Hi folks. So, I know due to a myriad of reasons I should not allow Jellyfin access to the open internet. However, in trying to switch family over from Plex, I’ll need something that “just works”.

How are people solving this problem? I’ve thought about a few solutions, like whitelisting ips (which can change of course), or setting up VPN or tail scale (but then that is more work than they will be willing to do on their side). I can even add some level of auth into my reverse proxy, but that would break Jellyfin clients.

Wondering what others have thought about for this problem

  • Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
    7·
    21 hours ago

    There are two routes. VPN and VPS.

    VPN; setup wireguard and offer services to your wireguard network.

    VPS; setup a VPS to act as a reverse proxy for your jellyfin instance.

    Each have their own perks. Each have their own caveats.