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Jellyfin is a free software media system that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media.
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<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>.
For further details, please see [our wiki](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/wiki).
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).
## About
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.
Jellyfin is descended from Emby 3.5.2, ported to the .NET Core framework, and aims to contain build facilities for every platform.
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## Issues and Feature Requests
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>New idea or improvement?</strong>
<em>Open a <ahref="https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/wiki/Feature-Requests">Feature Request</a>.</em>
<strong>Want to get started?</strong>
<em>Choose from <ahref="https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user-docs/installing/">Prebuilt Packages</a> or <ahref="https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user-docs/building/">Build from Source</a>, then see our <ahref="https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user-docs/quick-start/">Quickstart guide</a>.</em>
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<Strong>Something not working right?</strong>
<em>Open an <ahref="https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/wiki/Issue-Guidelines">Issue</a>.</em>
<strong>Want to contribute?</strong>
<em>Check out <ahref="https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer-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 <ahref="https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer-docs/issues/">Issue</a>.</em>
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## Contributing to Jellyfin
If you're interested in contributing, please see [our wiki for guidelines](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/wiki/Contributing-to-Jellyfin).