOM (Bring Your Own Media). +This will not buy you movies/tv shows/music. +On a discussion on the subject, [read this article](https://wiki.futo.org/index.php/Introduction_to_a_Self_Managed_Life:_a_13_hour_%26_28_minute_presentation_by_FUTO_software#%E2%80%9CPiracy%E2%80%9D) +I am not taking any ethical stance on piracy; I am taking an ethical stance on ownership. +{{% /hint %}} + +We will be using Jellyfin, which is a free and open-source software for serving media libraries, effectively replacing Netflix (albeit with a clankier UI) and spotify, with dedicated third-party clients. + +## specs +Whilst serving videos, the server needs to parse the bits; the higher the resolution, the higher the useage. + +When idling, jellyfin takes 273M of RAM on my system. + +## installation + +Create a `jellyfin` folder and a `default.nix` file inside it, at the place where you have the rest of your nixos configuration +```sh +$ mkdir jellyfin && touch jellyfin/default.nix +``` +(or use the file explorer of your choice) + +### nix declaration + +Open `jellyfin/default.nix` in any text editor, and copy the following + +```nix +{ config, pkgs, lib, ...}: +{ + environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ + jellyfin + jellyfin-web + jellyfin-ffmpeg + logrotate + ]; + + services = { + jellyfin = { + enable = true; + }; + + logrotate.enable = true; + + nginx = { + virtualHosts."media.<YOUR-DOMAIN" = { + enableACME = true; + forceSSL = true; + + locations."/" = { + proxyPass = "http://127.0.0.1:8096"; + proxyWebsockets = true; + }; + }; + }; + }; +} +``` + +Then to enable it, just include it in the server config file: +```nix + imports = [ + # ... other services + ./jellyfin + # ... other services + ]; +``` +and you're done. + +Let's break the config file down. + +### explanation +1) First, we declare the packages that we will use. We install them as systemPackages, because jellyfin is packaged in a weird manner. +2) Then, we declare the `jellyfin` service as enabled. +3) We enable logrotate, which helps clean logs and keeps them in a manageable size (otherwise jellyfin tends to fill the logs and bloat the system). +4) We set up nginx to set up a reverse proxy at `media.<YOUR-DOMAIN>`, so that jellyfin is only acessible via the reverse proxy. + +{{% hint info %}} +The nix service of Jellyfin doesn't allow us to customize the port, so the default one (`8096`) has to be used. +{{% /hint %}} + +{{% hint info %}} +More information can be found at the [wiki](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/jellyfin), but it can be opaque. Specifically it has info concerning mounting external drives (from a NAS potentially), which is not covered here. +More options can be found [here](https://mynixos.com/nixpkgs/options/services.jellyfin). +{{% /hint %}} +### further setup +Once the service is up and running, go to `localhost:8096`, or `media.<YOUR-DOMAIN>`, or whatever domain you set it to. + +You must set up an administrator account. This can either be a completely seperate account to your own, or it could be your own account. + +You must also point and set up the different libraries (and types of libraries) you want to host, like Movies/TV Shows/Music, etc. You can have multiple of each type. I have three for Music, two for TV Shows, and one for Movies, because I share this instance with other family members. + +{{% hint info %}} +Playlists are public in each library. You might want to make a Music library per user. +{{% /hint %}} + + +## service backups +Jellyfin simply serves media files, and fetches and displays metadata from within the media folders you provide. Just keep a backup of those folders. To keep a copy of the exact jellyfin setup and configuration you may do on top of the nix service, just keep a copy of `/var/lib/jellyfin`. |