Rustyfin 🦀

A lightweight, Jellyfin-compatible media server written in Rust.
Implements the Jellyfin REST API — use any Jellyfin client (Web, Android, iOS, TV, Roku, Kodi) to browse and stream your library.

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🎯 Why Rustyfin?

Aspect	Jellyfin (C#/.NET)	Rustyfin (Rust)
Memory (idle)	~200–400 MB	~15–30 MB
Startup	~5–15 s	< 500 ms
Binary size	~100 MB (self-contained)	~8–12 MB (static)
Architecture	Monolith	7-crate Workspace
Concurrency	ThreadPool	Tokio async (io_uring/epoll/kqueue)
Deployment	Docker, bare metal	Single static binary + Docker

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✅ Implemented (v0.1)

• ✅ Jellyfin-compatible REST API — Works with official Jellyfin clients
• ✅ User Auth — JWT tokens, API keys, Quick Connect, Argon2 password hashing
• ✅ Library Management — Create/scan/delete libraries (Movies, Series, Music, Photos, Books)
• ✅ Media Browsing — Items, filtering, sorting, pagination, resume points
• ✅ Metadata Providers — TMDb, OMDb, local NFO files
• ✅ Image Proxy — Caching, on-the-fly resize, format conversion
• ✅ Direct Play / Direct Stream — Range requests, seeking, HLS/DASH passthrough
• ✅ SQLite Database — Zero-config, embedded, SQLx compile-time checked queries

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🚧 Roadmap

• HLS Transcoding (FFmpeg integration)
• Playback tracking (watched, resume, favorites)
• Subtitle support (SRT, ASS, VTT, OpenSubtitles)
• Session & Device management
• Full-text & Fuzzy Search
• Collections & Playlists
• Scheduled Tasks (auto-scan, cache cleanup)
• Plugin System
• Full Jellyfin Client Compatibility (Web, Android, iOS, TV apps)
• Official Docker Image (ghcr.io/peopleandpixel/rustyfin)

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🏗 Architecture: Cargo Workspace (7 Crates)

rustyfin/
├── crates/
│   ├── rustyfin-server   # Entry point, config, server bootstrap
│   ├── rustyfin-api      # Axum routes, handlers, OpenAPI docs
│   ├── rustyfin-auth     # Argon2, JWT, API keys, Quick Connect
│   ├── rustyfin-core     # Business logic: scanning, metadata, images
│   ├── rustyfin-db       # SQLx + SQLite, migrations, repositories
│   ├── rustyfin-model    # Shared DTOs, entities, Jellyfin API types
│   └── rustyfin-cli      # CLI utilities (migrate, admin, benchmark)
├── docker/
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── docker-compose.yml
├── .github/workflows/ci.yml
└── Cargo.toml (workspace)

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🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.85+ (2024 Edition) — rustup update stable
• SQLite3 dev headers (bundled via sqlx)

Build & Run

git clone https://github.com/peopleandpixel/rustyfin.git
cd rustyfin

# Build release (optimized, static binary ~10 MB)
cargo build --release --workspace

# Run
./target/release/rustyfin

Default: http://0.0.0.0:8096 · Data dir: ~/.rustyfin/
First run: Creates admin / admin — change immediately!

Configuration (Environment Variables)

Variable	Description	Default
RUSTYFIN_BIND	Bind address:port	0.0.0.0:8096
RUSTYFIN_DATA	Data directory (DB, cache, config, logs)	~/.rustyfin
RUSTYFIN_DB	SQLite connection string	sqlite://<data>/rustyfin.db?mode=rwc
RUSTYFIN_SECRET	JWT signing secret	Random UUID (regenerated each start!)
RUSTYFIN_SERVER_ID	Unique server identifier	Random UUID
RUSTYFIN_API_KEY	Static API key for integrations	Disabled
RUST_LOG	Log level (debug, info, rustyfin=trace)	info

Example (production):

RUSTYFIN_BIND=127.0.0.1:8096 \
RUSTYFIN_DATA=/srv/rustyfin \
RUSTYFIN_SECRET="$(openssl rand -base64 32)" \
RUSTYFIN_API_KEY="my-integration-key" \
./target/release/rustyfin

Docker

docker build -t rustyfin .
docker run -d \
  -p 8096:8096 \
  -v /path/to/media:/media:ro \
  -v /path/to/data:/data \
  -e RUSTYFIN_DATA=/data \
  -e RUSTYFIN_SECRET="$(openssl rand -base64 32)" \
  rustyfin

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🔧 Development

# Live reload
cargo install cargo-watch
cargo watch -x "run --release"

# Run all tests
cargo test --workspace

# Format & lint (CI checks these)
cargo fmt --all -- --check
cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings

# Generate SQLx query cache (for offline builds)
cargo sqlx prepare --workspace

# Build docs
cargo doc --workspace --no-deps --open

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🧪 Testing with Jellyfin Clients

Client	Status	Notes
Jellyfin Web	✅ Works	Full browsing, playback
Jellyfin Android	✅ Works	Direct play/stream
Jellyfin iOS/tvOS	✅ Works	Direct play/stream
Jellyfin Roku	⚠️ Partial	Some endpoints missing
Jellyfin Kodi Addon	⚠️ Partial	Auth works, browsing WIP
Infuse (iOS)	✅ Works	Via Jellyfin API
Swiftfin	✅ Works	Native Jellyfin client

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📊 Performance

Metric	Value
Idle RAM	~18 MB
Streaming 1080p (direct)	~25 MB
Cold start → ready	< 300 ms
Library scan (10k items)	~8 s (parallel)
Binary size (stripped)	9.2 MB

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🤝 Contributing

1. Fork → Feature branch (git checkout -b feat/amazing-feature)
2. Commit (git commit -m 'feat: add amazing feature')
3. Push → Open PR
4. CI must pass: fmt, clippy, test, build

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📜 License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• Jellyfin — The free software media system we're compatible with
• Axum — Ergonomic web framework
• SQLx — Compile-time checked SQL
• Tokio — Async runtime
• TMDb / OMDb — Metadata APIs

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👤 Author

Jens Reinemuth — Senior Full-Stack Dev (Rust, Flutter, PHP/Symfony, DevOps, AI)
🇪🇺 EU Citizen · 🇵🇹 Portugal · 📧 jens@reinemuth.pt · GitHub · LinkedIn
💼 Open to remote roles in Germany/EU · 25+ years experience