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title: "Emby"
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date: 2023-01-10T19:07:29-03:00
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summary: Emby brings together your personal videos, music, photos, and live television. Emby Server automatically converts and streams your personal media on the fly to play on any device.
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# What is Emby?
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From their [website](https://emby.media/about.html):
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> Emby brings together your personal videos, music, photos, and live television. (...) Emby Server automatically converts and streams your personal media on the fly to play on any device.
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In YAMS, Emby is your streaming service superstar! 🌟 Just like Netflix or Amazon Prime, Emby lets you stream all your media to any device. The best part? You're in complete control!
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## Initial configuration
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In your browser, go to [http://{your-ip-address}:8096/]() and you'll see Emby's setup page.
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First up, pick your display language and click on "Next".
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[](/pics/emby-1.png)
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Time to create your first user! This will be your admin account, so make it a good one. When you're done, click "Next".
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[](/pics/emby-2.png)
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Now we're at the "Setup Media Libraries" page. Click on "New Library" - let's tell Emby where all your awesome content lives! 🎬
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[](/pics/emby-3.png)
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### Setting up your TV Shows library
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On the "New Library" modal, pick "TV shows" as your Content type and click that big ➕ sign next to "Folders".
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[](/pics/emby-4.png)
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In "Select Path", choose the `/data/tvshows` folder and click "Ok"
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[](/pics/emby-5.png)
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**Docker Magic Note:** 🎩 Don't worry if this path looks weird! The `/data/tvshows/` folder exists inside the docker environment and maps to your server's `/mediafolder/media/tvshows/` folder. It's all connected behind the scenes!
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You'll see your newly added folder in the modal:
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[](/pics/emby-6.png)
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Pick your preferred metadata language. All the default settings are good to go, but feel free to tweak them if you want to get fancy!
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Your "New Library" screen should look something like this:
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[](/pics/emby-7.png)
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Happy with how it looks? Click "Ok". Your TV Shows library is ready for action! 📺
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[](/pics/emby-8.png)
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### Setting up your Movies library
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Let's do that one more time! Click "New Library" again.
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This time, pick "Movies" as your Content type and click the ➕ next to "Folders".
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[](/pics/emby-9.png)
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Choose the `/data/movies` folder and click "Ok"
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[](/pics/emby-10.png)
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**More Docker Magic:** ✨ Just like before, `/data/movies/` is actually mapping to your server's `/mediafolder/media/movies/` folder. Docker is doing its thing!
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Your folder should show up in the modal:
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[](/pics/emby-11.png)
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Set your preferred metadata language again. The defaults are still your friend here!
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The screen should look something like this:
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[](/pics/emby-12.png)
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All set? Click "Ok". Your Movies library is now ready! 🎬
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[](/pics/emby-13.png)
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Time to move forward - click that "Next" button!
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[](/pics/emby-14.png)
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### Wrapping up the setup
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On the "Preferred Metadata Language" page, pick your language and country preferences, then click "Next".
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[](/pics/emby-15.png)
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For the "Configure Remote Access" page, let's keep things simple and secure:
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- Disable "Enable automatic port mapping"
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- Click "Next"
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[](/pics/emby-16.png)
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Time to accept the terms of service (you read those, right? 😉). Click "Next".
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[](/pics/emby-17.png)
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You're all done! Click "Finish" to see your new Emby dashboard. 🎉
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[](/pics/emby-18.png)
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### Logging in to Emby
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First up, pick your user and log in with the credentials you created earlier.
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[](/pics/emby-19.png)
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[](/pics/emby-20.png)
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And there it is! Your very own streaming service, ready to go! 🌟
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[](/pics/emby-21.png)
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## That's all folks! 🎬
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YAMS is fully up and running! Want to see how everything works together? Head over to [Running everything together](/config/running-everything-together).
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## Pro Tip! 💡
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If you're loving Emby, I highly recommend checking out [Emby Premiere](https://emby.media/premiere.html)! It's totally optional, but it gives you some really cool features like:
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- Offline media for your devices
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- Hardware transcoding (smoother playback!)
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- Auto-conversion of your content
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- And lots more!
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I actually canceled all my streaming services, bought a 1-year Emby Premiere license, and never looked back. Just saying! 😉
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