r/jellyfin • u/FrenchDeanoth • 7d ago

Help Request Jellyfin for Kodi not syncing libraries automatically

Hello guys!

I'm using Kodi (21.2 Omega) as a client on my TV with a Jellyfin (12.1) server on a local network (Raspberry Pi 5). Everything is wired on Ethernet.

I have the Jellyfin for Kodi add-on, as well as the Kodi Sync Queue activated on both my server and client sides.
I have set up Kodi with a different skin, fully configured ad I want it to be, and everything is running smoothly BUT one thing: I cannot have Kodi syncing automatically the Jellyfin libraries on opening the app.

I've tried a lot of options but nothing works. Syncing manually works fine but I'd like to avoid doing it every time I add a new file to the library.

Any ideas?
Thank you all!

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u/Alchohol_Influencer 6d ago

Did you have any luck? I have a similar problem, except I can't get it to sync at all. It only did it that one initial time.

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u/FrenchDeanoth 6d ago

Not yet, unfortunately.

Did you try manual sync in the Jellyfin add-on menu, inside Kodi? If you llok around, you can resynch manually, takes a few minutes, but it works well.

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u/Alchohol_Influencer 6d ago

I'm gonna keep trying. Kodi and I have never gotten along, even before I tried Jellyfin. Thanks for the reply.