Set up your media server and access it from anywhere | Meshnet tutorial

💻 Work, share, and play with NordVPN’s Meshnet features 📂 🎮 🔥 Grab the best NordVPN deal: https://content.nordvpn.com/41jb1AX 🤓 Learn more about Meshnet: https://content.nordvpn.com/3RkFMRm *** How can you use the Jellyfin media server on any device? This Jellyfin setup guide will take you through all the necessary steps. You’ll see that setting up Jellyfin is as easy as ABC. Watch the video and start streaming. Learn more here: https://meshnet.nordvpn.com/how-to/remote-files-media-access/access-jellyfin-media-sever-remotely Contents of the video: 00:00 Intro 00:40 What is Jellyfin? 01:13 What is Meshnet? 02:41 Installing Jellyfin on Windows 03:46 Installing Jellyfin on a Linux machine 05:13 Installing NordVPN and setting up Meshnet on Linux 06:27 Setting up a custom DNS name for Jellyfin 07:19 Adding client devices on MacOS 07:56 Adding client devices on Android phone *** With the help of Jellyfin, storing, organizing, and streaming your favorite holiday, wedding, or GoPro videos is super easy. A self-hosting a media server might sound like a daunting task, but you will be surprised how easy it really is. How to install Jellyfin on Windows 1. Grab the installer from the download section of the Jellyfin website. Make sure to get the latest stable 64-bit version. 2. Run the installer, select the installation directory, and wait for the installation to finish. 3. Once installed, make sure to accept the firewall prompt. You can access Jellyfin at http://localhost:8096. 4. Set up a video library. Create a Windows folder and call it however you like. 5. Set up a user in Jellyfin. 6. Add a media library, choose the content type, and point it to the right folder. How to install Jellyfin on a Linux machine 1. In your terminal of choice grab this command and run it: “wget -O- https://repo.jellyfin.org/install-debuntu.sh | sudo bash” 2. Grant correct permissions to your media folder by entering this combination: “chgrp jellyfin ./JellyfinLibraryFolder" 3. Enter this combination as well: “chmod g+rwx ./JellyfinLibraryFolder” Installing NordVPN and setting up Meshnet on Linux 1. Install the NordVPN for Linux app from here: https://nordvpn.com/download/linux/ 2. Open up the Nord account page in your web browser and at the bottom of the welcome page, you will find the “View details” button in the NordVPN Meshnet Free section. 3. Create a token which you’ll use to log into your NordVPN account through the terminal. Make sure to store the token. Once you close the window it won’t be displayed again. 4. Once you generated a token, head over to your terminal and input the following: “nordvpn login --token (your token)” 5. Make sure that Meshnet is enabled: “nordvpn set meshnet on”. 6. And check the address of your device within Meshnet: “nordvpn meshnet peer list” Setting up custom DNS name for Jellyfin 1. If you are using a virtual machine, install Nginx directly on your VM with: “sudo apt install nginx” 2. Once the package is installed, configure the default website: “sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default” 3. Remember to reload ENGINEX once you’re done with the configuration file: “sudo systemctl reload nginx” Adding client devices on MacOS 1. install the NordVPN app. 2. Log in, and make sure that your Meshnet is on. 3. Grab the IP or the hostname of either of the servers running the Jellyfin media server and paste it into your browser. Adding client devices on Android phone 1. Download the Jellyfin app. 2. Add one of the servers you’re running on the laptops. 3. Log in. Jellyfin and NordVPN can also be installed on an AndroidTV device. *** 📌OUR SOCIAL MEDIA 📱 🔵FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/NordVPN/ 🔵INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nordvpn/ 🔵TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nordvpn 🔵TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NordVPN #Mediaserver #Jellyfin #Meshnet