How to allow my jellyfin to gather movies from usb

Posted by rw238

Im running a mini PC with Ubuntu OS. Just implemented the arr media box and begun local requests. Question: how can i allow this new jellyfin to also pull media files from a USB(external terabyte) ? I'm assuming the docker containers are segregating file structures from my main Ubuntu desktop so I'm looking for instructions how jellyfin may locate from a USB(external terabyte)

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Chris wrote:

Hi rw238 — good question. Jellyfin and the rest of the media stack run in containers, so they need explicit access to USB volumes. Here's the setup: 1. First, connect your USB drive and check where it's mounted on Ubuntu. Run lsblk or mount | grep media to see the path (often /mnt/usb or similar). 2. In SparkBox Settings, go to Storage and look for Media Root. You can add your USB path there (or if you already have one, you can bind-mount the USB into the existing path from the command line). 3. After setting the path, run sudo sparkbox up to apply the change. Jellyfin should then see the files. If your USB isn't mounting automatically on reboot, that's a separate Ubuntu setup step — let me know and I can walk you through making it persist. Does that path exist on your box, or do you need help finding where your USB is mounted?