So I was able to install everything correctly, but I don’t know what I’m supposed to do in order for people that don’t have my same IP to see my files. I’d like to share my Jellyfin server with some friends so they can see movies there. I’ve already open the ports, but they can’t still access them, I’m using elementaryOS Hera which is built on Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS.
So I was able to install everything correctly, but I don’t know what I’m supposed to do in order for people that don’t have my same IP to see my files.
- If you have a router, you need to set up port forwarding, otherwise your router has no idea which machine it needs to send those requests to.
- Make sure your firewall if you’re using one, has that port open. If you have any, you might be using
ufw.
If you have a phone data plan, you can test that everything’s working correctly using it to connect to your server.
Your IP might not be a public IP. It could be behind a CGNAT, which is why others are unable to access it. I know 2 ways to fix it.
- Use a proxy/VPN
- Contact your ISP to get a public IP.
I would however recommended you to read up on how to securely share services to the internet, since when a service is publicly available, it can open up a lot of entryways into your server, if you are not carefull.
If possible I would suggest you use a VPN. Your friends would be able to connect to the VPN to get access to the jellyfin server. An easy VPN you can use is tailscale
Yeah, I’m behind a DoubleNAT and I think my ISP won’t let me otherwise so I guess I’m fucked.
You can still use a VPN(Eg. tailscale as recommeded above) to share, since it can bypass the DoubleNAT. You can also setup a proxy(What I’m doing currently), but it requires more setup and also cost a bit(1 - 2 Euros a month).
