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Employing encryption through router - bub1401 - 2024-04-01
I would like to setup https encryption on my jellyfin server, and I know this is typically done by using certbot to generate an ssl certificate through a reverse proxy. But I have an Asus router in which I already have a domain setup complete with an ssl certificate registered with Let's Encrypt. Is there a way I can use my routers ssl encryption when accessing my media server, I tried using the https port set by jellyfin by default but only the http port works, and yes before you ask I double checked that the https port is accurate and yes I already have it port forwarded in my router settings.
RE: Employing encryption through router - TheDreadPirate - 2024-04-01
The typical way is to setup Nginx or Caddy on the same host running Jellyfin. You'd configure Nginx/Caddy to handle https and proxy requests to Jellyfin. Some router firmware have the capability to run a web server, but you won't be able to install certbot to automatically handle cert renewal and updating the web server with the renewals.
Here is a walkthrough another user wrote for setting up Caddy as a https reverse proxy for Jellyfin.
https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-access-your-jellyfin-anywhere-with-caddy