I followed howtos to setup cloudflare tunnels to access emby server.

[jang430 10]

What do I put in the emby app for server?  I put in http://1234.xxx.com, but what do I put in port number?

I can access it successfully via browser, http://1234.xxx.com, works perfectly.

[Luke 40077]

Hi, sounds like port 80 based on that url that you used with the browser.

But you should know your own url and port that you setup the remote connection with

[pir8radio 1305]

On 1/21/2023 at 3:59 AM, jang430 said:

What do I put in the emby app for server?  I put in http://1234.xxx.com, but what do I put in port number?

I can access it successfully via browser, http://1234.xxx.com, works perfectly.

if using a cloudflare tunnel,    and your domain name is in cloudflare..   you should put in the app  (WITH HTTPS://)    https://1234.xxx.com   port 443      should work. 

but be aware cloudflare doesn't allow video streaming through their service.  it may work for now, but they may block it. 

 

Edited February 2, 2023 by pir8radio

[jang430 10]

My domain name came from porkbun, but changed the DNS to point to CF, I think that's what I did.  Even without changing SSL encryption mode from Flexible to full, I can use https, 443 on the app settings?  

What happens if I use email as protection for the emby app?  Isn't it it will ask you to enter email, and give you otp?  If I'm using emby app on ios, how do I do that?

If using CF for emby streaming isn't suggested, are there any other solutions without opening ports?

Thanks @pir8radio

[pir8radio 1305]

21 hours ago, jang430 said:

My domain name came from porkbun, but changed the DNS to point to CF, I think that's what I did.  Even without changing SSL encryption mode from Flexible to full, I can use https, 443 on the app settings?  

What happens if I use email as protection for the emby app?  Isn't it it will ask you to enter email, and give you otp?  If I'm using emby app on ios, how do I do that?

If using CF for emby streaming isn't suggested, are there any other solutions without opening ports?

Thanks @pir8radio

yea flexible just means  from client to cloudflare its encrypted and from cloudflare to your emby server is not encrypted.     but end clients will see a secure site on https. 

full means its encrypted from client to cloudflare and encrypted from cloudflare to your emby.     

 

email protection?  like via cloudflare?    i have never messed with that. 

 

There are other free tunnel services i think,  but cloudflare might work for ever might work for days, worth the risk to keep trying it.    

[jang430 10]

I think I won't risk running emby server on CF.  But it's good they provide this service for free.  I can manage my nas without problems, and other apps.  I do need a suggestion though how to run emby server without opening ports, or using vpn, or CF tunnels.  Are there any?  

[Luke 40077]

7 minutes ago, jang430 said:

I think I won't risk running emby server on CF.  But it's good they provide this service for free.  I can manage my nas without problems, and other apps.  I do need a suggestion though how to run emby server without opening ports, or using vpn, or CF tunnels.  Are there any?  

Yea if you're just using it on the local network then you don't need to open any router ports.

[jang430 10]

Correct.  Unfortunately, I share access to others who aren't very tech savvy, and having them configure vpn would be too technical.

[Simflix 2]

@jang430Did you ever find a solution to this? I am a heavy Cloudflare tunnel user coming over from plex and want to set up my Emby server with ssl but would like to do so without opening ports like a CFT does.

[Luke 40077]

On 2/16/2024 at 3:15 PM, Simflix said:

@jang430Did you ever find a solution to this? I am a heavy Cloudflare tunnel user coming over from plex and want to set up my Emby server with ssl but would like to do so without opening ports like a CFT does.

Hi, have you taken a look at this?