No IP Address only localhost

[IPRED]

Hi,

For some reason after my jellyfin server setting up on my Windows 11 Machine, I can only open it in localhost:8096 not my local pc ip address:8096

I have tried to bind to local network address but with no avail


Appreciate if anyone know this common issue since I can't seem to figure it out

Thanks.

[JustAnotherDude]

I assume you are trying this on the same machine that is hosting the server, if so, use your loopback address.

[IPRED]

I don't want to use a loopback address, I want to bind it to my local pc ip address

[34626]

Is the client on the same computer as the server? If, then use localhost:8096 or 127.0.0.1:8096.

If you want to connect to the jellyfin server on that machine from another device on the local network, you must at least use the local IP of the computer with the Jellyfin server.

You will probably need to look into the firewall of Windows to get access

[IPRED]

Yes the client is on the same computer as the server.

I tried to use my local pc ip address to bind it to my local address to no avail because I want other device to connect to it.

May I ask where do I look for in my Windows Firewall settings?

Thanks

[JustAnotherDude]

Using your local IP address will route traffic from your server, to your router/modem, and back to the same machine. Using your loopback address will skip the entire middle step and have your client connect directly to your server without any network traffic.

[IPRED]

But I want other device to connect to my server

[JustAnotherDude]

Have you tried connecting other devices already? Is your server PC using a vpn? Are your client devices using a vpn?

[IPRED]

None of them using VPN at all and it is still the same

[JustAnotherDude]

You might need to whitelist port 8096 in windows firewall.  Open windows firewall setting and create a new rule to allow connections over port 8096.

Are you sure you have the right IP address?

Edit:
8096 is http, if you are using a web browser make sure you have 'https only' disabled in the browser settings or set a rule to allow IP Address:8096 as http.

Check your IP address by opening command prompt and entering the command ip address