From be9e6202444dd1071e70ada6a5966c66231e2c11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harvey Tindall Date: Sun, 3 May 2020 18:48:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Setup (markdown) --- Setup.md | 13 +++++-------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/Setup.md b/Setup.md index 7c25387..45ac40c 100644 --- a/Setup.md +++ b/Setup.md @@ -1,12 +1,9 @@ -Run the program once to generate a template config. -``` -hrfee@lab:~$ jf-accounts -Config dir not found, so created at /home/hrfee/.jf-accounts -Edit the configuration and restart. -``` +On your first run, accessing `:8056` will bring you to the setup wizard. + Before you start configuring, you should make sure that timezones are correct everywhere. If you're running bare metal, this shouldn't be an issue, but docker containers are another story. For linuxserver.io Jellyfin containers, you should be able to use `-e TZ=Europe/London` but if not, `-v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro` works almost every where. Once you've added this run `docker exec -it bash` to enter its shell, then `date`. From there you can see if the time is correct. -After that, open the config at the path specified and get to configuring. +If you want to manually configure, or change anything not included in the setup wizard, below are descriptions of each setting in `config.ini`. + * **jellyfin** * Best practice is to create a separate admin account (I named mine 'accounts') without normal privileges (accessing media, etc.). Its credentials can then be entered. * The server address specified here will be reused in the invite form, so make sure its the publicly accessible address, rather than the local network one. @@ -29,7 +26,7 @@ After that, open the config at the path specified and get to configuring. * **smtp** * Currently, jellyfin-accounts support fully secured SSL/TLS SMTP, and the less secure yet more common STARTTLS. Specify which to use through setting `encryption` to `ssl_tls` or `starttls`. * Fill in your providers web address as `server`. - * For `port`, your provider will likely have many choices. Make sure this matches the encryption type above. Usually 465 to SSL/TLS, and 587 for STARTTLS. + * For `port`, your provider will likely have many choices. Make sure this matches the encryption type above. Usually 465 for SSL/TLS, and 587 for STARTTLS. * Enter the password corresponding to the `address` you entered in the `[email]` section. * **mailgun** * This section only needs to be modified if you've chosen it as the method up above.