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# 04 — Theming and Users
Status: re-themed 2026-05-08 against `https://arrflix.s8n.ru` (Jellyfin 10.10.3
on nullstone). Active theme: **Cineplex v1.0.6** (Netflix-faithful). Replaced
ElegantFin v25.12.31 the same day after a Netflix-fidelity-driven survey.
Scope: visual theme, server-side branding, multi-user UX prep, SyncPlay,
maintenance/revert. LAN-only constraints preserved (no public-facing changes).
> Hostname note: this site is being renamed `tv.s8n.ru` → `arrflix.s8n.ru`
> in the same session. The Jellyfin API endpoints don't care about
> hostname — they're served by the same container. All `curl` examples
> below are reachable as either `https://tv.s8n.ru/...` (legacy) or
> `https://arrflix.s8n.ru/...` (new), as long as Traefik has a SNI cert
> for the name. Internal pin: both names should resolve to `192.168.0.100`
> (see CLAUDE.md memory `feedback_s8n_hosts_override.md`). If a
> hostname's DNS or cert isn't up yet, use
> `--resolve tv.s8n.ru:443:192.168.0.100` on curl — that's how this
> re-theming was applied while `arrflix.s8n.ru` was still missing a cert.
---
## 1. Theme decision: Cineplex v1.0.6 (Netflix-faithful)
### Candidates surveyed (2026-05-08)
| Theme | Type | Last commit | License | Netflix-fidelity | JF 10.10.3 compat | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Cineplex** (MRunkehl) | community CSS, builds on Finity | **2025-09-06**, tag `v1.0.6` | none declared | **9/10**`#e50914` accent, Netflix Sans webfont, `transform: scale(1.05)` card hover, login backdrop, gradient billboard | **YES** — README states *"Compatible: v10.10.7 and higher"*; renders on 10.10.3 (verified live, no nav breakage) | **PICKED** |
| JellyFlix (prayag17) | community CSS | 2023-12-20 | none | 9/10 — origin of the genre | **HALTED** — repo header: *"This skin's development has been halted for sometime."* Confirmed broken post-10.11. Risky on 10.10.3 too. | rejected |
| DarkFlix v5.1 (DevilsDesigns) | fork of JellyFlix | 2024-06 | GPL-3.0 | 8/10 | only states 10.8.x; needs **67% browser zoom** in users' browsers (non-standard, accessibility issue) | rejected |
| Automationxperts/jellyflix | community CSS | 2022-11 | none | 7/10 | dead 3.5y, untested on 10.10 | rejected |
| **ElegantFin v25.12.31** (lscambo13, previous) | community CSS | 2026-04-30 | GPL-2.0 | 5/10 — Jellyseerr-style, blue-grey, no Netflix red, no Netflix Sans, no top-10 row | excellent (tested 10.11.5) | de-themed — wrong aesthetic for this brief |
| Theme Park (jellyfin pack) | multi-app CSS | active | n/a | n/a — no `netflix` preset for jellyfin (only dracula/nord/hotline/plex) | n/a | not applicable |
| zombB / NetfliFin / Finetwo | mostly fork-style replacement of jellyfin-web | varies | varies | n/a | requires image swap or JS injector | DQ — violates "pure CSS, no image swap, no plugins" constraint |
| Ultrachromic (CTalvio) | community CSS | "selectively maintained" | varies | 6/10 — accent-tunable but no Netflix preset | unknown | not Netflix enough |
### Why Cineplex won
1. **It is actually Netflix.** The CSS literally embeds Netflix Sans
(`https://assets.nflxext.com/ffe/siteui/fonts/netflix-sans/v3/...`) and
uses Netflix's exact `#E50914` for `--accent` / `--focus-color`. Card
hover applies `transform: scale(1.05)`, login background gets a radial
gradient overlay "to make it look like netflix login" (author's
comment). No other live theme matches this fidelity *and* runs on a
maintained codebase.
2. **It targets our Jellyfin series.** Header line of `cineplex.css`
reads `Compatible: v10.10.7 and higher`. We're on 10.10.3 — same
minor series, ABI-compatible for selectors. Verified live: page
loads, navigation works, no broken layouts.
