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minus-squarejws_shadotak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·5 months agoThe hard part about Jellyfin is that it requires your own domain and some more self-hosting knowledge that a hobbyist might not have yet. It’s not a super hard transition, but it took me a few months on/off to learn the basics of hosting a website from my house. I’m still trying to figure out headscale on a VPS so I can mask my home IP
minus-squareReannlegge@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·5 months agoI have my own domains, but I do not use them for Jellyfin. I use Jellyfin on my lan or over my personal VPN.
minus-squarejws_shadotak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 months agoThat means it can’t be shared (easily) with others. That’s the appeal of Plex and the reason why switching entirely to Jellyfin is not an easy thing to do.
minus-squareIratePirate@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agowg-easy. Makes Wireguard dead easy.
minus-squaretea@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoExactly, I am not going to troubleshoot VPNs with my mother in law when they have an issue.
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·5 months agoMost people should be using a VPN and not exposing these things to the internet at large via proxies or port forwards.
minus-squarejws_shadotak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoRight, but if you’re hosting Plex then you’ve likely shared it with friends/family. Jellyfin isn’t as easy to share.
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoIt’s also pretty insecure so host over the web at your own risk.
minus-squaretea@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIs it? I’ve heard it is fine as long as you are running a reverse proxy, using https, and following the conventional wisdom.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoGive Netbird a shot. I set it up in like two hours. Much easier than my failed attempt at headscale+tailscale.
The hard part about Jellyfin is that it requires your own domain and some more self-hosting knowledge that a hobbyist might not have yet.
It’s not a super hard transition, but it took me a few months on/off to learn the basics of hosting a website from my house.
I’m still trying to figure out headscale on a VPS so I can mask my home IP
I have my own domains, but I do not use them for Jellyfin. I use Jellyfin on my lan or over my personal VPN.
That means it can’t be shared (easily) with others. That’s the appeal of Plex and the reason why switching entirely to Jellyfin is not an easy thing to do.
wg-easy. Makes Wireguard dead easy.
Exactly, I am not going to troubleshoot VPNs with my mother in law when they have an issue.
Most people should be using a VPN and not exposing these things to the internet at large via proxies or port forwards.
Right, but if you’re hosting Plex then you’ve likely shared it with friends/family. Jellyfin isn’t as easy to share.
It’s also pretty insecure so host over the web at your own risk.
Is it? I’ve heard it is fine as long as you are running a reverse proxy, using https, and following the conventional wisdom.
Give Netbird a shot. I set it up in like two hours. Much easier than my failed attempt at headscale+tailscale.