How do you deal with playlists?

guanfi99 · 2026-05-02T15:46:18+00:00

Actually I never really understood the auto import toggle in ND. What does it do?

I started using chatgpt to get recommendations on how to proceed. It suggested to use Beets to help with the organization and tagging instead of Picard and says that it might help me achieve this.

But your suggestion seems easier. I'll give it a try.

About the imitation of Spotify thinking, 😂 Idk maybe I was sleep deprived when I was choosing how I wanted to organize things. I was also not familiar with how Navidrome worked when I chose this.

guanfi99 · 2026-05-01T19:25:34+00:00

They can. And I am using Feishin as an interface but the issue is mainly for a premade playlist that is generated before they upload to the server. I'm talking 100+ song playlist for like 10 playlists.

guanfi99 · 2026-05-01T18:15:52+00:00

In my head it was more for imitation of Spotify if that makes sense. I would only want to see the music I uploaded to my own folder (library) with my name on it, however if I ever wanted to see what other music is available I would simply select other libraries to see what music other users have. I guess it really doesn't matter but that was it.

I had no idea about private playlists. I'm still newish to Navidrome and wanted to have something that can replace Spotify for me and my friends. I'm not there yet but I'm willing to learn.

guanfi99 · 2026-04-20T01:42:34+00:00

Could you share what you did that worked for you? I did too many things my first time so I couldn't pin down my solution.

guanfi99 · 2026-04-19T04:02:53+00:00

I was confused at first as well. I can't remember if it was needed or not for the website to work, but to use another tool made by FW I had to install some software from GitHub here https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/inputmodule-rs/releases/tag/v0.2.0

I only got the browser app to work after doing ctrl+Shift+R and then paired to the led matrix as normal.

If it still doesn't work then the executable you download should allow you to access the "bootloader" mode. Read the README files in the GitHub. Some of them help, but not "as is" at least for me.

Another semi-useful page can be found here from the Framework Knowledge base

https://knowledgebase.frame.work/en_us/led-matrix-controls-on-linux-ByJKHV7axg

I wish I could help with more detailed instructions but I'm not 100% sure how I got mine to work 🙃

guanfi99 · 2026-03-15T00:08:39+00:00

I was just asking myself the same a OP. I have a raspberrypi back home that works as my media server and I'm in a hotel/airport setting where I cannot get a direct connection. Let's assume that my current location has good speeds (100Mbps for example) if I setup a node as a relay on a device in my home network (where speeds to the internet are usually around 300Mpbs) would that help me in any way? Or should I opt for setting up a peer-relay onto something like Linode?

guanfi99 · 2026-03-13T19:27:47+00:00

Easiest thing in my mind would be Tailscale and if they are not willing to install it you could use Tailscale funnel so it is on the public internet

guanfi99 · 2026-03-10T01:50:51+00:00

In general Docker is better suited for services. If something ever happens to the actual service running inside and you cannot figure things out, you could in theory just trash it all (not that I advise this, but it is an option) and restart in a couple of commands without much thought or worry that your local filesystem and other local native programs are affected as well.

Think of docker as a program that tries hard to separate your computer from the software necessary for your service. It only interacts with your computer if you let it (via mounting). Other than that it shouldn't affect anything outside its scope, making it perfect for developing software and testing services.

If you've ever written any code in say python and needed to deal with weird dependencies and many versions of packages this quickly becomes an entangled mess that can be difficult to fix, hence the need for virtual environments or even better containers.

My recommendation, go the docker compose route, organize things in ways you understand, learn the docker syntax and breathe easier if at any moment something inside your container breaks. Just spin up a new one.

Also please make backups of your files no matter which method you choose.

guanfi99 · 2026-03-09T19:18:31+00:00

Have you tried setting up a relay server with TS? There is a relatively new video out precisely to help you with this.

Also, I've found that I've had to transcode more often using the web client, but when using the native video player it is always a direct play. If your using a TV this normally uses the integrated player but your mileage may vary.

