Comment on How do I host Jellyfin in the most secure manner possible?
Johanno@feddit.org 1 week agoYou could do a vpn hosting by yourself.
Meaning your server is basically a vpn tunnel server and you can connect from the Internet to it. Once you are in the encrypted vpn connection you have access to the local network.
If you have dynamic ip you need dns though. But no one can connect just because they know the ip)/dns
Charger8232@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
I’m uneasy about this, because I don’t trust myself to do it securely. VPNs are a very complex piece of software, so I highly prefer to stick with widely used setups (i.e. “stock” VPN software such as ProtonVPN, Mullvad VPN, etc.)
otacon239@lemmy.world 1 week ago
A self-hosted VPN is the most secure free way to host your Jellyfin. I’ve had to learn the hard way over the years, but all the features and control you gain for hosting services yourself comes with all the same responsibilities and risk that the provider would be taking on for you.
The money you spend on their service is the alternative to the many hours it takes to learn how to properly host your own server.
You can definitely learn how to do it and it will be difficult and confusing at times, but that’s what the community is there for. I recommend joining a Matrix server or similar so you can get more real-time feedback for when you’re just getting started.
Totally understand not wanting to take the risk, though. Just something worth considering.