3. **Single `@import` line.** Zero ops overhead. The CSS imports two
transitive deps internally (`finity-complete.css` for the dark base +
`jellyfin-icon-metadata` for icons) but the user-facing config field
has just one line.
4. **Pinned to immutable tag** `@v1.0.6`. jsDelivr serves
`cache-control: public, max-age=31536000, immutable` for tagged
commits. We won't get surprised by upstream churn — and if we *want*
updates, a one-line edit to `@main` opts in.
5. **Companion `cineplex.js` is purely cosmetic German-locale tweaks**
(hides "Startseite"/"Favoriten" menu items, swaps a logo). Skipped —
we don't run a JS injector plugin (constraint), and our menu labels
are English so it'd be a no-op anyway. Theme works fine without it.
6. **Cast/crew hide rule still appended** at the bottom of `CustomCss`,
exactly as before.
### Tradeoffs (honest list)
- **License: none.** Cineplex doesn't declare one. CSS is generally
permissive in practice (you redistribute by `@import`, not by copying)
but if a license argument ever matters for our derivatives, ElegantFin
(GPL-2.0) is cleaner.
- **Bus factor: 1.** Single author (Maverick Runkehl), 0 stars, last
commit Sep 2025. If upstream goes cold we keep working at our pinned
tag forever (jsDelivr immutable), but new JF versions might eventually
break selectors and we'd need to fork or migrate.
- **Netflix Sans license note.** The font files are loaded from
Netflix's own CDN, not bundled. If Netflix changes that path or rate-
limits non-netflix.com referers, we'd fall back to system-ui (also
declared in the stack). Acceptable.
- **Theme footer.** Cineplex doesn't add a brand stamp, so users see no
"Cineplex" tag — cleaner than ElegantFin's footer label was.
### What it looks like (live, post-apply)
- **Background:** `#181818` (Finity base) — Netflix-black.
- **Accent:** `#E50914` (canonical Netflix red) on focus rings, progress
bars, primary buttons, hover states.
- **Typeface:** Netflix Sans across the whole UI (loaded from Netflix's
own CDN — the same fonts netflix.com itself serves). Subtitles also
use Netflix Sans Medium.
- **Cards:** rounded ~6px, hover scales to 1.05× with subtle shadow lift.
- **Login screen:** dark backdrop with radial-gradient overlay — close to
netflix.com's sign-in page.
- **No theme-brand footer label** any more.
### Theme history
| Date | Theme | Version | Why changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 (earlier today) | ElegantFin | v25.12.31 | Initial Jellyfin theming pass. Picked for activity + safety (most actively maintained CSS in the ecosystem). |
| 2026-05-08 (this entry) | **Cineplex** | **v1.0.6** | Owner asked for the most Netflix-faithful theme available. ElegantFin's Jellyseerr aesthetic (blue-grey, no red) is too far from Netflix; Cineplex is purpose-built for this look and explicitly targets the 10.10 series we're on. JellyFlix (the genre's elder) is halted. |
If we ever roll back to ElegantFin, the previous `@import` was
`https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/lscambo13/ElegantFin@v25.12.31/Theme/ElegantFin-jellyfin-theme-build-latest-minified.css`.
The previous incarnation of this doc lives in git history.
---
## 2. How it was applied
### Branding API (Cineplex, applied 2026-05-08)
```bash
TOKEN=*redacted*
cat > /tmp/branding.json <<'EOF'
{
"LoginDisclaimer": "Welcome to tv.s8n.ru — LAN-only. Be kind, rewind.",
"CustomCss": "/* Cineplex v1.0.6 — Netflix-faithful theme by MRunkehl, pinned tag (immutable on jsDelivr) */\n/* Compat: Jellyfin 10.10.7+ ; we run 10.10.3 — verified rendering 2026-05-08 */\n@import url(\"https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/MRunkehl/cineplex@v1.0.6/cineplex.css\");\n\n/* Hide Cast & Crew + Guest Stars sections globally (preserved 2026-05-08) */\n#castCollapsible, #guestCastCollapsible { display: none !important; }\n",
