https://greensatlab.com/guides/Recent content in Guides on GreenSat LabHugoen-usThu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://greensatlab.com/guides/jellyfin-usb-bind-mount/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://greensatlab.com/guides/jellyfin-usb-bind-mount/<p>If a guide only says “plug in the drive and point Jellyfin at it,” that often breaks after a reboot. This walkthrough is the setup that survives a reboot: mount the USB drive by <strong>UUID</strong> with <code>nofail</code>, create a stable path with a <strong>bind mount</strong>, then point Jellyfin at that path.</p> <p><strong>Companion video:</strong> watch the full walkthrough below, or <a href="https://youtu.be/7WYkibbd4nk">on YouTube</a>.</p> <div class="video-wrap"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7WYkibbd4nk" title="YouTube video" loading="lazy" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="chapters">Chapters</h2> <div class="toc"> <ol> <li><a href="#why-ntfs">Why NTFS?</a></li> <li><a href="#what-youll-build">What you&rsquo;ll build</a></li> <li><a href="#prerequisites">Prerequisites</a></li> <li><a href="#find-and-mount-the-usb-drive">Find and mount the USB drive</a></li> <li><a href="#folder-layout">Folder layout</a></li> <li><a href="#the-bind-mount">The bind mount</a></li> <li><a href="#option-drive-just-for-linux-use-ext4">Option: drive just for Linux? Use ext4</a></li> <li><a href="#install-jellyfin-and-permissions">Install Jellyfin and permissions</a></li> <li><a href="#add-the-library">Add the library</a></li> <li><a href="#troubleshooting">Troubleshooting</a></li> <li><a href="#recap">Recap</a></li> </ol> </div> <h2 id="why-ntfs">Why NTFS?</h2> <p>I already had this USB drive with family photos on it. It was formatted for Windows (NTFS), so I <strong>reused it instead of wiping it</strong>.</p>