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Jellyfin takes more work, but cqn be a “simple” end user experience if you set it up for them.

Use a reverse proxy to get a cert for your jellyfin server SWAG, Caddy, lots of options. Then setup a free tailscale account and add your jellyfin server to your tailnet. Install the jellyfin and tailscale apps on the user android tv/apple tv/computer, enrolling the devices in your tailnet.

You’ll have always on, ssl secured, vpn protected media sharing for free.

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thundermoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Yeah, I’m not interested in setting all that up and maintaining it for every user I share with. For myself, this is exactly how I access Jellyfin remotely, but I am not explaining to my remote family members how to set up a VPN on their TV.

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- AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  1000%, and those who’ve drank the Jellyfin Flavor Aid just don’t understand.
  
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AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I’m not a diehard fan of plex or anything, but I would never be able to get my mother in law to properly set up any type of VPN. None of my users are technically inclined. Until Jellyfin has a different solution, I will unfortunately be sticking with Plex.

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- mosiacmango@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  The lift here is that you setup the end users client. If they aren’t local, buy one and ship it. Since it will be on your always on tailscale vpn, you can then interact with it remotely if needed.
  
  Android tvs can be had for $35, Raspi 5 are around the same range,with apple tvs about $130. Have people pony up the cash and mail one of what they want out to them.
  
  That may be too much to ask if you share to a lot of casual friends/family, but its been a successful answer for me.
  
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  - AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    If it was just my parents and I using it, that’d be fine, but it’s not. In my experience, nothing is quite as simple as “always on”, and if something breaks, even unrelated to tailscale or anything I set up, I’ll be to blame even when it wasn’t my fault.
    
    It just wouldn’t work for my users, unfortunately, and I don’t want to be responsible for endpoints not on networks I own. I’m not denying that it’s possible or that it works for some people.
    
    That’s the real benefit of a solution like Plex - it makes it so I only have to manage my own network, and if I want to invite someone new, I just ask them for the email attached to their Plex account, and I’m done.
    
    I also am curious where you’re finding rpi’s for $35.
    
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charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I can’t remember what I did, but I had it so the user just had to know the ip address and the port. Enter that into the jellyfin app on a tv and they could hook up pretty easily. That was with a reverse proxy I believe but I’m not really great with the setup, just followed a tutorial.

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