How to Install Jellyfin with Docker on a VPS

mkdir -p ~/jellyfin/config ~/jellyfin/cache && cd ~/jellyfin
sudo mkdir -p /srv/media/movies /srv/media/shows

services:
  jellyfin:
    image: jellyfin/jellyfin:latest
    container_name: jellyfin
    ports:
      - "127.0.0.1:8096:8096/tcp"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/config
      - ./cache:/cache
      - type: bind
        source: /srv/media
        target: /media
        read_only: true
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - JELLYFIN_PublishedServerUrl=https://media.example.com

sudo docker compose up -d

server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;
    server_name media.example.com;

    client_max_body_size 20M;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8096;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Protocol $scheme;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_host;
        proxy_buffering off;
    }

    location /socket {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8096;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Protocol $scheme;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_host;
    }
}

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/media.example.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/   # Ubuntu / Debian only
sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl reload nginx
sudo certbot --nginx -d media.example.com