diff --git a/internal/database/jellycompat_server_name_migration_test.go b/internal/database/jellycompat_server_name_migration_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db76432d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/database/jellycompat_server_name_migration_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package database
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestJellycompatServerNameDefaultsToSilo(t *testing.T) {
+	initialSchema, err := os.ReadFile("../../migrations/sql/001_schema.sql")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read initial schema: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(initialSchema), "('jellyfin_compat.server_name', 'Silo')") {
+		t.Fatal("initial schema does not seed the Jellyfin compat server name to Silo")
+	}
+
+	migration, err := os.ReadFile("../../migrations/sql/20260806224241_rename_default_jellycompat_server_to_silo.sql")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read server-name migration: %v", err)
+	}
+	normalized := strings.Join(strings.Fields(string(migration)), " ")
+	for _, fragment := range []string{
+		"SET value = 'Silo'",
+		"WHERE key = 'jellyfin_compat.server_name' AND value = 'StreamApp'",
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(normalized, fragment) {
+			t.Fatalf("server-name migration missing %q:\n%s", fragment, migration)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/migrations/sql/001_schema.sql b/migrations/sql/001_schema.sql
index cc48aa24..8e4511a0 100644
--- a/migrations/sql/001_schema.sql
+++ b/migrations/sql/001_schema.sql
@@ -2456,7 +2456,7 @@ INSERT INTO public.server_settings (key, value) VALUES
   ('matcher.batch_size', '500'),
   ('jellyfin_compat.public_url', 'http://127.0.0.1:8096'),
   ('jellyfin_compat.emulated_server_version', '10.12.0'),
-  ('jellyfin_compat.server_name', 'StreamApp'),
+  ('jellyfin_compat.server_name', 'Silo'),
   ('jellyfin_compat.session_ttl', '87600h'),
   ('jellyfin_compat.playback_session_ttl', '6h'),
   ('userdb.backend', 'postgres'),
diff --git a/migrations/sql/20260806224241_rename_default_jellycompat_server_to_silo.sql b/migrations/sql/20260806224241_rename_default_jellycompat_server_to_silo.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..955ca428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/sql/20260806224241_rename_default_jellycompat_server_to_silo.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-- +goose Up
+UPDATE server_settings
+SET value = 'Silo'
+WHERE key = 'jellyfin_compat.server_name'
+  AND value = 'StreamApp';
+
+-- +goose Down
+-- Intentionally a no-op: after the update there is no reliable way to
+-- distinguish the migrated default from an operator-chosen "Silo" name.
+SELECT 1;