That explains why I kept getting results for jellyfin when I googled it. Lol

Thanks for the course correction. I've barely started dipping my toe in this since my last attempt w mythbuntu and Kodi and jellyfin looks like a better fit.

Yep, just tested it. Missing dependency

Yes, I'm aware of these issues on carplay and working on resolving it!

yeah, but it's probably still broken? F-Droid builds from source and ignored the pre-built database driver binary for Isar...

Jellyfin needs to handle all kinds of media. I tend to use Finamp for music and Findroid for TV/movies. Both support offline play, which last I checked Jellfin's app still doesn't.

I tried a few before settling on those, but I hadn't heard of Jellybox until now so not sure how it compares.

Thanks. Could you answer the latter question as well?

So you’re saying that everything, aside from the README is human-written with no LLM output?

I have this setup too and it's pretty smooth. I have multiple services running on my home server, all of them have their own auth, and my home network is behind a shitty NAT. I put Netbird on a remote VPS and it was pretty easy to configure. I have used Tailscale and Nebula (now Defined Networking OSS) in the past, but Netbird was the one that covered all my use cases out of the box and worked flawlessly. If you have services without their own auth, you can put Authelia in front of them. I tried it with a few services and it worked well, but I ended up not using those services so I dropped them from my server.

This is really great! I might start self-hosting my favorite songs tbh

I haven't yet built a Jellyfin docker so I'm not sure, but I understand it's like regular Plex - functional but not really built as a music-first player. I view this as pretty much the same as PlexAmp - accessing the Jellyfin database but giving way more features and options for music. So things like this really help.

I rely on PlexAmp, been hoping to switch to Jellyfin though. Does JellyFin not have a native music solution at all? Or is this just a fancier version?

One thing I’ve noticed is it’s a little buggy in CarPlay. It will work when you play something from the phone, but selecting music from the car screen doesn’t work. Also it won’t always start back up when you get back in the car.

Please keep working on it, cause it’s very nice to use.

Thanks. Could you provide an answer the latter question?

So you’re saying that everything, aside from the README is human-written with no LLM output?

you're welcome! feel free to ask if anything not clear

im about to go to bed for today, but will check and reply tomorrow

Oh yeah, that does work, I guess I just forgot where it actually went, haha. Thanks for the quick response!

tbh it would be hard - i'm really bad at writing readmes, and I spend most of the time out of my 9-5 and family time to add new features and readme is probably not the most important feature.

however I would gladly accept any help if anyone willing to do it

Hey, thanks

Windows has media interface widget integration(the one you open clicking on sound icon in taskbar bottom right corner)

This looks nice so far! Working well on Windows. Will be trying it on Android & Linux too.

Would be nice if it integrated with the Windows OS media interface or whatever it's called (unless I'm missing an option?).

If that's the case, it might be good to rewrite the README as a human. Anyone that despises LLMs is going to see that and draw the same conclusion I did.

So you're saying that everything, aside from the README is human-written with no LLM output? If so, that's really cool, and I look forward to giving it a try!

jellybox is a client app, not server it works with your jellyfin, emby or navidrome server and content which you have there

Totally! I spend a lot of time on various convenience features to make UX as smooth as possible

happy to hear! You'll like all the hidden convenience things that will pop up as you use it more

I develop app since 2023, even before LLMs were a thing, so no, its not vibe coded. Although I used LLM to rewrite readme, original one was super terrible

its have downloads since like 4-5 months I think

about fdroid - thats on my list for sure

and thanks for welcome, happy to be here!

Looks interesting, always on the lookout for Android compatible Jellyfin music players with offline support. Maybe I'm mistaken but I think(?) last time I had looked at JellyBox it did not have offline support, nice to see it was added at some point.

Also, looks like there is already a Github issue about it but I was going to suggest having your app added to F-Droid if possible.

PS - Welcome to Lemmy!

i never heard of jellybox before, how does it compare to plex?