Hello all!

This is my first time doing anything like this so I’m sure it’s some basic technical thing I’m missing but I’m having trouble with this.

I have my server running on Linux mint and I can get that to work just fine but no matter what I do I cannot connect to the server from the Jellyfin app or swiftfin what’s the most likely cause of this and how can I fix it?

  • zelifcam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Ok. What address are you using when trying access the server on your phone or Jellyfin client?

      • zelifcam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Ok. So you’re definitely not trying to use 127.0.0.1 remotely.

        So on your phone’s web browser ( using the same WiFi ) if you visit http://<ip of mint system>:8096 and nothing happens then it’s the firewall on the mint system. You would need to allow ports 8096/8097.

        I’ve never used Linux mint, but if it’s Debian based then it might be using UFW firewall.

        First, check that if firewall is running. Open a terminal and type:

        sudo ufw status

        Step 2: Open ports 8096 and 8097

        To allow traffic through ports 8096 and 8097, use the following commands:

        sudo ufw allow 8096/tcp
sudo ufw allow 8097/tcp

        This opens both ports for TCP traffic. If you also want to open the ports for UDP traffic, you can use:

        sudo ufw allow 8096/udp
sudo ufw allow 8097/udp

        Step 3: Verify the rules

        Once you’ve added the rules, you can check the firewall status to verify the changes:

        sudo ufw status

        You should see entries for ports 8096 and 8097 allowing TCP (and/or UDP) traffic.

        Step 4: Reload firewall (if necessary)

        If the changes do not take effect immediately, you may reload the firewall using:

        sudo ufw reload

        Now, the firewall should allow traffic through ports 8096 and 8097.