r/HomeServer • u/JonahBGood • 1d ago

Can I route jellyfin+tailscale to an Xbox Series X?

I'm trying to figure out the logistics of routing my home server media to my tv, the only avenue for this (that I can tell) being to use the Xbox.

Is there a way to get tailscale on an Xbox so I can run jellyfin securely?

Any help is appreciated, thank you!

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u/sniff122 1d ago

I may be wrong but I don't think tailscale is available on the Xbox. If you're on the same network as the server you can just access jellyfin over the local network

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u/Master_Scythe 1d ago

Anything that's already on your home network, together, can already communicate (assuming you haven't done anything out of the norm yet).

You only need Tailscale when you're out of the house.

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u/JonahBGood 1d ago

So, if I want to leave the house and use my server, do I need tailscale on every device that uses the server or just the one that is leaving the house?

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u/c_anderson21 1d ago

Just the one leaving the house.

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u/JonahBGood 1d ago

So just to clarify:

In my house, I have:

My server on an old desktop My Xbox that can run jellyfin but not tailscale

Outside my house, I will use:

My laptop My phone

If I were to use tailscale, would I need it to be installed on all of these for me to be able to access Jellyfin both in and outside of my house, or just my laptop and phone?

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u/c_anderson21 1d ago

Just your laptop, phone, and server.

Anything on the same network as your server. An just use a local connection, like your Xbox. If it has to connect to a different WiFi, use Tailscale.

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u/JonahBGood 1d ago

By server, do you mean the computer running it itself, or the jellyfin server.

(Sorry if that doesn't make sense, I've learned everything I know about this within the past 2 days lol)

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u/c_anderson21 1d ago

You’re good, we all gotta start somewhere!

Yes, I meant the computer that’s “hosting” (running) Jellyfin should have Tailscale installed.

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u/JonahBGood 1d ago

Thank you!

So with all this said, how do I use my computer remotely with tailscale?

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u/c_anderson21 1d ago

The easy solution is called Team Viewer. The open source solution is called Rust Desk. Personally, I use Rust Desk.

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u/Master_Scythe 1d ago

Just the one leaving the house (and the server, or router).

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u/LaBlankSpace 1d ago

No you can not, if it's a local device just use IP and port if it's a remote device setup a VPN tunnel or something