Yeah, I still use the latest readarr builds with both ebooks and audiobook, and with rreading-glasses they still work. I am also in the chaptarr discord and got access to the alpha build, which looks really promising. Still rough around the edges, though.

On the phone app you go to Library -> People -> “Add a name” at the top.

I love reading, but lack the time to do it. I listen to audiobooks when commuting, I would love to get more time to do that. So I recommend that.

What about a color e-reader with some comics or ebooks? Or watch/listen some classes that fit your interests online? Brandon Sanderson has his creative writing classes for free on YouTube, and there are so many more that might interest you…

Client availability is valid. I use an android tv, that’s been easy for me. There are mobile clients for every phone and tablet.

• I don’t know what smart collections are, but I do get automatic collections for franchises (like all “28 x later”) via a plugin. I don’t have playlists, but I guess I never felt the need for one… What would you use them for, binge watching franchises?
• skip intro and credits is a thing, built in since a few versions (used to be a plugin)
• the UI is subjective, and I don’t know any other one… I personally like how it looks, I customized quite a bit, easy to do via CSS.

I’ve never used Plex. What are some of the features that you’re missing in Jellyfin? Genuinely curious.

It’s always good to read the docs, but I often skip them myself :)

They have this nifty tool called pve8to9 that you could run before upgrading, to check if everything is healthy.

I have a 3 node cluster, so I usually migrate my VMs to a different node and do my maintenance then, with minimal risks.