Jellyfin

Tested Versions#

• Authelia
  • v4.38.17
• Jellyfin
  • v10.10.6

Before You Begin#

Common Notes#

1. The OpenID Connect 1.0 client_id parameter:
   1. This must be a unique value for every client.
   2. The value used in this guide is merely for readability and demonstration purposes and you should not use this value in production and should instead utilize the How do I generate a client identifier or client secret? FAQ. We recommend 64 random characters but you can use any arbitrary value that meets the other criteria.
   3. This must only contain RFC3986 Unreserved Characters.
   4. This must be no more than 100 characters in length.
2. The OpenID Connect 1.0 client_secret parameter:
   1. The value used in this guide is merely for demonstration purposes and you should absolutely not use this value in production and should instead utilize the How do I generate a client identifier or client secret? FAQ.
   2. This string may be stored as plaintext in the Authelia configuration but this behaviour is deprecated and is not guaranteed to be supported in the future. See the Plaintext guide for more information.
   3. When the secret is stored in hashed form in the Authelia configuration (heavily recommended), the cost of hashing can, if too great, cause timeouts for clients. See the Tuning the work factors guide for more information.
3. The configuration example for Authelia:
   1. Only contains an example configuration for the client registration and you MUST also configure the required elements from the OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider Configuration guide.
   2. Only contains a small portion of all of the available options for a registered client and users may wish to configure portions that are not part of this guide or configure them differently, as such it’s important to both familiarize yourself with the other options available and the effect of each of the options configured in this section by looking at the OpenID Connect 1.0 Clients Configuration guide.

Assumptions#

This example makes the following assumptions:

• Application Root URL: https://jellyfin.example.com/
• Authelia Root URL: https://auth.example.com/
• Client ID: jellyfin
• Client Secret: insecure_secret

Some of the values presented in this guide can automatically be replaced with documentation variables.

Set Documentation Variables

Configuration#

The following example uses the Jellyfin SSO Plugin which is assumed to be installed when following this section of the guide.

To install the Jellyfin SSO Plugin for Jellyfin via the Web GUI:

1. Visit the Jellyfin Administration Dashboard.
2. Visit the Plugins section.
3. Visit the Repositories tab.
4. Click the + to add a repository.
5. Enter the following details:
   • Repository Name: Jellyfin SSO
   • Repository URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/9p4/jellyfin-plugin-sso/manifest-release/manifest.json
6. Click Save.
7. Click Ok to confirm the repository installation.

Authelia#

The following YAML configuration is an example Authelia client configuration for use with Jellyfin which will operate with the application example:

identity_providers:
  oidc:
    ## The other portions of the mandatory OpenID Connect 1.0 configuration go here.
    ## See: https://www.authelia.com/c/oidc
    clients:
      - client_id: 'jellyfin'
        client_name: 'Jellyfin'
        client_secret: '$pbkdf2-sha512$310000$c8p78n7pUMln0jzvd4aK4Q$JNRBzwAo0ek5qKn50cFzzvE9RXV88h1wJn5KGiHrD0YKtZaR/nCb2CJPOsKaPK0hjf.9yHxzQGZziziccp6Yng'  # The digest of 'insecure_secret'.
        public: false
        authorization_policy: 'two_factor'
        require_pkce: true
        pkce_challenge_method: 'S256'
        redirect_uris:
          - 'https://jellyfin.example.com/sso/OID/redirect/authelia'
        scopes:
          - 'openid'
          - 'profile'
          - 'groups'
        userinfo_signed_response_alg: 'none'
        token_endpoint_auth_method: 'client_secret_post'

Application#

To configure Jellyfin there are two methods, using the Configuration File, or using the Web GUI.

However the following steps must be compelted via the UI first regardless of which option you choose:

1. Visit the Catalog tab.
2. Select SSO Authentication from the Authentication section.
3. Click Install.
4. Click Ok to confirm the plugin installation.
5. Once installed restart Jellyfin.

Configuration File#

To configure Jellyfin to utilize Authelia as an OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider, use the following configuration:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PluginConfiguration xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <SamlConfigs />
  <OidConfigs>
    <item>
      <key>
        <string>authelia</string>
      </key>
      <value>
        <PluginConfiguration>
          <OidEndpoint>https://auth.example.com</OidEndpoint>
          <OidClientId>jellyfin</OidClientId>
          <OidSecret>insecure_secret</OidSecret>
          <Enabled>true</Enabled>
          <EnableAuthorization>true</EnableAuthorization>
          <EnableAllFolders>true</EnableAllFolders>
          <EnabledFolders />
          <AdminRoles>
            <string>admins</string>
          </AdminRoles>
          <Roles>
            <string>users</string>
          </Roles>
          <EnableFolderRoles>false</EnableFolderRoles>
          <EnableLiveTvRoles>false</EnableLiveTvRoles>
          <EnableLiveTv>false</EnableLiveTv>
          <EnableLiveTvManagement>false</EnableLiveTvManagement>
          <LiveTvRoles />
          <LiveTvManagementRoles />
          <FolderRoleMappings />
          <RoleClaim>groups</RoleClaim>
          <OidScopes>
            <string>groups</string>
          </OidScopes>
          <CanonicalLinks></CanonicalLinks>
          <DisableHttps>false</DisableHttps>
          <DoNotValidateEndpoints>false</DoNotValidateEndpoints>
          <DoNotValidateIssuerName>false</DoNotValidateIssuerName>
        </PluginConfiguration>
      </value>
    </item>
  </OidConfigs>
</PluginConfiguration>

Web GUI#

To configure Jellyfin to utilize Authelia as an OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider, use the following instructions:

1. Visit the Jellyfin Administration Dashboard.
2. Visit the Plugins section.
3. Click the SSO-Auth plugin.
4. Add a provider.
5. Configure the following options:
   • Name of the OID Provider: authelia
   • OID Endpoint: https://auth.example.com
   • OpenID Client ID: jellyfin
   • OID Secret: insecure_secret
   • Enabled: Checked
   • Enable Authorization by Plugin: Checked
   • Enable All Folders: Checked
   • Roles: jellyfin-users
   • Admin Roles: jellyfin-admins
   • Role Claim: groups
   • Request Additional Scopes: groups
   • Set default username claim: preferred_username
6. All other options may remain unchecked or unconfigured.
7. Click Save.
8. To log in visit https://jellyfin.example.com/sso/OID/start/authelia.
9. Follow the Jellyfin SSO Plugin documentation on how to create a button on the Jellyfin login page.

See Also#

• Jellyfin SSO Plugin Repository