Jellyfin and Emby

RelayTV adds a responsive library for browsing Jellyfin or Emby from phones and desktops, then launches selected media on the attached TV.

Before connecting

• Confirm RelayTV can play a direct URL.
• Confirm the RelayTV host can reach the media server.
• Create or select a credential with only the access needed by the intended user.
• Decide whether the media server URL is local, VPN-routed, or protected HTTPS.

Configure

Open RelayTV settings and enter the media server URL and credential. Keep the URL reachable from the RelayTV server itself; a hostname that only resolves in the phone browser is insufficient.

Available workflows

• Home rails including Continue Watching and Next Up
• movie and television browsing
• series, season, and episode pages
• bounded catalog search
• resume, play now, play next, and queue-last actions
• credential-conscious playback resolution and public state

Verify

1. Load the library home without an authentication error.
2. Open a series or movie and confirm metadata appears.
3. Start a known available item.
4. Confirm playback reaches RelayTV without exposing upstream credentials in browser-visible status or copied URLs.

Canonical server source: Jellyfin/Emby operations. Reviewed 2026-08-29.