2024-05-01, 10:01 PM
For the vast majority of clients, all traffic will be routed through the server before going to the storage. It's unfeasible for most clients to go directly to the storage device, as they would need to have playback methods built in for every possible network protocol, as well as your network storage having applicable access controls, and even more added complications if you're trying to go over the internet and not your LAN.
TLDR: it's all played via HTTP through the Jellyfin server.
TLDR: it's all played via HTTP through the Jellyfin server.