---
title: "Jellyfin logs"
url: "https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-sources/jellyfin/"
last_modified: "2026-08-05T15:08:09+02:00"
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/llms.txt).

# Jellyfin logs

You can use the `jellyfin()` source to read [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) logs from its log file output.

## Prerequisites

- AxoSyslog version 4.7.0 or later.
- Install the `axosyslog-scl` package on [Debian/Ubuntu](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/install/debian-ubuntu/index.md). On [RHEL and compatible distributions](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/install/rhel-fedora-almalinux/index.md), the SCL files are part of the `axosyslog` base package.

  Your configuration must also contain `@include "scl.conf"`, which the default configuration file already does. If the SCL files are missing, AxoSyslog fails to start with an [`unexpected LL_IDENTIFIER` error](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-troubleshooting-syslog-ng/unexpected-ll-identifier/index.md).

  ```shell
  @include "scl.conf"
  ```

  The `jellyfin()` driver is a reusable configuration snippet (SCL). For details on using or writing such configuration snippets, see [Reusing configuration blocks](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-configuration-file/large-configs/config-blocks/index.md). You can find its source in [scl/jellyfin/jellyfin.conf](https://github.com/axoflow/axosyslog/blob/main/scl/jellyfin/jellyfin.conf) on GitHub.

## Configuration

Example minimal configuration:

```shell
source s_jellyfin {
    jellyfin(
    base-dir("/path/to/my/jellyfin/root/log/dir")
    filename-pattern("log_*.log")
    );
};
```

For more details about Jellyfin logging, see:

- <https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/configuration/#main-configuration>
- <https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/configuration/#log-directory>

As the `jellyfin()` source is based on the [`wildcard-file()` source](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-sources/configuring-sources-wildcard-file/index.md), you can use the [`wildcard-file()` source options](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-sources/configuring-sources-wildcard-file/reference-source-wildcard-file/index.md).

Last modified August 5, 2026: [Small fixes and deduplications (99cac43a)](https://github.com/axoflow/axosyslog-core-docs/commit/99cac43a517770299b97c7ed360eb87af9fef5ab)