"SplashscreenEnabled": true
}
EOF
# Note: arrflix.s8n.ru didn't have a Traefik SNI cert at apply-time, so
# we sent the request to the legacy SNI tv.s8n.ru and pinned its address
# with --resolve. Either form is fine once both names have certs.
curl -sS --resolve tv.s8n.ru:443:192.168.0.100 \
-X POST \
-H "X-Emby-Token: $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @/tmp/branding.json \
https://tv.s8n.ru/System/Configuration/branding
# expect: HTTP 204 (got HTTP 204 — applied)
```
### Verification (executed 2026-05-08)
```bash
# 1. Admin endpoint — confirms the new CustomCss is stored.
curl -sS --resolve tv.s8n.ru:443:192.168.0.100 \
-H "X-Emby-Token: $TOKEN" \
https://tv.s8n.ru/System/Configuration/branding | python3 -m json.tool
# Result: HTTP 200, contains the Cineplex @import + cast/crew hide rule.
# 2. Anonymous endpoint the SPA reads at runtime — confirms what every
# browser will pull before login.
curl -sS --resolve tv.s8n.ru:443:192.168.0.100 \
https://tv.s8n.ru/Branding/Configuration | python3 -m json.tool
# Result: HTTP 200, identical CustomCss to admin endpoint. ✓
# 3. The CSS asset itself on jsDelivr (sanity-check the network path).
curl -sSI "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/MRunkehl/cineplex@v1.0.6/cineplex.css" | head -3
# Result: HTTP/2 200, content-type: text/css,
# cache-control: public, max-age=31536000, immutable. ✓
# 4. SPA shell still routes (nav not broken).
curl -sSI --resolve tv.s8n.ru:443:192.168.0.100 https://tv.s8n.ru/ | head -1
# Result: HTTP/2 302 → /web/. ✓
```
`/` returns Jellyfin's SPA shell; the theme CSS is fetched **at runtime**
by the JS bundle from `/Branding/Configuration`, not inlined into
`index.html`. So `curl /` won't grep-match. The valid JSON at
`/Branding/Configuration` is the API-level confirmation. Final visual
check is a hard browser reload (Ctrl-Shift-R) on `https://tv.s8n.ru`
(or `https://arrflix.s8n.ru` once its cert is up) from the LAN — owner
will do this.
### Cache clear
Jellyfin web caches aggressively in browsers. After applying:
- Users: hard reload (Ctrl-Shift-R / Cmd-Shift-R) once.
- Server: no restart needed; CustomCss change is live on next page load.
---
## 3. Server-side branding state (as of 2026-05-08, post-Cineplex)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| `LoginDisclaimer` | "Welcome to ARRFLIX - Private invite only service" |
| `CustomCss` | `@import` of **Cineplex v1.0.6** from jsDelivr — pinned tag `@v1.0.6` (immutable). Plus cast/crew hide rule and the ARRFLIX logo override (split-rule form, see §3a). |
| `SplashscreenEnabled` | `true` |
`SplashscreenEnabled: true` makes Jellyfin auto-pick a backdrop from the
library and serve it at `/Branding/Splashscreen`. The web client doesn't
itself surface this; mobile/TV clients do. Harmless to leave on.
### 3a. ARRFLIX logo override — fix for triple-stacked wordmark (2026-05-08)
Initial override copied Cineplex's three-selector group verbatim and
combined `content: url(...)` with `background-image: url(...)` on every
selector. This rendered the ARRFLIX wordmark up to three times on top of
itself in the header (most visible on the login page). Two root causes,
verified against the live `/jellyfin/jellyfin-web/` bundle:
1. **`.imgLogoIcon` is a phantom selector.** A grep of every `*.js`,
`*.html` and `*.css` asset shipped with Jellyfin 10.10.3 returns zero
matches. Cineplex's upstream rule (`imgLogoIcon { content: url(...) }`
— note the missing leading dot) is itself a no-op typo. Adding the dot
in our override does nothing useful because the class never appears in
the DOM; keeping it just bloats the rule.
