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Kyle Schwartz
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Installing Jellyfin on LG webOS

UPDATE 2022-11-29: Jellyfin has added their app to LG's WebOS store for newer TVs (2021+). For older ones (WebOS < 6), the following instructions should still apply.


  1. Clone https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-webos
  2. Open WebOS TV SDK
  3. cd into directory
  4. Run ares-package org.jellyfin.webos
  5. Open the Developer Mode app on the TV and login
  6. Turn on Dev Mode, TV will reboot
  7. Re-open the Developer Mode app
  8. Turn on Key Server
  9. Run ares-novacom --device tv --getkey, passphrase is found on screen
  10. Run ares-install --device tv --list, a blank line means everything works
  11. Run ares-install --device tv ./org.jellyfin.webos_X.X.X_all.ipk replacing the Xs with the requisite version number
  12. Done!

If you need to re-add tv to the device list

  1. Run ares-setup-device and remove tv
  2. Run ares-setup-device and choose add
  3. Use the following settings:
    • Device Name: tv
    • Device IP address: IP found on screen
    • Device Port: 9922
    • SSH user: prisoner
    • Description: optional
    • Select authentication: password
    • Password: leave blank

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newBioLol

Hi,

i received some updates in my tv as well as on CLI.
Just wanted to reinstall the jellyfin ipk on my LG tv device. But now i get always error messages:

Command '/bin/rm -rf /media/developer/temp && /bin/mkdir -p /media/developer/temp' exited with code=1 (signal: undefined)

Am I doing something wrong?

(nice side effect of the update is that dev mode tim increased from 99h to 999h)

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newBioLol • Edited

Found the error by myself. i did not have CLI 1.12.4. Thought it will be inside the SDK package.
After installing the latest CLI manually it works as usual

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scottini • Edited

Hello,
when Developer Mode time expires, Jellyfin app disappears.
How can I make it remain permanently?

TX

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Kyle Schwartz

Hi scottini,

I haven't used Jellyfin in a while, but from what I can remember, there is no way around this. Thankfully, Jellyfin has since released an app on the LG WebOS store, so this is no longer needed!

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