Using the android client app and I tried to connect to my new server (first time setup). When I tap “Choose server” I can see the server name and local IP (192.168.0.5). When I tap on it, it won’t connect. What am I probably doing wrong?

Edit: the app uses a default address, although it identifies the name of the server I set up. I checked the WiFi settings on the machine and the server is 192.168.1.60. I used this and it worked immediately.

Thanks for the help! I was able to eliminate some things, and learned some important things.

  • @rudyharrelsonEnglish
    3•7 days ago

    Hmm, have you made any changes to the firewall on the system hosting the Docker container?

    You might need to edit the firewall with a something like this:

    sudo ufw allow from 192.168.1.0/24 to any port 8096

    Are you using docker-compose to run the Jellyfin service? If so, you might need to add something like this to the docker-compose.yml file:

    network_mode: 'host'
extra_hosts:
      - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"

    I’m no expert at Docker or UFW, but these are part of my Jellyfin setup, which I’m running on Ubuntu LTS in a Docker container.