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This is a guide on how to install Emby Media Server on Arch Linux.

Prepare the Environment¶

• Make sure the system is up to date:
  

  sudo pacman -Syu
  

• Install the base-devel and wget packages:
  

  sudo pacman -S base-devel wget rsync
  

• Install yaourt

Install Emby¶

• Install emby:
  

  yaourt emby-server
  

• Start and enable emby at boot:
  

  sudo systemctl enable emby-server
  sudo systemctl start emby-server
  

• Finish the installation by completing the setup wizard at http://emby.example.com:8096

Setup SSL¶

• Generate a strong SSL key and a CSR to send for signing by a CA:
  

  cd /etc/ssl
  openssl req -sha512 -out media.example.com.csr -new -newkey rsa:4096 -nodes -keyout emby.example.com.key
  

• Send the CSR off to a CA to make a signed certificate, then add the contents of the certificate to the server:
  

  vi /usr/local/etc/ssl/emby.example.com.crt
  

• Generate a pfx file for emby to use
  

  cd /etc/ssl
  openssl pkcs12 -export -in emby.example.com.crt -inkey emby.example.com.key -out emby.example.com.pfx
  

• Next log into http://emby.example.com:8096 and go to Setting -> Advanced -> Hosting and set the Custom certificate path to /etc/ssl/media.example.com.pfx

Resources¶

• https://emby.media/downloads/linux-server/
• http://dominicm.com/install-emby-server-on-arch-linux/
• http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/18029-how-to-configure-ssl-support/