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Jellyfin Nginx Proxy Issues - Issac I. - 2025-08-18
I'm using Jellyfin with Ningx Proxy Manager, and I've been getting some playback stutters, and I didn't know what it was. But it turns out the video playback isn't caching ahead fast enough for the playback to catch up, so it buffers because it's not loading in, so I lower the quality of the playback, and it seems to be better because the video loads faster. Right now, my server is getting around 1 gigabit speed to my server, and I'm using Cloudflare DNS with Nginx Proxy Manager. I tried adding some tweaks to the Nginx proxy host, but nothing. Is there a way to "improve" the speed of the Nginx Proxy, or is it just limited to the network speed that I have?
RE: Jellyfin Nginx Proxy Issues - violentsilver - 2025-08-18
For large, long-running streams like high bitrate videos, Cloudflare can cause bottlenecks or even timeouts. The free plan has specific limits on file size and download time, which can cause the exact buffering you’re experiencing. The simple solution is to Bypass the Cloudflare proxy for your Jellyfin subdomain.
RE: Jellyfin Nginx Proxy Issues - Issac I. - 2025-08-18
Ok, that's good to know, so what is the best way to do this right? Should I just port forward Jellyfin and link Jellyfin to Nginx proxy? Or is there another way?
(Yesterday, 07:58 AM)violentsilver Wrote: For large, long-running streams like high bitrate videos, Cloudflare can cause bottlenecks or even timeouts. The free plan has specific limits on file size and download time, which can cause the exact buffering you’re experiencing. The simple solution is to Bypass the Cloudflare proxy for your Jellyfin subdomain.
RE: Jellyfin Nginx Proxy Issues - bitmap - 2025-08-18
That post refers to the little clouds next your CNAME or A records. If the cloud is orange, your subdomain is proxied. If it's grey, the subdomain is not proxied, which means "DNS only" and may resolve bottleneck issues.