How to Install Jellyfin Media Server in Rocky Linux 10

Jellyfin is a free and open-source media streaming software used to organize media content and stream it to any device. It is similar to other media streaming applications like Plex and Netflix. Jellyfin is cross-platform, and it can be accessed from a range of devices such as mobile phones, tablets, TVs, PCs and popular media devices like Roku or NVIDIA Shield. Jellyfin manages all your movies, songs, photos, and podcasts from a central location and streams them to other devices.

In this post, we will show you how to install the Jellyfin media server on Rocky Linux 10.

Step 1 – Install Required Repository

By default, the Jellyfin media package is not included in the Rocky Linux 10 default repo, so you will need to add the EPEL, RPM Fusion, and Power Tools repo to your system.

You can install all of these using the following commands:

dnf update -y

dnf install epel-release -y
dnf install --nogpgcheck https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/el/rpmfusion-free-release-9.noarch.rpm https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/el/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-9.noarch.rpm -y

Next, install the SDL2 and FFmpeg packages with the following command:

dnf install -y SDL2 ffmpeg ffmpeg-devel

Once all the required packages are installed, you can move to the next step.

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Step 2 – Install Jellyfin Media Server

First, change the directory to /opt and download the latest version of Jellyfin.

cd /opt
wget https://repo.jellyfin.org/files/server/linux/latest-stable/amd64/jellyfin_10.10.7-amd64.tar.gz

Next, extract the downloaded file.

tar xvzf jellyfin_10.10.7-amd64.tar.gz

Next, navigate to the jellyfin directory and create required directories.

cd jellyfin
mkdir data cache config log

Next, create a jellyfin start up script.

nano jellyfin.sh

Add the following content.

#!/bin/bash
JELLYFINDIR="/opt/jellyfin"
FFMPEGDIR="/usr/bin"

$JELLYFINDIR/jellyfin \
 -d $JELLYFINDIR/data \
 -C $JELLYFINDIR/cache \
 -c $JELLYFINDIR/config \
 -l $JELLYFINDIR/log \
 --ffmpeg $FFMPEGDIR/ffmpeg

Give the executable permission.

chmod 755 jellyfin.sh

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Step 3 – Create Systemd Service File

First, create a systemd service file to manage the Jellyfin service.

nano /etc/systemd/system/jellyfin.service

Add the following lines.

[Unit]
Description=Jellyfin
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
Restart=always
ExecStart=/opt/jellyfin/jellyfin.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Reload the systemd daemon to apply the changes.

systemctl daemon-reload

Start and enable the Jellyfin service.

systemctl enable jellyfin.service
systemctl start jellyfin.service

Verify the Jellyfin service status.

systemctl status jellyfin.service

Output.

● jellyfin.service - Jellyfin
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/jellyfin.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2025-10-16 23:34:06 EDT; 15s ago
 Invocation: d9a9d40f8ee24beebf982aaac5fde52e
   Main PID: 9922 (jellyfin.sh)
      Tasks: 19 (limit: 24809)
     Memory: 113.8M (peak: 128.6M)
        CPU: 10.560s
     CGroup: /system.slice/jellyfin.service
             ├─9922 /bin/bash /opt/jellyfin/jellyfin.sh
             └─9923 /opt/jellyfin/jellyfin -d /opt/jellyfin/data -C /opt/jellyfin/cache -c /opt/jellyfin/config -l /opt/jellyfin/log --ffmpeg /usr/bin/ffmpeg

Step 4 – Access Jellyfin Web Installation Wizard

At this point, Jellyfin is installed and listens on port 8096. You can now check the listening port with the following command:

ss -antpl | grep 8096

You will get the following output:

LISTEN 0      128          0.0.0.0:8096      0.0.0.0:*    users:(("jellyfin",pid=2469,fd=289))

Now, open your web browser and access the Jellyfin web interface using the URL http://your-server-ip:8096. You will be redirected to the following screen:

Select your language and click on the Next button. You should see the following screen:

Provide your Jellyfin admin username and password and click on the Next button. You should see the following screen:

Click on the Next button. You should see the following screen:

Select your metadata language and click on the Next button. You should see the following screen:

Configure remote access and click on the Next button. Once the installation is finished, you should see the following screen:

Click on the Finish button. You should see the Jellyfin login screen:

Provide your admin username, password, and click on the Sign In button. You should see the Jellyfin dashboard on the following screen:

Conclusion

In this guide, we explained how to install the Jellyfin media streaming server on Rocky Linux 10. Now, add your movies and other media to the Jellyfin media library and start streaming them from remote devices. Try installing a media server on a dedicated server from Atlantic.Net!