diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/jellyfin.yml b/tasks/pkgs/jellyfin.yml
index 6571962..69bdc37 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/jellyfin.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/jellyfin.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 # TODO: implement
 ---
+- debug:
+    msg: unable to install on RedHat distros
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
+
 - name: append to syspkgs
-  debug:
-    msg: "NOT IMPLEMENTED YET"
-  when: ansible_os_family != 'Darwin'
+  block:
+    # - ansible.builtin.tempfile:
+    #     state: directory
+    #     prefix: jellyfin.
+    #   register: d_jellyfin_tmp
+    #
+    # - name: get install script
+    #   ansible.builtin.get_url:
+    #     url: https://repo.jellyfin.org/install-debuntu.sh
+    #     dest: "{{ d_jellyfin_tmp.path }}/install-debuntu.sh"
+    #
+    - debug:
+        msg: "TODO: complete install configuration"
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
 
 - name: append to caskpkgs
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
diff --git a/vars/jellyfin.yml b/vars/jellyfin.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10d1a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/jellyfin.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+doinstall: false
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index fbb04bd..7abbe97 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pkgconfig:
   hashicorp: {}
   kitty: {}
   luals: {}
+  jellyfin: {}
   ghostty: {}
   neovide: {}
   neovim: {}