Run Jellyfin on Windows with single start file. (Uses Docker Desktop)

Readme.md

Prerequisits

• Docker (from Windows Store)
• Folder at C:/jellyfin

Usage

You can use the Jellyfin mmart TV app, your smartphone or PC, as long as they are on the same network.

Start

1. double click Start_JellyWin.bat
2. note IP Adress from consol window http://192.168.<xxx.xxx>:8096
3. if you close the console window jellyfin will stop
   3.1 if it does not and you want it to: double click on Stop_JellyWin.bat
4. copy your movies and series to C:\jellyfin\media\1

Follow the setup guide

1. create a user
2. activate external access (active by default)
3. do not enable automatic portforwarding (deactivated by default)
4. add a Library

Add more libraries

Add more or different folders / drives for your collections by adding a line in the docker-compose.yaml following this pattern:
"<drive name>:\\<Path on that drive>:/media/<some number>"

Example:

Adjust the drive letters/paths to match your setup
 volumes:
   - "C:\\jellyfin\\config:/config"
   - "C:\\jellyfin\\cache:/cache"
   - "C:\\jellyfin\\media:/media/1"
   - "D:\\Path\\to\\your\\media:/media/2"
   - "X:\\Path\\to\\your\\media:/media/3"
   - "Y:\\Path\\to\\your\\media:/media/4"
   - [... and so on ...]
   

docker-compose.yaml

services:
  jellyfin:
    image: jellyfin/jellyfin:latest
    container_name: jellyfin

    # Pass the NVIDIA GPU to the container
    deploy:
      resources:
        reservations:
          devices:
            - driver: nvidia
              count: all          # use every GPU you have
              capabilities: [gpu]

    environment:
      - NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all
      - NVIDIA_DRIVER_CAPABILITIES=compute,utility,video,graphics
      # optional – helps remote clients find the server
      #- JELLYFIN_PublishedServerUrl=http://localhost

    ports:
      - "8096:8096"
      - "8920:8920"
      - "1900:1900/udp"
      - "7359:7359/udp"

    # Adjust the drive letters/paths to match your setup
    volumes:
      - "C:\\jellyfin\\config:/config"
      - "C:\\jellyfin\\cache:/cache"
      - "C:\\jellyfin\\media:/media/1"

    restart: unless-stopped

Start_JellyWin.bat

@echo off
title Jellyfin Starter
cd /d "%~dp0"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion

rem ------------ 1. make sure Docker is running ------------
echo Checking Docker...
docker info >nul 2>&1
if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
    echo Starting Docker Desktop...
    start "" "C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop.exe"
    echo Waiting for Docker to be ready…
    :waitDocker
        timeout /t 2 >nul
        docker info >nul 2>&1 && goto dockerOK
    goto waitDocker
)
:dockerOK
echo Docker is running.


:: ---------- 2. Detect LAN IP (first usable IPv4) ----------
for /f %%A in ('
    powershell -NoLogo -NoProfile ^
    "(Get-NetIPAddress -AddressFamily IPv4 | Where-Object { $_.IPAddress -notlike '169.254.*' -and $_.IPAddress -ne '127.0.0.1' } | Sort-Object InterfaceMetric | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty IPAddress)"
') do set "IP=%%A"

echo.
if defined IP (
echo Jellyfin starting on: http://%IP%:8096
) else (
echo Jellyfin starting on – could not auto-detect LAN IP,
echo try http://localhost:8096
)

:: ---------- 3. Launch the Jellyfin stack ----------
echo Launching Jellyfin container...
docker compose up -d
pause
docker compose down

Stop_JellyWin.bat

docker compose down