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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 2 days ago

The typical guides for installing Jellyfin and friends, stop at the point where you can access the service, expecting you to secure it further.

Turns out, the default configuration for many (most) routers, is to allow external access to anything a local service will request it to allow, expecting you to secure it further.

Leaving it like that, is an explosive combo, which many users never intended to set up, but have nonetheless.