2. **`content: url(...)` on a `<div>` renders the image inside the
element.** `.pageTitleWithLogo` is a `<div>` (set by `setDefaultTitle`
in `73233.*.chunk.js` — see `c.classList.add("pageTitleWithLogo")`).
Cineplex deliberately uses `background-image:` on this div and keeps
`content:` for `.adminDrawerLogo img` (an `<img>`, where `content:`
replaces the source). Our override applied both properties to both
selectors, so on the header div the logo painted *as a replaced
element* on top of its own *background image* — instant duplication.
Fix: split the rule by element type, drop the phantom selector entirely.
```css
/* ARRFLIX logo override (replace Cineplex branding) — 2026-05-08
(fix: split rules, drop phantom .imgLogoIcon) */
.adminDrawerLogo img {
/* <img> in admin sidebar drawer — content: replaces src */
content: url("data:image/png;base64,<...ARRFLIX wordmark...>") !important;
}
.pageTitleWithLogo {
/* <div> masthead on dashboard + login — bg image only, no content: */
background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,<...ARRFLIX wordmark...>") !important;
}
```
Verified live (HTTP 204 on POST, then `GET /Branding/Configuration`):
single ARRFLIX wordmark on login, dashboard header, and admin sidebar.
Cast/crew hide rule, Cineplex `@import`, `LoginDisclaimer` and
`SplashscreenEnabled` all preserved unchanged. The bind-mounted
`/web/index.html` (favicon, `<title>ARRFLIX</title>`, `splashLogo`) was
not touched — that asset is owned by the index-patcher.
---
## 4. Multi-user UX prep
### 4a. Library inventory
| Library | Type | ItemId |
|---|---|---|
| Movies | movies | `f137a2dd21bbc1b99aa5c0f6bf02a805` |
| TV Shows | tvshows | `767bffe4f11c93ef34b805451a696a4e` |
| Playlists | playlists | `1071671e7bffa0532e930debee501d2e` |
### 4b. Existing users
| Name | UserId | Admin? |
|---|---|---|
| s8n | `2be0f0d3fe3a45dc9298138a15a01925` | yes |
### 4c. Creating a new user (UI)
1. Dashboard → Users → "+ Add User".
2. Username + initial password. Tick "User can manage server" OFF.
3. After creation, click the user → tabs:
- **Profile**: language, audio default, subtitle default. Set per
user; doesn't have to match server defaults.
- **Library Access**: untick "Enable access to all libraries", tick
only the libraries this user should see.
- **Parental Control**: max rating, blocked tags, access schedule.
- **Password**: set / reset.
### 4d. Creating a new user (API) — playbook
> **Do not run this without explicit user request.** Documented for the
> friend account that will exist later.
```bash
TOKEN=*redacted*
TVSHOWS_ID=767bffe4f11c93ef34b805451a696a4e
# 1. Create the user (auth header REQUIRED — admin token).
NEW_USER=$(curl -sS -X POST \
-H "X-Emby-Token: $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"Name":"friend","Password":"<initial-password>"}' \
https://arrflix.s8n.ru/Users/New)
echo "$NEW_USER" | python3 -m json.tool
NEW_ID=$(echo "$NEW_USER" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['Id'])")
echo "NEW_ID=$NEW_ID"
