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title: Setup Guide
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**Jellyseerr** is a free and open-source software application for managing requests for your media library. It is a fork of [Overseerr](https://github.com/sct/overseerr), built to bring support for [Jellyfin](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin) and [Emby](https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby) media servers!

## App Installation

- Most of the settings can be left at their default values, but ensure that you have set the correct timezone.

## Jellyseerr Initial Setup

- Select "Use your Jellyfin account" and fill in your Jellyfin URL, Email address
- Define a user to be used for administrative purposes in **Jellyseerr** and click next.

![JellyseerrSetupSignIn](./img/JellyseerrSetupSignIn.png)

- Sync your libraries automatically and enable any libaries you want Jellyseer to be able to access.
- Perform a manual scan and click next after it finishes.

![JellyseerrSetupLibraries](./img/JellyseerrSetupLibraries.png)

- Configure your existing Sonarr/Radarr services you wants to use and click "Finish Setup".

## Support

- For further information on **Jellyseerr** itself, start with their [Github](https://github.com/Fallenbagel/jellyseerr).
- For further information on operating **Overseerr** itself, start with their [Documentation](https://docs.overseerr.dev/).
