<strong>Want to get started?</strong> Choose from <ahref="https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/wiki/Prebuilt-Packages">Prebuilt Packages</a>, or <ahref="https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/wiki/Building-from-Source">Build from Source</a>.
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<strong>Want to contribute?</strong> Check out <ahref="https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/wiki/Contributing-to-Jellyfin">our wiki for guidelines</a>.
To receive the latest updates, please visit [our public chat on Matrix/Riot](https://matrix.to/#/#jellyfin:matrix.org), our [announce chat](https://matrix.to/#/#jellyfin-announce:matrix.org) for release info, and follow us on [Social Media](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/wiki/Social-Media).
The Jellyfin project was started as a result of Emby's decision to take their code closed-source, as well as various philosophical differences with the core developers. Jellyfin seeks to be the free software alternative to Emby and Plex to provide media management and streaming from a dedicated server to end-user devices.