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How to fix: Jellyfin Library Scan Hangs

Just recently I wrote about How to install Jellyfin on a RaspberryPi. It all started promising until – after adding a couple of movies – the Library Scan suddenly hung. Unfortunately I didn’t dig too deep into all kinds of logs (which I certainly forgot but which might have given a hint).

How to replace Synology Video Station with Jellyfin

Unfortunately Synology has discontinued their support for Videostation starting from DSM version 7.2.2 as can be read in the Release Notes for DSM | Synology Inc.:

#6 Video Station is not available on DSM 7.2.2. Refer to this article for workarounds to stream videos to end devices.

Time to evaluate the alternatives …