Jellyfin VPS Hosting

Jellyfin itself is free and open source, so you only pay for the VPS it runs on. The price depends on the VPS package, term and location: more vCPU and RAM for transcoding, more disk for a larger library. You see live prices for every plan in the pricing section above and choose a term that suits you. You can cancel anytime.

• Jellyfin software: free and open source
• VPS price: depends on package, term and location
• Flexible terms, cancel anytime

Order a VPS, open One-Click Apps in the dashboard and pick Jellyfin. Coolify pulls the Jellyfin container, creates the volumes for config, movies and TV shows and starts the server. Then open the web interface, run the setup wizard, create your admin account and add your first library. If you prefer, you can also install Jellyfin manually over SSH with Docker Compose. One-Click Apps guide in the Help Center

• One-click deploy through Coolify
• Setup wizard in the browser
• Manual Docker Compose install also possible

It depends on how your media plays. Direct play, where the device handles the file as is, needs little CPU, so a smaller plan often works for a few users. Transcoding converts video in real time on the vCPUs and is the most demanding task, so choose more vCPU cores and RAM if several people stream at once or devices often need converted streams. Disk size follows your library.

• Direct play: a smaller plan is often enough
• Transcoding: more vCPU cores and RAM
• Large library: plan more disk space

Yes, that's the main reason to run Jellyfin on a VPS. The server is reachable through its public IP address, so you don't need to open ports on your home router or keep a PC running at home. Connect your own domain, secure it with HTTPS and sign in from the Jellyfin apps or any browser, wherever you are.

• Reachable via the server's public IP
• No port forwarding on your home router
• Own domain with HTTPS

Plan disk space for the size of your media files plus room to grow. Jellyfin's own data, such as metadata, artwork and the transcoding cache, needs space too, so leave headroom beyond the raw media. Music collections usually need far less space than movie libraries. Compare the disk size of each plan in the pricing section and pick one that fits your library today and what you plan to add.

• Size of your media files
• Room for metadata, artwork and cache
• Headroom for new additions

Neither is required, but both can be useful. A reverse proxy lets you reach Jellyfin through your own domain with an HTTPS certificate, and Coolify handles that routing for the apps it deploys. A VPN or private network makes sense if only your own devices should reach the server. With root access you choose the setup, including a manual nginx reverse proxy. Set up a reverse proxy with nginx

• Reverse proxy: own domain with HTTPS
• VPN: access for your own devices only
• Coolify handles routing for its apps

Jellyfin runs on common Linux distributions, and a Linux VPS with Docker is the usual choice because a container keeps updates simple. Coolify sets that up for you. You also get full root access, so you can connect over SSH, install extra tools, adjust storage paths or switch to a manual Docker Compose setup whenever you like. First SSH access explained

• Linux with Docker is the common choice
• Full root access via SSH

ZAP-Hosting offers VPS locations in Europe and America, and you choose the data center when you order. Pick the one closest to where you and the people you share your library with usually watch. Many groups in North America start with Ashburn. Availability varies by product and location.

• Locations in Europe and America
• Choose the location when you order
• Pick the one closest to your viewers