Yesterday, 08:46 AM
Hi,
I currently have the following setup on my LAN:
* NAS box running SMB for all media
* Jellyfin server (docker) on Mini-S Pro (Linux Mint) - behind VPN
* Chromecast connected to TV via HDMI
* Android Jellyfin app for playback via casting to Chromecast
The Chromecast/Jellyfin app combo is entirely unreliable, losing playback control (critical in a busy house when needing to stop/pause/rewind/forward/switch subtitles on/off etc), crashing etc. so I'm looking for a new setup that just works, however it is critical for me to:
* Control playback reliably via Android phone (iPhone support would be a very nice bonus), i.e. not via a physical remote - it is just way too clunky for searching and playback control.
* The server responsible for the metadata must be runnable on Linux Mint (i.e. same as Jellyfin currently).
So I'm open to change any of these components/buy new hardware, even swap out Jellyfin if that's perhaps a better option.
In any case, no disrespect to Jellyfin devs, in fact the exact opposite, many thanks for the amazing free software - my current setup probably just isn't the main supported use case you can throw very limited dev capacity at.
Thanks!
I currently have the following setup on my LAN:
* NAS box running SMB for all media
* Jellyfin server (docker) on Mini-S Pro (Linux Mint) - behind VPN
* Chromecast connected to TV via HDMI
* Android Jellyfin app for playback via casting to Chromecast
The Chromecast/Jellyfin app combo is entirely unreliable, losing playback control (critical in a busy house when needing to stop/pause/rewind/forward/switch subtitles on/off etc), crashing etc. so I'm looking for a new setup that just works, however it is critical for me to:
* Control playback reliably via Android phone (iPhone support would be a very nice bonus), i.e. not via a physical remote - it is just way too clunky for searching and playback control.
* The server responsible for the metadata must be runnable on Linux Mint (i.e. same as Jellyfin currently).
So I'm open to change any of these components/buy new hardware, even swap out Jellyfin if that's perhaps a better option.
In any case, no disrespect to Jellyfin devs, in fact the exact opposite, many thanks for the amazing free software - my current setup probably just isn't the main supported use case you can throw very limited dev capacity at.
Thanks!