jellyfin/README.md

<h1 align="center">Jellyfin</h1>
<h3 align="center">The Free Software Media System</h3>

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Jellyfin is a Free Software Media System that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media. It is an alternative to the proprietary Emby and Plex, to provide media from a dedicated server to end-user devices via multiple apps. Jellyfin is descended from Emby's 3.5.2 release and ported to the .NET Core framework to enable full cross-platform support. There are no strings attached, no premium licenses or features, and no hidden agendas: just a team who want to build something better and work together to achieve it. We welcome anyone who is interested in joining us in our quest!

For further details, please see [our documentation page](https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io). To receive the latest updates, get help with Jellyfin, and join the community, please visit [one of our communication channels on Matrix/Riot or social media](https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user-docs/getting-help).

For more information about the project, please see our [about page](https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/about/).

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<strong>Want to get started?</strong>
<em>Choose from <a href="https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/administrator-docs/installing/">Prebuilt Packages</a> or <a href="https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/administrator-docs/building/">Build from Source</a>, then see our <a href="https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/administrator-docs/first-time/">first-time setup guide</a>.</em>
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<strong>Want to contribute?</strong>
<em>Check out <a href="https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributor-docs/contributing/">our documentation for guidelines</a>.</em>
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<strong>New idea or improvement? Something not working right?</strong>
<em>Open an <a href="https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributor-docs/issues/">Issue</a>.</em>
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