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I don't know who needs to hear this, but DO NOT EVER expose Jellyfin to the internet (github.com)

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Collection of potential security issues in Jellyfin This is a non exhaustive list of potential security issues found in Jellyfin. Some of these might cause controversy. Some of these are design fla...

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

thanks but no. I like my privacy more

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

And I like that my wife and kids can jump on and access my server whenever they want from any device without fuss. Everyone has their priorities! I take my privacy pretty seriously but I can’t make it the number one consideration at the cost of everything else all the time. Plus, Jellyfin is a security risk if you don’t know what you’re doing. I’m pretty tech savvy but it definitely pushes my limits so I do not feel comfortable setting it up and constantly maintaining it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I'm not exposing jellyfin, but for sure I wouldn't let my plex server even see the internet (I bet iy wouldn't even work that way).

jellyfin is perfectly accessible everywhere it needs to be. been using a VPN on my phone for ages for all traffic.