Using OpenLDAP with emby
Discover how to integrate OpenLDAP with emby, allowing you to centralize user authentication and access control for your media server.
Updated at July 27th, 2024
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Emby only uses LDAP to create users and validate passwords upon login. Emby administrators are always validated via native emby login. For more details see.
Replace dc=example,dc=com with your OpenLDAP configured domain.
Bind DN
cn=admin,ou=people,dc=example,dc=comBind Credentials
changeme (replace with your password)User search base
ou=people,dc=example,dc=comUser search filter
replace the emby_user cn with the group name for accounts that should be able to login to Emby, otherwise leave the default (uid={0}).
(&(uid={0})(memberOf=cn=emby_user,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com))