Turning Raspberry Pi into Jellyfin Media Player Box?

https://lemmy.ml/post/1728887

Jellyfin Media Player is the main desktop app, but if I were you I’d probably set it up with LibreElec and use the Jellyfin Kodi plugin, since you’re looking for sort of a console-ized setup for your non-techie friend.

Now all that said, the Roku app is great and you could definitely just get your friend a Roku Streaming Stick+ and set up the JF app on it for them.

This approach seems like it will get me close to what I’m trying to achieve.
It’s probably the best solution. Unfortunately you won’t have access to the real jellyfin UI

True, though you could grab a Kodi theme that’s “close enough” if you’re so-inclined.

For instance, if you use a version of LibreElec with Kodi 19 “Matrix” on it, you could grab the Embuary skin for it, which is based on the Emby web-ui, which Jellyfin is forked off of originally

Embuary (Matrix) | Nexus | Addons

Embuary skin by Sualfred