I have docker installed, but only have a vague idea of how it works.

Back in the day, I would just port forward, but even then, I would need a static IP somehow.

I have heard a reverse proxy is an option, but that is an entirely new topic to me.

Surely there is an easy way to access Jellyfin outside of my home network that I’m just missing.

*Edit: I am blown away by all the help and support! I currently have tailscale running, and I’m in the process of purchasing a domain.

Thanks everyone!

  • ohshit604@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    16 hours ago

    Traefik is what it uses to proxy things. You’re comparing a full suite of tools with just one piece.

    I mean, that’s debatable. Taking a look at their docker-compose.yml there are 3 containers they recommend running, with a 4 optional container.

    To say this is a “full-suite” is a bit much when majority of the heavy lifting is done by Traefik, the middleware’s you assign to Traefik and WireGuard. Pangolin if I’m reading this correctly;

    “Pangolin combines reverse proxy and VPN capabilities into one platform.”

    Which is great! However as I mentioned previously, does not integrate well when these services are already setup to work standalone.

    I suspect the same reaction from folks when they hear “download pangolin from the App Store, and use xyz credentials to connect.” And “download WireGuard from the App Store, and use xyz file to connect.”

    • FlexibleToast@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      9 hours ago

      Pangolin uses gerbil with newt for those wireguard tunnels. That’s a massive improvement already. It also adds a bunch more features like vpn, you can crowdsec, and more that I don’t use. To say it’s debatable if it’s a suite of tools is just wrong.

      • ohshit604@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        To say it’s debatable if it’s a suite of tools is just wrong.

        How is it wrong to say it is debatable when Traefik and WireGuard have quite literally done majority of the development. Pangolin is just a man in the middle.

        Pangolin uses gerbil with newt for those wireguard tunnels. That’s a massive improvement already. It also adds a bunch more features like vpn.

        According to the Newt ReadMe -

        Newt is a fully user space WireGuard tunnel client and TCP/UDP proxy, designed to securely expose private resources controlled by Pangolin. By using Newt, you don’t need to manage complex WireGuard tunnels and NATing.

        Seems to me that WireGuard is their primary dependency, without WireGuard what use is it?

        you can crowdsec

        According to Pangolin docs they rely on the Crowdsec middleware offered by Traefik.

        By default, Crowdsec is installed with a basic configuration, which includes the Crowdsec Bouncer Traefik plugin