Emby Media Server on OMV 5 inside Docker with Portainer using RPi 4

In this segment, we are going to show you “How to Install Emby Media Server on OpenMediaVault 5 inside Docker with Portainer using Raspberry Pi 4“

What is Emby Media Server?

Emby is a media server designed to organize, play, and stream audio and video to a variety of devices. Emby’s source code is mostly open with some closed-source components as of August 2017, releases of the software published via the Emby website are however proprietary and cannot be replicated from source due to the build scripts also being proprietary.

OpenMediaVault Versions :

OpenMediaVault 5 Installation Guide :

https://pcmac.biz/openmediavault-5-on-raspberry-pi/

Software Required :

Equipment Required		Optional
	Raspberry Pi 4		Case
	SD Card		Raspberry Pi Keyboard
	Ethernet Cable		Mouse
	Power Adapter
	External HDD
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Credits

Full credit goes to the Linux server.

Image URL: linuxserver/emby

Docker Compose

---
version: "2"
services:
  emby:
    image: linuxserver/emby
    container_name: emby
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/London
      - UMASK_SET=022 #optional
    volumes:
      - /path/to/library:/config
      - /path/to/tvshows:/data/tvshows
      - /path/to/movies:/data/movies
      - /path/for/transcoding:/transcode #optional
      - /opt/vc/lib:/opt/vc/lib #optional
    ports:
      - 8096:8096
      - 8920:8920 #optional
    devices:
      - /dev/dri:/dev/dri #optional
      - /dev/vchiq:/dev/vchiq #optional
      - /dev/video10:/dev/video10 #optional
      - /dev/video11:/dev/video11 #optional
      - /dev/video12:/dev/video12 #optional
    restart: unless-stopped

How to find PUID & PGID

However, to find PUID and PGID we can use the below-given command.

id name of the user
UID : "PUID"
GID : "PGID"

Emby Container Configuration

First of all, we need to navigate to Containers and then click on Add container.
Then fill the details as mentioned below in the picture, Choose a name for your container and image name as linuxserver/emby.
Always pull the image option must be checked, if the image is not already downloaded.
After that, we need to publish 2 new ports i.e 8096 & 8920.

Click to ZOOM

In the volume section, we need to configure the path for config, Movies, TV, Transcode, and Lib folders then bind these folders to our desired path.

Click to ZOOM

After that, we need to configure Environment Variables as mentioned below in the picture.

Click to ZOOM

In this section we need to select unless stopped.

Click to Zoom

Once all the steps successfully completed, we can go ahead and click on Deploy the Container.

Access Emby Web Interface

To access the Emby web interface we need to type the OpenMediaVault IP Address:8096
After that follow the on-screen instructions to configure Emby or you can refer to our video.

In conclusion,

Now, you are all set to use Raspberry Pi 4 as Emby Media Server on OpenMediaVault 5 with the help of Docker.
If you face any issue regarding this article please share your thoughts.
Enjoy using Emby Media Server on Docker using Openmediavault. Smile (.”_”.)

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