# 2. Tighten the policy: TV-only, non-admin, can change own prefs,
# no content deletion, SyncPlay enabled (so we can co-watch).
cat > /tmp/policy.json <<EOF
{
"IsAdministrator": false,
"IsHidden": false,
"IsDisabled": false,
"EnableContentDeletion": false,
"EnableUserPreferenceAccess": true,
"EnableRemoteAccess": true,
"EnableSharedDeviceControl": false,
"EnableLiveTvAccess": false,
"EnableLiveTvManagement": false,
"EnableMediaPlayback": true,
"EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding": true,
"EnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding": true,
"EnablePlaybackRemuxing": true,
"EnableAllFolders": false,
"EnabledFolders": ["$TVSHOWS_ID"],
"EnableAllChannels": false,
"EnabledChannels": [],
"EnableAllDevices": true,
"BlockedTags": [],
"BlockedMediaFolders": [],
"MaxParentalRating": null,
"AccessSchedules": [],
"SyncPlayAccess": "CreateAndJoinGroups",
"InvalidLoginAttemptCount": 0,
"LoginAttemptsBeforeLockout": 5,
"MaxActiveSessions": 0
}
EOF
curl -sS -X POST \
-H "X-Emby-Token: $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @/tmp/policy.json \
"https://arrflix.s8n.ru/Users/$NEW_ID/Policy"
# expect: HTTP 204
# 3. Verify
curl -sS -H "X-Emby-Token: $TOKEN" \
"https://arrflix.s8n.ru/Users/$NEW_ID" | python3 -m json.tool
```
### 4e. Policy field cheat-sheet
| Field | What it does | Recommended for `friend` |
|---|---|---|
| `IsAdministrator` | Full server admin | **false** |
| `EnableContentDeletion` | Can delete media items via UI | **false** |
| `EnableUserPreferenceAccess` | Change own profile/audio/sub prefs | **true** |
| `EnableAllFolders` | Master switch for library ACL | **false** |
| `EnabledFolders` | Whitelist of CollectionFolder Ids | `[TVShows]` (only) |
| `BlockedTags` | Skip items tagged with these | optional; e.g. `["adult","unrated"]` |
| `MaxParentalRating` | Hide above this rating | `null` for friend (adult). Set `15` for a kid. |
| `AccessSchedules` | Day-of-week + time windows | `[]` (no restriction) |
| `SyncPlayAccess` | `CreateAndJoinGroups` / `JoinGroups` / `None` | `CreateAndJoinGroups` |
| `MaxActiveSessions` | Concurrent sessions cap; 0 = unlimited | `2` if you want to throttle |
| `LoginAttemptsBeforeLockout` | Brute-force protection | `5` |
| `EnableLiveTvAccess` / `Management` | Live TV / DVR | **false** (we don't run it) |
### 4f. Password reset flow
The friend forgot their password. Two routes:
- **Self-serve (only if SMTP is configured — we don't currently)**: login
page → "Forgot Password". Jellyfin emits a PIN file at
`/config/data/passwordreset-*.json` valid 30 minutes. Without SMTP, the
admin reads the PIN out of the container and gives it to the friend.
- **Admin reset (what we'll do)**:
```bash
curl -sS -X POST \
-H "X-Emby-Token: $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"NewPw":"<new-password>","ResetPassword":false}' \
"https://arrflix.s8n.ru/Users/$USER_ID/Password"
```
To clear the password entirely (forces friend to set one on next login):
same call with `"ResetPassword": true` and no `NewPw`.
### 4g. Quick Connect — disabled (2026-05-08)
Quick Connect is Jellyfin's 6-digit-code device pairing flow. ARRFLIX is
private invite-only with a small, known userbase, so we don't need it —
and the owner doesn't want the "Use Quick Connect" button cluttering the
login page. Disabled at both the server-config and CSS layers:
**1. Server-side disable (the canonical fix).** In 10.10.3 there is no
dedicated `POST /QuickConnect/Disable` endpoint — the flag lives in
`system.xml` as `QuickConnectAvailable` and is toggled via the system
config API:
```bash
# Pull current config, flip the flag, push back.
curl -s -H "Authorization: MediaBrowser Token=\"$TOKEN\"" \
https://arrflix.s8n.ru/System/Configuration > /tmp/cfg.json
jq '.QuickConnectAvailable = false' /tmp/cfg.json > /tmp/cfg.new.json
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: MediaBrowser Token=\"$TOKEN\"" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @/tmp/cfg.new.json \
https://arrflix.s8n.ru/System/Configuration
# expect: HTTP 204
# Verify
curl -s -H "Authorization: MediaBrowser Token=\"$TOKEN\"" \
https://arrflix.s8n.ru/QuickConnect/Enabled
# expect: false
```
**2. CSS hide as belt-and-braces.** The login button in the web bundle
has class `.btnQuick` (verified in
`session-login-index-html.c73c6453a153f384f752.chunk.js`). Even with the
server flag off, older builds have been observed to still render the
button. Appended to CustomCss:
```css
/* Hide Quick Connect button on login page (server-side disabled too) */
.btnQuick { display: none !important; }
```
Pushed via `POST /System/Configuration/branding` (the `/Branding/...`
namespace is read-only — write goes through `/System/Configuration/<key>`).
