I just want it to work

Use the APT repository

They do effectively the same, but most software is build with docker in mind. podman should work but be prepared for some frustration using it.

docker nor podman fix your firewall or port for you by the way

I haven’t used Jellyfin with docker before, just with podman and as a pod in k3s. Both work great and are easy to maintain. If you’re more familiar with podman then docker, then I’d recommend using podman.

SELinux should not be an issue if you stick to common directories and use :Z flag after the mount path with docker, afaik podman uses the same mechanism. There’s even a tool for selinux container policies: https://github.com/containers/udica

Regarding firewall stuff, disable it on your machine and you are fine. Port forwarding in containers is necessary to connect to services, now way around.

Ah and read this: https://stopdisablingselinux.com/

It has a reason why it exists.

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there is a famous quote i like to use for this kind of question: "in the end it doesn’t […] matter’. maintenance should be about the same (if you update manually, which is better in my opinion, because you don’t come home to something not working because of breaking changes in the software)

I have used Docker, currently using Podman. Using literally the same compose file.