I have a Rocku streaming stick and it won’t work without an internet connection
Comment on Alternatives to Roku/AppleTV for Jellyfin Client
TrippyHippyDan@lemmy.world 6 days ago
If you’re happy with the Roku hardware and you’re going to cancel all your other streaming services, why not just firewall block the Roku from reaching out of your local network?
If you do that, Jellyfin will still work fine, and you won’t have the ability to get posted ads or anything else from the Roku, so it’ll just become a Jellyfin box.
SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 4 days ago
TrippyHippyDan@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Oh, that’s absolutely horrible that they designed it that way. 🤮
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 days ago
I’ve taken this approach, sometimes these boxes will act up when they can’t phone home. Definitely worth trying though.
TrippyHippyDan@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Worth that at least before you start looking at different hardware.
Otherwise, it’s the same thing if you have a smart TV, download the Jellyfin app, and then just completely stop it from being able to connect anywhere else.
nix98@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Have you tried it with a Roku? My pi.hole blocks most things, but I haven’t yet tried to completely block it from the Internet. In the past, I’ve had to allow some domains through my pi.hole or things would be completely broken, but that hasn’t happened in a while…
I suppose I’d have to occasionally unblock it to get updates to the jellyfin app, which is doable.
ryan_harg@discuss.tchncs.de 4 days ago
i have a roku express 4k and pihole shuts it down completely. it has the jellyfin app, nothing else. works great. I only open up internet to update the app from time to time.