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+--- Thread: I feel like I've wasted my time with jellyfin (/t-i-feel-like-i-ve-wasted-my-time-with-jellyfin)
I feel like I've wasted my time with jellyfin - kotton - 2025-09-16
After 2 days of getting Jellyfin and Tailscale working remotely I've now discovered that I can't cast remotely to chromecast, which was the whole point of my setup.
I have a chromecast attached to a monitor at work and have been streaming from my home NAS to an Android phone and casting to it for years.
Now that I have better internet I am casting higher quality video and I've upgraded my home setup. So, I thought I'd use Jellyfin in case I needed transcoding and to get a better experience that I have previously, which wad just using a file browser to connect to my NAS and playing the files on my phone with VLC player and streaming that to my chromecast.
Now. Jellyfin runs perfectly on my phone at work and I can connect to the chromecast no problem. I get a screen saying 'Ready to cast' but when I hit play, literally nothing happens on the phone or the chromecast.
I've tried searching for the answer and have discovered that it's an issue many people have, but I can't seem to find a solution.
I'm amazed and really disappointed that this is still an issue and I feel like I've wasted my time.
I'm not a programmer or a tech wiz, I'm just able to follow guides etc.
I really like Jellyfin and I'd like to keep using it. I'd really appreciate some help.
RE: I feel like I've wasted my time with jellyfin - bitmap - 2025-09-16
Isn't casting dependent upon being on the same network as the device in question? If your phone is on the tailscale network, while the Chromecast is not, it's not gonna work. That's not a Jellyfin issue, that's a networking problem. Why not go with a reverse proxy, which should allow you to do what you're hoping for?
RE: I feel like I've wasted my time with jellyfin - kotton - 2025-09-16
I've no idea what a reverse proxy is?
RE: I feel like I've wasted my time with jellyfin - bitmap - 2025-09-16
A reverse proxy can route a subdomain to the correct service, e.g., Jellyfin.
https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/post-install/networking/reverse-proxy/
You'd have to get a domain name or use a service like DuckDNS to get a free one.
RE: I feel like I've wasted my time with jellyfin - kotton - 2025-09-16
Can I just ditch tailscale and connect to jellyfin remotely?