2025-03-29, 11:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 2025-03-29, 11:27 PM by StreetPreacher. Edited 2 times in total.)
(2025-03-29, 02:56 PM)glaney Wrote: a total newbie here! this is the first time i'm self-hosting so apologies if my questions are a little silly. i've set up my jellyfin server but i'm having issues connecting remotely. i don't intend to do proxy hosting/opening up my ports because i only intend to use it myself.
from my understanding, i should be able to just type my ip address with ":8096" at the back but i just can't seem to do so when testing it out on a device that's not connected to the local network. the error shown on the jellyfin app says "unable to reach server". i have enabled remote access in my dashboard but it still doesn't work. i'm not entirely sure what am i doing wrong.
Haha!
You're not alone, I'm having almost the identical problem.
For one, even if you're the only person using it, I think you'll still need to do the Port Forwarding if you want to access the server from outside of your local network. Because the Port Forwarding (ie. :8096) is used to send the Remote User to the System on you LAN that's hosting the SERVER.
For instance, if you check your ROUTER configuration (under 'NAT'/'Virutal Servers') section, the JellyFin PORT will be listed as being associated with the 'internal IP' of the Server/Host computer. In my case port 8096 directs traffic to 192.168.1.2 which is the IP I assigned to the 'Server' computer.
So are you able to access the server over your LAN by opening the CLIENT app, and using the server address 'localhost:8096' or whatever the local system IP is with the :8096 'extension'? For example 'http://192.168.1.2:8096)?