HA not finding emby server

Configuration
1

Hi,

I followed the simple instructions for connecting my local emby server to HA’s configuration file, but when I do the check it tells me “Configuration invalid.” and “Platform error media_player.emby-server - Integration “emby-server” not found.”

Not sure what I am doing wrong. This is the script I had to enter according to the manual.

media_player:
platform: emby-server
host: 192.168.50.27
api_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

HA is running on a proxmox VM and has working internet connection and can see my other local machines and devices. Any ideas?

Thanks for any assistance.

2

Your config should read "platform: emby" not "platform: emby-server".
Also you did not specify the port used where your emby server can be reached:

  media_player:
    - platform: emby
      host: 192.168.50.27
      ssl: False
      port: 8096
      api_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Port 8096 is emby server’s default port for no SSL and port 8920 for SSL connections . Please verify which port your emby server listens on. Also check whether SSL is used (True) or not (False).

Some more information here.

3

Thanks for pointing this out! The confusion from my end was that the documentation only shows the API key to be required but not the port and ssl settings. :slight_smile:

So now that I have it integrated, whats next? I go to the lovelace ui and add a media-player. but than how to configure. I see many entities with the name Media_player.emby_[xxxx]. When I select for example media_player.emby_emby nothing happens. I just see a media player interface that doesn’t do anything and is not able to select the library.

Sorry for my confusion.

4

Agreed, the integration is somehow disappointing. There is no such thing as selecting media from the library etc. I use it just for having a card in Lovelace. If Emby is running on a TV/Box etc. it shows what is running and the only thing one can do ist ff, fr, stop and pause. Not really much.

Maybe I am missing something? Couldn’t find more though.

5

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Pity that this is the only thing we can do with it. Hopefully in the near future more will be possible.

6

The destination device should be setup as a media player, then setup the emby server as a DLNA service as an integration. The DLNA server can then be used as the media source.

7

Sorry for my very late response! I had not seen it. :slight_smile: Great tip!

I tried setting it up but must be missing something.

I added emby as new DLNA device:

Screen Shot 2023-01-21 at 16.06.44

Than went to dashboard and added the media player but can only find the Emby DLNA grayed out. So cant select it.

Screen Shot 2023-01-21 at 16.07.28

Any idea what I did wrong, or am missing?

Have a nice weekend.

8

Add a target device, and then use the browse media button and select the Emby dlna server to browse.

9

Thanks for the reply!
Sorry for my stupidity here. Add “target device”? I dont follow this step. confused. :slight_smile: