I recently switched from Plex Media Server to Jellyfin and noticed a behavior from Plex that I can't replicate in Jellyfin. I want to know if this is a limitation, a missing configuration, or if there’s a workaround.

My setup:

Jellyfin server running on a mini-PC with Ubuntu
Jellyfin client running on a Xiaomi Mi Box (3rd gen)
I delete TV show episode files after watching them if I don’t want to keep them, to free up server space

In Plex: Shows remained in the "Continue Watching" section even if I only had unwatched episodes left for that show. For example, if a show had 10 episodes and I watched and deleted episodes 1-5, Plex would still keep the show in "Continue Watching" so I could resume from episode 6.

In Jellyfin: If I only have unwatched episodes of a show, it gets removed from the "Continue Watching" section, even if I'm mid-season. Using the same example, if I watched and deleted episodes 1-5, Jellyfin removes the show from "Continue Watching," and I have to find it in the library. My current workaround is to keep the file of the last watched episode on the server so Jellyfin recognizes it as an ongoing show and keeps it in "Continue Watching," but this defeats the purpose of freeing up space (and it's a bit inconvenient).

It seems Plex uses viewing history, while Jellyfin only checks the status of currently existing files.

Is there a way to replicate the same behavior I had in Plex with Jellyfin?

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[–] kn33@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

I don't know if there's a setting or anything, but maybe just leave the latest episode you watched and delete older episodes for now?

[–] nw8man@fosstodon.org 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

@JigglypuffSeenFromAbove Are you getting 'Continue Watching' and 'Next Up' mixed up? The continue watching is for episodes or films that are not fully watched, so say you watch 10 mins of a 2 hour film, it would show here. next up will display the next episode in that show, not necessarily in that series.

[–] JigglypuffSeenFromAbove@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

Oops, that's right... Yeah, I got it mixed up, my bad. I edited my post. Thanks!

[–] eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm pretty sure this setting exists, I believe I stumbled over it not too long ago. Sadly I don't remember where it was, but I recon if you go through all settings you should find it. It may be in the client settings.

Edit: Ok hm I was thinking of Profile > Next Up and Profile > Libraries. Maybe try messing around with those settings and see if that helps.