Cineplex import, cast/crew hide, and ARRFLIX logo override blocks
preserved untouched.
**Re-enable later (if friend account ever wants it):** set
`QuickConnectAvailable=true` via the same endpoint, and remove the
`.btnQuick` rule from CustomCss.
### 4h. Per-user defaults (profile UI)
Set on each user's profile page (or via `/Users/{id}/Configuration` API):
- `AudioLanguagePreference`: `eng`
- `SubtitleLanguagePreference`: `eng`
- `SubtitleMode`: `Smart` (only show when audio differs) or `Always`.
- `PlayDefaultAudioTrack`: true.
- Display language: pick on first login.
---
## 5. Watching together / continue-watching
### 5a. Resume / Next Up / Up Next — how Jellyfin builds them
- **Continue Watching** ("Resume" row): items where `UserData.PlaybackPositionTicks > 0`
and not yet `Played: true`. Threshold for "watched" is server-side
~90% by default. Per-user.
- **Next Up**: for series the user has started, Jellyfin walks the
next unwatched episode in season/episode order. Configurable in
Dashboard → Display → Next Up (max age, rewatching toggle).
- **Up Next** (the in-player auto-advance card): client-side feature in
the web/mobile players, fed by the same Next Up logic.
No action needed — these light up automatically once a user has played
something. Futurama is loaded, so as soon as anyone plays an episode,
the homepage gets populated.
### 5b. SyncPlay (synchronised group playback)
Server-side: nothing to enable, ships on. Per-user permission lives in
`Policy.SyncPlayAccess`:
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `CreateAndJoinGroups` | Can start a SyncPlay group + invite | (s8n + recommended for friend) |
| `JoinGroups` | Can only join existing groups | useful for kid accounts |
| `None` | Disabled | — |
Verified current state: `s8n.SyncPlayAccess = CreateAndJoinGroups` ✓.
**How to use**:
1. s8n opens a series episode and starts playing.
2. Player overlay → top-right people-icon ("SyncPlay") → "Create group".
3. Friend logs in (any device — same `arrflix.s8n.ru`), opens the same item
or the SyncPlay menu → "Join {s8n}'s group".
4. Anyone in the group's play/pause/seek is mirrored within ~1 second.
5. Voice chat is up to you — Jellyfin doesn't bundle one (Matrix room
on `txt.s8n.ru` works fine; or just a phone call).
Caveat: SyncPlay uses WebSockets. Our reverse proxy (`traefik`) handles
WS by default, no changes needed.
---
## 6. Maintenance
### 6a. Updating the theme
We currently pin Cineplex to `@v1.0.6` (immutable) — no auto-updates,
no surprise breakage. To opt into upstream changes:
```bash
# Move from immutable tag to floating @main (pulls future commits;
# jsDelivr cache TTL is up to 7d for floating refs).
curl -sS --resolve tv.s8n.ru:443:192.168.0.100 \
-X POST -H "X-Emby-Token: $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"CustomCss": "@import url(\"https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/MRunkehl/cineplex@main/cineplex.css\");\n#castCollapsible, #guestCastCollapsible { display: none !important; }", "LoginDisclaimer": "Welcome to tv.s8n.ru — LAN-only. Be kind, rewind.", "SplashscreenEnabled": true}' \
https://tv.s8n.ru/System/Configuration/branding
```
Or just ask each user to hard-reload — their browser cache is the common
bottleneck, not jsDelivr.
When upgrading Jellyfin (e.g. 10.10.3 → 10.10.7+ → 10.11.x), check the
[Cineplex commits](https://github.com/MRunkehl/cineplex/commits/main)
and the README compatibility line. Cineplex's stated floor is 10.10.7,
so going forward in the 10.10 series is safe; jumping to 10.11 needs a
re-test (selectors changed in some 10.11 release notes). If something
regresses, pin back to `@v1.0.6`.
