Self-host jellyfin-discord-music-bot
1.6.0Discord bot for streaming Jellyfin music to voice channels
- Stars
- 158
- Port
- 3000 (web server / health check)
- Requires
- Discord account and bot application, Jellyfin or Emby media server
ghcr.io/manuel-rw/jellyfin-discord-music-bot
What is jellyfin-discord-music-bot?
Jellyfin Discord Bot is a self-hosted Discord bot written in TypeScript using NestJS that integrates with Jellyfin or Emby media servers to stream music to Discord voice channels. Users control playback through Discord slash commands like /play, /pause, /skip, /volume, and /playlist. The bot supports playlists, albums, shuffle, random playback, and scrobbling. It requires a Jellyfin/Emby server and a Discord bot application. Deployment options include Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, or running from source with Node.js and pnpm. The bot does not support sharding, so it can only serve one Discord server at a time. Album art only displays for remote covers, and video streaming is not supported.
Should you self-host jellyfin-discord-music-bot?
jellyfin-discord-music-bot scores 46/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #28 of 59 in Music Streaming. It has 158 GitHub stars.
It shipped 9 stable releases in the past year. The latest, 1.6.0, came out on 14 October 2026. New versions land roughly every 5 weeks.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Typescript.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is koel (75/100, 17 320 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See jellyfin-discord-music-bot vs koel side by side.
Features
- Bot status display
- Discord slash commands
- Interactive playlist manager
- Liked songs playback
- Music streaming to voice channels
- Now playing display
- Playback control from Jellyfin
- Random playback
- Scrobbling / playback reporting
- Shuffle Mode
- Volume control
jellyfin-discord-music-bot README
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