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+# Emby Media Server
+
+
+
+This is an easy to manage systemd service which runs Emby Media Server within
+Docker. By running Emby as a system service using Docker and docker-compose,
+this ensures Emby can be portably run in any `X86_64` system which has systemd
+and Docker available.
+
+# Prerequisites
+
+* Docker
+* docker-compose
+
+# Try out Emby
+
+Trying out Emby is easy. You can start Emby with the following command.
+
+ docker-compose up -d
+
+Then, visit `http://localhost:8096`.
+
+To stop Emby without deleting Emby data run the following.
+
+ docker-compose down
+
+To stop Emby, delete all data, and the Emby image built run the following.
+
+ docker-compose down -v --rmi all
+
+# Running as a service
+
+When you have Emby configured the way you want, you can easily install your
+current Emby service as a systemd service. This will use all existing
+docker-compose configuration and Emby data configured within this service. It
+simply uses systemd to control docker-compose on start, stop, and restart.
+
+> Note: Before controlling the Emby systemd service it is recommended to shut
+> down Emby if you started it outside of systemd. Simply run:
+>
+> docker-compose down
+
+Install Emby as a service.
+
+ ./install-emby-service.sh
+
+# Customizing Emby version
+
+Modify the `emby` service in [`docker-compose.yml`](docker-compose.yml) with an
+environment section to customize the version of Emby.
+
+```yaml
+services:
+ emby:
+ environment:
+ EMBY_VERSION: 3.5.2.0
+```
+
+# Adding media to Emby
+
+Modify the `emby` service in [`docker-compose.yml`](docker-compose.yml) and
+update the `volumes` section. **Do not delete the `emby-data` volume** or your
+emby service will lose its configuration every time the service is restarted.
+
+It is recommended to attach your media as read-only to Emby so that Emby doesn't
+accidentally delete your media. Mounting as read-only adds an extra layer of
+security.
+
+```yaml
+services:
+ emby:
+ volumes:
+ - emby-data:/var/lib/emby
+ - /path/to/Movies:/media/Movies:ro
+ - /path/to/Music:/media/Music:ro
+ - /path/to/Photos:/media/Photos:ro
+```
+
+You might want to still be able to upload photos to Emby. For this, you can
+mount a read-write photos directory in which Emby can access.
+
+```yaml
+- /path/to/Emby-Uploaded-Photos:/media/Emby-Uploaded-Photos
+```
+
+In the above example, Emby will need write access to
+`/media/Emby-Uploaded-Photos`. To grant Emby write access do the following:
+
+```bash
+# Enter the running Emby container as root
+docker-compose exec -u root emby /bin/bash
+# Now inside of the container change permissions
+chown -R emby: /media/Emby-Uploaded-Photos
+```