u/gnawgigi

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First time setting up Jellyfin + Kodi (LibreELEC) - Movies section is empty, but Collections work fine. Any ideas?

Hi everyone, it's my first time setting this up!

I recently got a Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q running Ubuntu Server, with Jellyfin deployed via Portainer/Docker. Everything runs smoothly when streaming to my PC and other devices.

I installed the Kodi Sync Queue plugin on Jellyfin because my goal is to use a Raspberry Pi 4 running LibreELEC/Kodi with the Jellyfin for Kodi add-on on my living room TV.

I set up the Pi and everything seems to work, except for one issue: after connecting the add-on to the server and completing the initial library sync (I currently only have a Movies library and 3 Collections), nothing shows up in the main Movies section of Kodi.

I tried a database reset, library repair, and full resync, but nothing changed. Then I noticed something strange:

In Kodi, if I enter the "Movies" menu, there are sub-categories like "Movies", "Recently Added", etc. Clicking them does nothing. However, there is a "Files" folder containing another sub-menu with those same categories, plus a "Collections" folder.
This Collections folder works perfectly — I can see all 3 of my collections and play all the movies i put in them with full artwork and metadata.

What could be causing this? Is this a known issue with the Jellyfin for Kodi add-on? Should I switch from Add-on mode to Native mode?

Any help would be appreciated cause I'm new in this world! Thanks!

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u/gnawgigi — 8 days ago