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  • Note that opening a port gives full access to that port to the next higher Network. Opening a port directly to the Internet is therefore insecure and not recommended.

    It says so right there.

    There are multiple ways of exposing Jellyfin to the outside - the most common ones are:

    forwarding its Ports directly to the internet (not recommended!)

    forwarding through a Reverse Proxy

    using a VPN connection to enter the Network

    use a VPS to Reverse Proxy to your home network

    And there.

    This smug mentality that security is unnecessary when exposing ports to the open internet reminds me of people who think its fine to drive drunk because “I’ve done it dozens of times before and nothing happened!” It also reminds me of the mentality of tech company VPs right before they have a massive data breach. It’s quite absurd to read.