Jellyfin Server (Host Network)
Jellyfin Server (Host Network) runs Jellyfin on the host network, allowing direct access to media files without needing a separate container.
Facts about this add-on
- Security rating
- 4 / 8
- Ingress
- no
- Maintenance
- lively – about monthly (17 changes/year)
- Version
2.1.5- Last change
- September 8, 2026
- Repository
- mdvorak/ha-addon-jellyfin
- Project
- github.com
- Architectures
- aarch64, amd64
- Ports
- 8096/tcp -> 8096
How this rating comes about
Home Assistant calculates the rating itself: every add-on starts at 5, and each right it asks for or gives up moves the number. The same calculation runs here, on the configuration the add-on ships.
| Starting value of every add-on | 5 |
|---|---|
| Shares the network of the host | -1 |
| Result | 4 / 8 |
A high number does not mean the add-on is good, and a low one does not mean it is dangerous – a backup add-on has to reach far into the system to do its job. The number says how much it is allowed to do, and the list above says what exactly.
What the add-on is allowed to do
- Uses the host network
Installation
- In Home Assistant open Settings → Add-ons → Add-on Store, and add the repository https://github.com/mdvorak/ha-addon-jellyfin through the three-dot menu.
- Reload the store and open Jellyfin Server (Host Network).
- Install the add-on and wait for the first start.
- Open the interface on the port of your instance (8096/tcp -> 8096).
- Check the rights the add-on asks for before you start it – they are listed above.
Add repository to my Home Assistant Open the add-on directly
Both links go through my.home-assistant.io and open the store of your own instance – no address of ours is involved.