Seems this just released 10 hours. Was mentioned in this other thread, but figured it was worth granting it’s own topic. Very Cool! I’m not the dev, but this is awesome. Was originally posted to Reddit here.
Oh wow, repo is https://github.com/LLukas22/Jellyswarrm
Jellyswarrm is a reverse proxy that lets you combine multiple Jellyfin servers into one place. If you’ve got libraries spread across different locations or just want everything together, Jellyswarrm makes it easy to access all your media from a single interface.
Working
- Unified Library Access – Browse media from multiple Jellyfin servers in one place.
- Direct Playback – Play content straight from the original server without extra overhead.
- User Mapping – Link accounts across servers for a consistent user experience.
- API Compatibility – Appears as a normal Jellyfin server, so existing apps and tools still work.
⚠️ In Progress
- Websocket Support – Needed for real-time features like SyncPlay (not fully reliable yet).
- Audio Streaming – May not function correctly (still untested in many cases).
- Automatic Bitrate Adjustment – Stream quality based on network conditions isn’t supported yet.
🚫 Not Planned
- Admin Functions – Server administration (user management, settings, etc.) won’t be supported through Jellyswarrm.----
Holy shit, sounds like this would enable people to have a community in which m every person has a Jellyfin and they each use all of them.
One person could specialize in documentaries and another in shows.
Combined, it would mean a huuuge library.
I wonder how high demand content would work. As in, if a TV show is watched a lot, could it be saved in multiple servers and the swarrm figure out who streams from what to balance demand?
Keep in mind this isn’t federation. It is a way to access multiple independent servers via reverse proxy.
Yes, but a group of friends could use it to set up a group Jellyfin, sharing their libraries
How would each person contribute to it?
By ripping their legally bought DVDs, surely :P
I mean how would they upload their files to the server
um, they don’t
Each run their own jellyfin server and I guess their own jellyswarrm to access al of their friend’s servers? - Not read the docs though
Jellyfin plays the media. It doesn’t make/produce/edit or upload the media. Think of it as DIY Netflix service
It’s their own server, so they’d just… upload it.
Dude I just saw a post where someone was asking if something like this existed
Yep, this was mentioned in that thread and it is so impressive it deserves a dedicated topic to promote itself. Seems it has only existed for a few hours!
Well that sounds like a security nightmare
Haha, you certainly don’t have to host it at a public url over http.
Wait till you learn how many security vulns jellyfin has, and that you can’t put it behind basic auth due to further outstanding bugs
Presuming jellyfin would actually be on the public internet?
/me needs friends 😪