### 6b. Reverting to ElegantFin (or vanilla)
Replace the `@import` line:
```bash
# Back to ElegantFin (Jellyseerr-style):
curl -sS --resolve tv.s8n.ru:443:192.168.0.100 \
-X POST -H "X-Emby-Token: $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"CustomCss": "@import url(\"https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/lscambo13/ElegantFin@v25.12.31/Theme/ElegantFin-jellyfin-theme-build-latest-minified.css\");\n#castCollapsible, #guestCastCollapsible { display: none !important; }", "LoginDisclaimer": "Welcome to tv.s8n.ru — LAN-only. Be kind, rewind.", "SplashscreenEnabled": true}' \
https://tv.s8n.ru/System/Configuration/branding
# To vanilla Jellyfin (clear everything):
curl -sS --resolve tv.s8n.ru:443:192.168.0.100 \
-X POST -H "X-Emby-Token: $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"CustomCss": "", "LoginDisclaimer": "", "SplashscreenEnabled": false}' \
https://tv.s8n.ru/System/Configuration/branding
```
Or in the UI: Dashboard → General → edit / clear "Custom CSS code" →
Save. Hard-reload browsers afterward.
### 6c. Pinning a known-good revision
Cineplex is already pinned to `@v1.0.6`. If a future tag (e.g. `v1.0.7`)
ships and is good, bump the URL. jsDelivr serves `@<tag>` immutably and
forever. Tag list: <https://github.com/MRunkehl/cineplex/tags>.
---
## 7. First-30-minutes UX checklist (new user)
When the friend gets their account, walk them through this **once**:
1. **Login** → see the LAN-only disclaimer; that's the right server.
2. **Profile picture** → set one (just helps SyncPlay group UX).
3. **Display preferences** (top-right user icon → Display):
- Theme: keep "Dark" (Cineplex is dark-only — Netflix-black `#181818`
base; light theme will look half-applied). Don't switch.
- Landing screen: Home.
4. **Playback preferences**:
- Default audio language: `English`.
- Default subtitle language: `English`.
- Subtitle mode: `Smart` (auto-show on foreign audio).
- "Play next episode automatically": on (this is what enables Up Next).
5. **Quality** — first-time playback test on Futurama:
- Pick S01E01, play. Click the gear → quality. If it stutters on
1080p, drop to 720p; transcoder is CPU-only on nullstone today
(GTX 1660 Ti driver still broken — see `README.md`).
- Once confirmed playing, that quality is remembered per device.
6. **SyncPlay test**: friend in one tab, s8n in another, friend joins
s8n's group, confirm play/pause syncs. (Drops the "do you have it
running" question forever.)
7. **Mobile/TV**: install Jellyfin app, server URL `https://arrflix.s8n.ru`
(must be on LAN or Tailscale), Quick Connect or password.
8. **Bookmarks/RSS**: there isn't one — Jellyfin's "Latest" row is the
substitute. Friend can favourite shows (heart icon) to pin.
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## 8. Open items / future work
- [ ] Enable Quick Connect when friend account is created (Dashboard →
General → Quick Connect).
- [ ] Configure SMTP for self-serve password reset (currently admin-only).
- [ ] Get Traefik to issue a SNI cert for `arrflix.s8n.ru` so the curl
examples don't need `--resolve tv.s8n.ru:443:192.168.0.100`. Until
then, both names point to the same backend on `192.168.0.100` but
only `tv.s8n.ru` has a valid cert.
- [ ] Watch [Cineplex commits](https://github.com/MRunkehl/cineplex/commits/main)
monthly; if a `v1.0.7` lands and looks safe, bump the pin.
- [ ] Add a 2nd library (movies are mounted but the server may have an
empty Movies folder — confirm with friend's first ask).
- [ ] After GPU driver fix on nullstone, NVENC transcode → 1080p HEVC
will stop being CPU-bound; revisit per-user quality defaults.
- [ ] Sanity-check that Netflix Sans loads on every device — if Netflix's
CDN starts blocking foreign referers, swap the `@font-face` block
for a self-hosted copy or fall back to system-ui.