About these docs

These docs explain how to install Kinosail Player with Docker, watch in a browser, and keep household access and data safe. Start with Docker installation or choose the task you need.

Find the right kind of guide

• Getting started guides you through the first setup.
• User guides explain everyday tasks.
• Owner guides cover configuration, security, backups, and updates.
• Reference provides exact settings, formats, and API details.
• Troubleshooting starts with the symptom you can see.

Search checks the Player guides and reference. On a wide screen, use On this page to jump to a section. On a small screen, open Menu to see the links and search. Press Ctrl K or Command K to move to search.

Maintained with the source

Guides live in apps/player/docs, beside the Player code. The reading interface is in the same folder. Publishing tools live in engineering/documentation. Source installation is for contributors and people who want to test unreleased code. These docs do not cover other Kinosail apps.

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Design references

The guide structure follows Jellyfin’s documentation and the first setup path in Immich’s documentation. Kinosail uses its own type, colors, and product terms.

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