TorBox with Jellyfin: Mount and Library Guide (2026)

Jellyfin is a free, self-hosted media server. It scans folders on the machine it runs on, builds a library and streams to apps. TorBox holds your files in the cloud. The bridge between the two is a mount: something on the Jellyfin machine that makes TorBox’s WebDAV look like a normal directory.

You have two reasonable ways to build that bridge.

Option A: rclone mount (most control)

1. Install rclone and FUSE

   On Linux, install rclone and fuse3. On Windows install rclone and WinFsp, on macOS macFUSE. Check the rclone docs for your OS.

2. Create the remote

   Run rclone config, add a new remote named torbox of type webdav, URL https://webdav.torbox.app, vendor other, and your username and password. Using the API key as the password keeps your real password off the server.

3. Mount it read-only

   Use a command like the one below, adjusted for your paths and user.

4. Add a Jellyfin library

   In Jellyfin, go to Dashboard, Libraries, Add Media Library, and pick the mounted folder. Choose the library type that matches the files.

rclone mount torbox: /mnt/torbox \
  --read-only --vfs-cache-mode full \
  --dir-cache-time 15m --tpslimit 2 \
  --allow-other --daemon

--allow-other needs user_allow_other enabled in /etc/fuse.conf so the Jellyfin service user can read the mount. Run the mount as a systemd service so it survives reboots, and start Jellyfin only after it.

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Option B: TorBox Media Center

TorBox publishes a separate tool, TorBox Media Center, which builds a media-server-friendly folder from your account. Per its README: it needs a paid plan, runs on Linux, Unix, BSD or macOS (Docker is the recommended install), is read-only and limited to video files. For Jellyfin and Emby it recommends the strm method, which writes small text files that point to the stream; Plex and Infuse users get the fuse method. It can sort files into movie and series folders, which can trigger rate limits when metadata is on.

It is a community-facing tool, not part of the core service. Read its README on GitHub, since options change between releases.

Settings that save you trouble

• Library scan. Disable “real-time monitoring” and schedule scans rarely. TorBox’s listing only refreshes every 15 minutes anyway.
• Extras. Disable chapter image extraction, trickplay and intro detection on this library. They read much of every file.
• Transcoding. Direct play is far kinder to a remote mount. Check your client supports the codec first.
• Bandwidth. The server downloads the file from TorBox, then sends it to your player. A slow upload on the server hurts everyone.
• Deletes. Never let Jellyfin or a user delete media on this mount. Removing one file removes the whole TorBox item.
• Docker. The container and the host must see the same path, with shared mount propagation.

What can go wrong

If a file disappears, check retention. TorBox’s help centre says downloads are kept for at least 30 days, and that rule can change. AirLock keeps chosen files, within your plan’s quota, but TorBox still tells you to keep your own backup.

If you only need a player and not a server, Infuse or Kodi can read WebDAV directly. If you prefer Plex over Jellyfin, see the Plex guide.

Documentation

Follow Jellyfin’s docs for library setup and TorBox’s support centre for account questions. The setup above is based on the published WebDAV details and rclone behaviour, but we have not run a long-term test of it, so verify it on a small folder before pointing a full library at it.

Our take

It works, and rclone is the cleanest route. Be strict about scan settings, because the rate limits are the real constraint, not speed. Pick your plan based on storage and slots, and plan for the 15 minute listing delay rather than expecting an instant library.

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