I would also recommend a VPN. However, if this doesn’t work or you want to share it with friends I would recommend something like a VPS relay: https://codeberg.org/skjalli/jellyfin-vps-setup

I am using the free Oracle VPS offer until they block me, so far I have no issue. Alzernatively I wanted to check out IONOS, since you dont have a bandwidth limit there.

I use a VPS and a wiregusrd tunnel.

https://codeberg.org/skjalli/jellyfin-vps-setup

Yeah the link I posted does everything via docker and explains what should be mounted and how.

I get you and I know that there can be security issues (especially in Jellyfin) that might give you access. This is the reason I only mount the media and config folders, and nothing else into the docker container. The media folders are mounted as read only and don’t contain sensitive information. For the config folder I created a separate user. Plus I block non-German IP addresses which already blocks quite some bots. If your friends have fixed IP addresses you could also just whitelist them and block everything else.

You could also probably sniff the network and define more strict rules on ‘allowed’ requests in fail2ban but this is bridle because requests might change with different versions.

Hell I know what you mean, it was so much trial and error until it worked, hence this guide/template to help others. Plus at some point it feels more like work than a hobby 😅

This is how I do it: https://codeberg.org/skjalli/jellyfin-vps-setup

Have to check their backlog then. I hope I’ve secured it enough. Even if someone gets into the system they should only be able to view the media I mount into the docker container and the logs. So hopefully nothing harmful.

Thanks, I currently use the Oracle free tier and so far so good

I use a VPS to make it accessible https://codeberg.org/skjalli/jellyfin-vps-setup

You can use a VPS to make it accessible without VPN via the internet: https://codeberg.org/skjalli/jellyfin-vps-setup

I use a VPS and a Wiregusrd tunnel together with geoblocking and fail2ban. I’ve written my setup down, maybe this will help you https://codeberg.org/skjalli/jellyfin-vps-setup

Thank you. Took me quite some time to get it all running through the Wireguard tunnel.

I set up fail2ban together with Caddy which runs as a reverse proxy in front of Jellyfin. I’ve written down my setup and maybe this will help you https://codeberg.org/skjalli/jellyfin-vps-setup

You’re welcome, happy that I can help. I also just updated it a bit. In case you find any issues or have questions please let me know. It was mostly trial and error until it ran…

It’s a steep learning curve for sure but once you get the basics it’s straight forward until you hit very specific problems.

Are you a Windows or Linux user? They often want to push their Docker UI application but in my opinion docker engine with docker compose is enough. There are probably a lot of great tutorials out there and I can recommend https://www.linuxserver.io/ for images.

https://codeberg.org/skjalli/jellyfin-vps-setup here you go, took me longer than expected and I hope it’s helpful, might contain a few errors since I had to remove some settings but I guess this should work.

https://codeberg.org/skjalli/jellyfin-vps-setup here you go, took me longer than expected and I hope it’s helpful, might contain a few errors since I had to remove some settings but I guess this should work.

https://codeberg.org/skjalli/jellyfin-vps-setup here you go, took me longer than expected and I hope it’s helpful, might contain a few errors since I had to remove some settings but I guess this should work.

It’s a separate container, currently in the process of writing everything up, will update once done