2025-02-21, 06:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 2025-02-21, 06:06 AM by Efficient_Good_5784. Edited 1 time in total.)
Any reason why you're against adding a static IP address? For servers, that's the general way to handle it on a local network.
As for using the hostname of your computer, that shouldn't matter for Jellyfin. Just specifying the hostname should be enough to access the computer itself.
Using "hostname : 8096" should be the same as "IP : 8096".
Also as a note, I have found that the Android phone app doesn't work when specifying the hostname. I had to use the IP address I statically assigned to my server for the Android phone app. You may need to do the same for that. I long ago heard an explanation on why this happens, but I don't remember the details as to why this is.
As for using the hostname of your computer, that shouldn't matter for Jellyfin. Just specifying the hostname should be enough to access the computer itself.
Using "hostname : 8096" should be the same as "IP : 8096".
Also as a note, I have found that the Android phone app doesn't work when specifying the hostname. I had to use the IP address I statically assigned to my server for the Android phone app. You may need to do the same for that. I long ago heard an explanation on why this happens, but I don't remember the details as to why this is.