Honestly, the easiest thing to do is put it on a mesh VPN like Tailscale and connect their streaming device to your tailnet. If they’re non technical parents then if their TV OS doesn’t support Tailscale, you can pick up a Walmart brand ONN streaming box for <$50 which supports for Tailscale and Jellyfin.
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navi@lemmy.tespia.org 2 weeks ago
Anyone have experience hosting a server for non-technical parents? Plex is just so plug and play and they have clients for even the shittiest old smart TVs.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Anything that has a remote interface is garbage. It’s all cursor mouse based except on a few devices.
It’s not as good as Plex by a long shot. If you have Plex pass no brainer. If not, I’d personally just buy the pass. On Xbox it was just unusable.