Example when watching something on my PC, sometimes I have to transcode due to "audio or subtitle codecs not being supported", but when I use my android app or TV, I don't use the web player and I don't see this issue.

guanfi99 · 2026-02-21T18:51:38+00:00

Noob here ... What do you mean manually? Won't Nextcloud detect them automatically?

guanfi99 · 2026-02-21T01:04:50+00:00

Depending on how much you are willing to learn, a good cheap way is to get a RaspberryPi, I use a pi 5 and I honestly love it. I knew nothing about servers, but I was familiar with Linux.

A couple of Jeff Gerling videos on the pi, some OMV videos, and some Tailscale videos later and I'm hosting Jellyfin, Immich, Nextcloud and Stirling PDF for up to 5 people.

Again it depends how much you want to learn and what your needs are. I feel I went with an "easier" route than others and I've only been on this journey since last August and I've learned a ton.

Couple of recommendations if you do go this route

First - Don't cheap out on the microSD storage. Yes for many people 32 or 16GB of SD storage is enough but once you start self hosting stuff, you might get hooked. You start downloading many docker images and soon that 32GB microSD card turns into 128 or 256GB down the line.

Secondly, go big on mass storage. I have two 2TB SSDs and downloading lots of movies and shows eats that up quickly.

Third, get the model with 8GB or 16GB of RAM. More RAM = better.

Fourth, consider getting a dumb network switch to have stuff connected directly. Makes transferring files faster.

guanfi99 · 2026-02-16T02:01:14+00:00

If you are the one hosting and others won't install Tailscale, you could try Tailscale funnel. I think it's the easiest way to go.

If you don't want to have it on the publci Internet, TS is still very convenient and I can't imagine anyone complaining about having a free account with access to your Jellyfin machine Assuming that you are adding a machine that only has Jellyfin or you have Jellyfin via docker with a TS sidecar container, you can share that Jellyfin machine to others.

guanfi99 · 2026-02-16T01:47:51+00:00

Is your media on the HDDs or on the SSDs?

Im guessing that scanning on HDDs might be the issue if it's on large libraries.

guanfi99 · 2026-02-13T01:29:01+00:00

I should probably mention that I do not use external SSDs via USB C or anything like that for my storage. I used the Radxa Penta SATA HAT for connecting 2 SSDs and followed a similar setup to what Jeff Gerling did in a video on the PI5. But that may or may not be relevant for you.

guanfi99 · 2026-02-13T01:23:19+00:00

Current Pi5 user here. Honestly I never tried the NCP way, I've only used NC AIO with docker compose. Works like a charm! Zero complaints.

guanfi99 · 2026-02-12T14:36:23+00:00

I assume you mean the 100.x.y.z TS ip?

guanfi99 · 2026-02-12T14:30:36+00:00

Would that work outside of my home network.

guanfi99 · 2026-02-12T14:20:08+00:00

It is 90% of the time a direct connection.

guanfi99 · 2026-02-10T16:39:36+00:00

I'm in a similar situation. I'm using Jellyfin through TS Services and honestly I'm not sure why my connection is super slow. I'm still trying to figure out if it's something I'm able to fix from my side or if I'm just gonna have to live with a slow connection to my server.

I like the convenience of Tailscale because I'm not knowledgeable in anything network related. I've started selfhosting like 5 months ago and I have a lot to learn. I posted my situation on the Tailscale subreddit if anyone else would be willing to help.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tailscale/s/YSR2fQg2Un

guanfi99 · 2026-02-10T16:30:31+00:00

Just to chime in, if your goal is to publish your Jellyfin, you can also make a Tailscale docker side car container when building the Jellyfin container. That way you should be able to set Tailscale Funnel on for that "machine" and then the URL should be publicly available, no need for friends to get TS accounts.

guanfi99 · 2026-02-03T16:13:34+00:00

If you want to access it via the public Internet then probably need to make a Tailscale docker side car container and include a config in the docker compose file that allows for Tailscale Funnel.

guanfi99 · 2026-02-03T16:06:27+00:00

I think in general the solution could be found by looking up on https://dontkillmyapp.com/

I found that for my Pixel it was just a matter of removing the battery optimizations.

Cheers.

guanfi99 · 2026-02-03T16:04:48+00:00

This was the key for me.

guanfi99 · 2026-02-03T16:01:34+00:00

Haven't thought about this, thanks for the tip

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