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Quick start

Get Jellyfin Enhanced running, choose a few settings, and try it in your browser. You don't need Seerr, *arr services, or companion plugins to open the Enhanced panel and use the basic playback tools.

1. Install and reload

  1. Follow the installation guide to add the repository and install Jellyfin Enhanced. Choose the build for your server: Jellyfin 12.x or 10.11.x.
  2. Restart Jellyfin.
  3. Open the web interface served by your Jellyfin server and refresh it.
How it works

JE normally adds its scripts while the server serves the web page. Normal script loading and custom branding don't require File Transformation or a writable web directory.

Plugin Pages adds page navigation through its own integration; Custom Tabs embeds JE pages on Home. Install their prerequisites if you choose either integration. JE's native Home tabs need no companion plugin. Intro Skipper and In-Player Episode Preview support additional playback tools. See compatibility.

2. Set up the server

Choose the starting preferences for accounts that haven't loaded JE yet. You can connect optional services now or later.

  1. As an administrator, open Dashboard → Plugins → Jellyfin Enhanced. This is the server configuration page; your personal panel is separate.
  2. In Overview, check Service Status and Optional Dependencies for integrations you plan to use.
  3. In Display and Playback, choose starting preferences.
  4. In Pages, enable the pages you want and choose how users reach them. JE pages & tabs explains the options.
  5. If you use Seerr, Sonarr, Radarr, Bazarr, Shoko, or TMDB-based features, connect them now; see Connect optional services below.
  6. Click Save Settings, then refresh affected web clients.

These are administrator defaults for a new configuration. Where a setting supplies a personal starting value, users can change it for their account.

Setting Default What it does
Enable Custom Pause Screen On Shows the pause overlay after your personal delay, initially 5 seconds.
Enable Bookmarks Feature On Lets you save playback timestamps.
Enable Random Button On Adds random library browsing.
Auto-pause on tab switch On Sets the starting value for your personal Auto-pause preference.
Show available audio languages on item detail page On Sets the starting value for your personal language display preference.

Main media-tag preferences start off, including quality, genre, language, rating, and people tags. Seerr, Spoiler Guard, Activity, Requests, Calendar, Hidden Content, Catch Up, and Active Streams also start off. Some suggestions in What to try first need features that start off, so enable them first.

Elsewhere needs a key

Elsewhere starts on, but needs a TMDB API key. No key is configured initially.

Existing personal preferences

JE saves starting preferences when an account first loads JE. Saving admin defaults doesn't replace those saved preferences, even for users who never customized them. To replace them for everyone, save the defaults first, then use Overview → Quick Actions → Overwrite everyone's personal settings. See settings overview for its scope, storage, and backups.

Connect optional services
  • Seerr: Open Seerr, turn on Enable Seerr integration, enter Seerr URL(s) (One per line) and Seerr API Key, then click Test beside the key. Follow the Seerr setup guide to link/import Jellyfin accounts. In Users, click Import Users Now to import unblocked users. Then use Permission Audit → Run Audit to check linked accounts; it doesn't import missing ones.
  • Sonarr, Radarr, Bazarr, or Shoko: Configure them in *arr. Use addresses reachable from the Jellyfin server. Configure public browser links separately with URL mappings when needed.
  • TMDB: Add TMDB API Key in Seerr or Elsewhere & Reviews if your chosen features need it. Both fields edit the same key. Basic poster tags don't require it.

Click Save Settings and refresh affected clients after configuring services. Test each optional service separately. Opening the personal panel confirms that JE's client interface loaded; it doesn't confirm that every integration is ready.

3. Open your personal panel

Use the Enhanced panel to make JE feel right for your account. Your main preferences and shortcut overrides save to your account on the server.

  1. Open the panel using an entry below.
  2. Use Search settings… or select a section to find a preference.
Open the panel and select a settings section.
Where you are How to open the panel
Desktop Press ? while you're outside an input field.
Jellyfin 12 Modern Layout Open your avatar menu and select Jellyfin Enhanced.
Visible navigation drawer, including on a phone Choose Jellyfin Enhanced → Enhanced Panel.
Jellyfin's user settings menu, including on a phone Select Jellyfin Enhanced - User Settings.
Mobile or TV web player Select the tune button titled Jellyfin Enhanced when the player controls are available; desktop layouts hide it.

Reload any other device to pick up your changes.

See settings overview for all sections and entry points.

What to try first

  • Open Shortcuts and try Go to Home with Shift+H. Click a displayed key to customize it; Backspace restores the administrator's binding.
  • Start a browser video and press B to save a bookmark. Open Bookmarks to return to that timestamp later.
  • In UI Settings, enable a poster tag category and browse a library. Tags & badges explains their data requirements and scopes.
  • Pause a browser video and wait without interacting to try the pause screen. Adjust playback preferences in Playback Settings.
  • If your administrator enabled them, open Calendar, Requests, or Seerr Recommendations (Recommendations in Plugin Pages or JE-managed Custom Tabs) to try the connected services.

Keep going

  • Install Jellyfin Enhanced

    Repository setup and the matching server build.

    Installation

  • Check your setup

    Server versions, clients, layouts, and service requirements.

    Compatibility

  • Find a setting

    Admin tabs, personal preferences, resets, and backups.

    Settings overview

  • Choose your pages

    Bookmarks, Calendar, Requests, and the other JE pages.

    JE pages & tabs

  • Explore the features

    Playback tools, shortcuts, tags, and content management.

    Enhanced features