Emby Server
Emby Server
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App Version: 4.8.11.0
(Changelog)
Keywords: emby, media, entertainment, movies, series, tv, streaming
Train: Stable
Home Page: https://emby.media/
Keywords: emby, media, entertainment, movies, series, tv, streaming
Train: Stable
Home Page: https://emby.media/
Emby Server Details
Added: 2024-08-02
Last Updated: 2025-04-23
Added: 2024-08-02
Last Updated: 2025-04-23
Emby is designed to help you manage your personal media library, such as home videos and photos
Run as Context- Emby runs as root user.
Group: 0 / root
User: 0 / root
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Security Capabilities
- Emby is able to chown files.
- Emby is able to bypass permission checks for it's sub-processes.
- Emby is able to bypass permission checks.
- Emby is able to set group ID for it's sub-processes.
- Emby is able to set user ID for it's sub-processes.
- Emby is able to kill processes.
App Metadata (Raw File)
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