diff --git a/roles/jellyfin/defaults/main.yml b/roles/jellyfin/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+
+jellyfin_user: jellyfin
+
+jellyfin_base_path: /opt/jellyfin
+jellyfin_config_path: "{{ jellyfin_base_path }}/config"
+jellyfin_cache_path: "{{ jellyfin_base_path }}/cache"
+
+jellyfin_media_volumes: []
+
+jellyfin_container_name: jellyfin
+jellyfin_container_image_name: "docker.io/jellyfin/jellyfin"
+jellyfin_container_image_tag: "stable"
+jellyfin_container_image_ref: "{{ jellyfin_container_image_name }}:{{ jellyfin_container_image_tag }}"
+jellyfin_container_network_mode: host
+jellyfin_container_networks: ~
+jellyfin_container_volumes: "{{ jellyfin_container_base_volumes + jellyfin_media_volumes }}"
+jellyfin_container_restart_policy: "unless-stopped"
+
+jellyfin_host_directories:
+  - path: "{{ jellyfin_base_path }}"
+    mode: "0750"
+  - path: "{{ jellyfin_config_path }}"
+    mode: "0750"
+  - path: "{{ jellyfin_cache_path }}"
+    mode: "0750"
+
+jellyfin_uid: "{{ jellyfin_user_info.uid | default(jellyfin_user) }}"
+jellyfin_gid: "{{ jellyfin_user_info.group | default(jellyfin_user) }}"
diff --git a/roles/jellyfin/tasks/main.yml b/roles/jellyfin/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+
+- name: Ensure user '{{ jellyfin_user }}' for jellyfin is created
+  user:
+    name: "{{ jellyfin_user }}"
+    state: present
+    system: yes
+  register: jellyfin_user_info
+
+- name: Ensure host directories for jellyfin exist
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: "{{ item.owner  | default(jellyfin_uid) }}"
+    group: "{{ item.group | default(jellyfin_gid) }}"
+    mode: "{{ item.mode }}"
+  loop: "{{ jellyfin_host_directories }}"
+
+- name: Ensure container image for jellyfin is available
+  docker_image:
+    name: "{{ jellyfin_container_image_ref }}"
+    state: present
+    source: pull
+    force_source: "{{ jellyfin_container_image_tag in ['stable', 'unstable'] }}"
+
+- name: Ensure container '{{ jellyfin_container_name }}' is running
+  docker_container:
+    name: "{{ jellyfin_container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ jellyfin_container_image_ref }}"
+    user: "{{ jellyfin_uid }}:{{ jellyfin_gid }}"
+    volumes: "{{ jellyfin_container_volumes }}"
+    networks: "{{ jellyfin_container_networks | default(omit, True) }}"
+    network_mode: "{{ jellyfin_container_network_mode }}"
+    restart_policy: "{{ jellyfin_container_restart_policy }}"
+    state: started
diff --git a/roles/jellyfin/vars/main.yml b/roles/jellyfin/vars/main.yml
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+---
+
+jellyfin_container_base_volumes:
+  - "{{ jellyfin_config_path }}:/config:z"
+  - "{{ jellyfin_cache_path }}:/cache:z"