Setting up a quick Media Server on Linux

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200

Want to stream your local movie and music collection to your TV, phone, or tablet — without subscriptions or cloud accounts? A self-hosted media server is the answer, and with Docker it takes about 2 minutes.

Figure 1. Mediaserver Cover Image

Why Jellyfin?

Completely free and open-source (no premium tiers)
No account or phone-home required
Apps for Android, iOS, Roku, Fire TV, and more
Hardware transcoding support

Prerequisites

A Linux machine (Raspberry Pi, NAS, old laptop — anything works)
Docker installed
Media files on a local disk or USB drive

Video Manipulation using HTML 5 and Javascript

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Some funny stuff can be done using HTML 5, canvas elements and the video events API.

In the following example we’re using these techniques to apply graphic effects to a video embedded in a HTML page..

The Goal

Please take a look at the following screencast on YouTube to get an idea of what the final example looks like or just take a look at the demo page.

As you can see a video is rendered and a clone is displayed with a strange swirl effect applied.

Video on Micha Kops' Tech Notes

Setting up a quick Media Server on Linux

Why Jellyfin?

Prerequisites

Video Manipulation using HTML 5 and Javascript

The Goal