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Jellyfin Random Button

Adds a "shuffle" button to the Jellyfin header that lets you jump to a random movie or TV show from your library. It's a great way to discover something to watch when you can't decide!

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⚙️ Configuration (Optional)

You can customize which items the random button will pick from.

1. Open the randombutton.js file in a text editor.
2. Find the ITEM_TYPES_TO_INCLUDE variable at the top of the file.
3. Change its value to one of the following:
   • 'Movie' - (Default) Only picks random movies.
   • 'Series' - Only picks random TV shows.
   • 'Movie,Series' - Picks from both movies and TV shows.

const ITEM_TYPES_TO_INCLUDE = 'Movie';

🔧 Installation

Manual

1. Locate your Jellyfin web root directory.
   You can find the exact path in your Jellyfin server logs.

2. Open the index.html file for editing:

   sudo nano /usr/share/jellyfin/web/index.html

3. Just before the tag, insert this line:

   <script defer src="randombutton.js"></script>

4. Download the script directly into your web root using

   curl -o /usr/share/jellyfin/web/randombutton.js https://raw.githubusercontent.com/n00bcodr/jellyfin-random-button/main/randombutton.js

   Or copy the contents of the script to a newly created randombutton.js in your webroot

5. Clear your browser cache and reload the Jellyfin web page.

Plugin

1. Install the Custom JavaScript plugin

2. Navigate to Dashboard -> Plugins -> Custom JavaScript

3. Paste the contents of randombutton.js into the textarea

4. Restart Jellyfin

5. Clear your browser cache and reload the Jellyfin web page.

Note

Cross-check your jellyfin web path

Note

If your Jellyfin server updates, it may overwrite index.html. If the button disappears after an update, you will need to repeat the above

🧪 Tested On

• Jellyfin 10.10.7

📜 License

MIT — free to use, modify, share.