How do you guys set internal domains?

Say i dont want to type 192.168.1.100:8096 and want a url instead, say jellyfin.servername - how would I go about that? I don’t want it exposed online via reverse proxy. I don’t need certs. No port forwarding on the router.

How do I type ‘jellyfin.servername’ into a browser and being up the jellyfin dashboard?

  • priapusEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Reverse proxy and local DNS. Just add the domains you want to your DNS and point them at the reverse proxy.

    • novarime@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Thanks. It’s the reverse proxy part i’m scared of. For some reason theyve just never clicked with me.

      • priapusEnglish
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        2 years ago

        I get that, they’re a bit confusing at first. I’d highly recommend looking at Caddy, it’s configuration is very simple. Really all you have to do is pick a domain name and point it at the correct port. If you’re only accessing locally you don’t even need to buy a domain.

        • novarime@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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          2 years ago

          I have a domain, but if I don’t have to use it, all the better. So with a reverse proxy, if i don’t want it accessible on the web, i can literally pick anything? I could call it “watch.tv” if i wanted?

          • priapusEnglish
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            2 years ago

            Yep! If you have a local DNS server such as a pihole you could just manually add watch.tv to your local dns records and set the IP as your servers IP. If you don’t have a local DNS server, you can just add it to your hosts file.

            Once you do this, any requests to that domain will go to your reverse proxy, which if set up correctly will send you to Jellyfin.