--- title: Someone put Jellyfin in Minecraft, because why not? description: A Reddit user named choke527 built a Minecraft mod called PixelReel that streams a self-hosted Jellyfin media server directly inside the game, complete with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/someone-put-jellyfin-in-minecraft-because-why-not--v0hfpdhuq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Someone put Jellyfin in Minecraft, because why not? | daily.dev og:description: A Reddit user named choke527 built a Minecraft mod called PixelReel that streams a self-hosted Jellyfin media server directly inside the game, complete with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/someone-put-jellyfin-in-minecraft-because-why-not--v0hfpdhuq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/V0HFPDhUq.png og:image:alt: Someone put Jellyfin in Minecraft, because why not? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Someone put Jellyfin in Minecraft, because why not? **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Reddit user named choke527 built a Minecraft mod called PixelReel that streams a self-hosted Jellyfin media server directly inside the game, complete with movie and TV thumbnails. Players can craft in-game virtual screens in multiple sizes, from compact TVs to a curved cinema display, each with its own audio range, plus wearable Pixel Glasses for a full-screen overlay of nearby screens. Planned features include subtitles, admin controls, personalized screens, a movie scheduler, streaming/YouTube integration, and posters. The mod is available on GitHub with an accompanying Discord community. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Is there a Minecraft mod that lets you watch Jellyfin inside the game? Yes, a mod called PixelReel streams a self-hosted Jellyfin server directly inside Minecraft, showing movie and TV thumbnails and letting players craft virtual screens ranging from compact TVs to a curved cinema display. It also includes craftable Pixel Glasses for a full-screen overlay view of nearby playing content, and it's available on GitHub. _daily.dev surfaces builds like this for developers who enjoy tinkering with self-hosted tools and game mods._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I turned my Jellyfin library into a virtual movie theater with one plugin](https://daily.dev/posts/i-turned-my-jellyfin-library-into-a-virtual-movie-theater-with-one-plugin-d3yzdbd4a) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [This Jellyfin plugin makes my bare-bones media server feel like Netflix](https://daily.dev/posts/this-jellyfin-plugin-makes-my-bare-bones-media-server-feel-like-netflix-tq0n2wukx) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub - fabienmillet/WiiFin: Jellyfin Client for Wii](https://daily.dev/posts/github---fabienmillet-wiifin-jellyfin-client-for-wii-6883awqqn) · Hacker News · 57 upvotes · 3 comments - [4 Jellyfin features that made me realize it's more than a movie streamer](https://daily.dev/posts/4-jellyfin-features-that-made-me-realize-it-s-more-than-a-movie-streamer-jk3eo07dc) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting), [#jellyfin](https://daily.dev/tags/jellyfin), [#modding](https://daily.dev/tags/modding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/someone-put-jellyfin-in-minecraft-because-why-not--v0hfpdhuq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Someone put Jellyfin in Minecraft, because why not?","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/someone-put-jellyfin-in-minecraft-because-why-not--v0hfpdhuq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/someone-put-jellyfin-in-minecraft-because-why-not--v0hfpdhuq"},"datePublished":"2026-08-15T17:03:18.335Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:30:19.724Z","description":"A Reddit user named choke527 built a Minecraft mod called PixelReel that streams a self-hosted Jellyfin media server directly inside the game, complete with...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3bc5fdad4183f7b541d0bbc60835e4f4?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3bc5fdad4183f7b541d0bbc60835e4f4?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/someone-put-jellyfin-in-minecraft-because-why-not--v0hfpdhuq","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"self-hosting,jellyfin,modding","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Someone put Jellyfin in Minecraft, because why not?"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/someone-put-jellyfin-in-minecraft-because-why-not--v0hfpdhuq#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is there a Minecraft mod that lets you watch Jellyfin inside the game?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, a mod called PixelReel streams a self-hosted Jellyfin server directly inside Minecraft, showing movie and TV thumbnails and letting players craft virtual screens ranging from compact TVs to a curved cinema display. 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