Unable to connect to Jellyfin Server

Troubleshooting
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Required Information

  • DietPi version | Core:9 Sub:20 RC:1 branch:master owner:MichaIng

  • Distro version | trixie

  • Kernel version | Linux DietPi 6.1.115-vendor-rk35xx #1 SMP Mon Dec 1 08:58:34 UTC 2025 aarch64 GNU/Linux

  • Architecture | arm64

  • SBC model | ROCK 5B (aarch64)

  • Power supply used | 30 W (5V-3A 9V-3A 12V-2.5A 15V-2A 20V-1.5A)

  • NVMe used | Kingston NV2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 1TB M.2 2280 -SNV2S/1000G

Additional Information

  • Software title | Jellyfin

Steps to reproduce

When trying to connect to the Jellyfin server I enter the address 192.168.2.205:8096 since my LAN IP is 192.168.2.205

Expected behavior

I connect to the server.

Actual behavior

I get an connection error with this message:

We are currently unable to connect to the selected server. Please ensure that it is running and try again.

Extra details

htop shows the server running

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2

Wrong port, see Media Systems Software Options - DietPi.com Docs

3

Thanks, that did work.

How do I get the setup wizard to create an account?

4

It should appear automatically while connecting first time

5

For some reason I had to change the server and then select the same server for it to show up.