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With the caviat that you have tailscale enabled on both devices. This prevents it from being used on a roku outside your home but you could access it remotely from your computer/phone/tablet.

It is significantly harder than Plex, currently. There are improvements happening all the time though.

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Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
You very much can create an external port and access anywhere without any of this. No tailscale needed but I’d recommend one knows what they are doing…

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hikaru755@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Huh? I’m streaming from my Jellyfin just fine when I’m on the go, with no tailscale or other VPN set up

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- Sarmyth@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It was significantly harder to set up remote access for Jellyfin than Plex 6 months ago. I ha ent attempted since. With Plex there was literally no set up, it just works. Until it just works without having to do any extra work, Jellyfin will struggle with adoption.
  
  I have both running, and thatd a big difference to me. Also I prefer the way Plex detects intros and credits for skipping and their detection for captions. Once that’s all sorted Jellyfin wins in every field.
  
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SirSamuel@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Hmmm, i use a Synology NAS with Jellyfin installed and my family can use their Roku TVs without issue. I didn’t realize Synology made a difference there

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- thisNotMyName@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It totally depends on how you expose it to the outside world. If it’s exposed just like it is, it works fine with every device. If you put an authentication before it (e.g. Authelia), it can only be accessed by browsers from outside the network. That being said, it’s not recommended to expose Jellyfin directly, because there are a ton of security flaws. Best practice is to use a VPN
  
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  - SirSamuel@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Well I’m a Luddite so I’m probably exposing myself to miners or something
    
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    tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Better than exposing yourself to minors
    
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  - Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    it can only be accessed by browsers from outside the network.
    
    Weird.
    If I nslookup my jellyfin URL it responds with an IP in my local IP range…
    And it works both outside with a 2FA page and inside without…
    
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- Sarmyth@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I do this too but it only works on my home network not remotely.
  
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