Can you access it on a different device? If I recall correctly Apple has a bunch of restrictions on local network access. Maybe find a device running a different OS and test it there
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Can you connect from the web browser on your iphone?
You might need to include the port number when you type in the server name or IP address.
Yes, good question. Phone wifi could be on a different network or subnet than the jellyfin server.
How do you know the server is worker fine? How are you accessing it to know that?
I’m using a laptop running Linux mint and I am able to access the dash from it
How? Like http://:8096 in a web browser? On the same system running the server or is this a separate computer?
Same system running the server
Ok. What address are you using when trying access the server on your phone or Jellyfin client?
My computer IP address and port 8096
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://: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.
Got that done
I can get it to start connecting but it says could not connect