Connect Jellyfin to Dashboarr

To connect Jellyfin to Dashboarr, add a Jellyfin instance with the Jellyfin HTTPS address from your client area as the Remote URL and an API key created in Jellyfin under Dashboard → API Keys. Dashboarr then shows Now Playing, Recently Added, Continue Watching and your libraries. Part of the Dashboarr seedbox setup guide.

What you need

Finish Jellyfin’s first-run wizard (admin user, at least one library) before connecting; an unconfigured server answers the probe but shows nothing.

Step by step

1. In Jellyfin, open Dashboard (the admin area) → API Keys, create a key named Dashboarr and copy it.
2. Dashboarr → Settings → Integrations → Browse services → Jellyfin.
3. Remote URL = the HTTPS address, API Key = the key, Always use Remote URL on.
4. Test Connection (probes /System/Info/Public), then Save.

What the Jellyfin tab gives you

• Now Playing: active sessions with user, device and progress.
• Recent: recently added items, sortable by date, title or year.
• Continue Watching: resume points from all users the key can see.
• Libraries: your libraries as a browsable grid.

Dashboarr authenticates with the Authorization: MediaBrowser header shape, which works even when Jellyfin’s legacy X-Emby-Token header is disabled, and falls back to an ApiKey query parameter if a proxy already owns the Authorization header. On EvoSeedbox neither caveat applies.

Widgets

Jellyfin Now Playing, Combined Now Playing and Service Health. For watch history and statistics, Dashboarr also supports Jellystat, which reads from Jellyfin; that integration is not covered here.

Troubleshooting

FAQ

Can I use my user’s password instead of an API key?

No. Dashboarr’s Jellyfin integration is API-key only; keys are created by an administrator.

Jellyfin and Emby both?

Yes. They are separate service types with the same screens; see the Emby page.

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