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Cannot see chromecast from Chrome


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FWIW, Wavecrest - I too became frustrated and went back to navigating my needs via iTunes.  I'm still peeking over the fence with Plex for my audio needs as well.

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Wavecrest

Chromecast requires a secure context. It's not an Emby requirement. Secure context means either running the web app on localhost, using https, or using the native android or iOS app.

I definitely used to be able to cast Plex from a web app. My recollection is that it used https at a certain point, and then it didn't anymore but there was an option to allow an unsecured connection. I never had to worry about creating a security certificate. Of course then Plex shit the bed on me entirely so I'm here and I'm glad for it, but this one feature is going to keep bugging me. Oh well, thanks for your help.

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I definitely used to be able to cast Plex from a web app. My recollection is that it used https at a certain point, and then it didn't anymore but there was an option to allow an unsecured connection. I never had to worry about creating a security certificate. Of course then Plex shit the bed on me entirely so I'm here and I'm glad for it, but this one feature is going to keep bugging me. Oh well, thanks for your help.

 

They provide https for you by having a domain name of their own resolve to your ip address, and then attaching a certificate to their domain name. This secure context requirement from Chromecast is relatively new, within the last year or so.

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They provide https for you by having a domain name of their own resolve to your ip address, and then attaching a certificate to their domain name. This secure context requirement from Chromecast is relatively new, within the last year or so.

Okay, is there a reason Emby couldn't also include that useful feature?

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It's a great idea and something we're interested in, but that's not like as simple as any other feature that you just turn on. The trusted certificates cost money, and they partnered with a certificate provider to get them in mass quantity.

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Wavecrest

Sweet Jesus, I found a workaround! Apologies in advance if this is entirely obvious, and/or if it was already explained elsewhere that I should have looked first.

 

So, the issue is that the web app on a remote device (e.g. my laptop) cannot cast to Chromecast without an SSL certificate, which is cumbersome to create. However, the webapp does recognize, and can can cast to, other active devices on the network. And the mobile apps can cast to Chromecast just fine, somehow. So what you can do is: 1) cast to Chromecast with the mobile device; then 2) use the web app on the remote device to "cast to" the mobile device. "Cast to" is in scare quotes there because the media does not end up playing on the mobile, it plays on the Chromecast. So the result is you end up being able to use the remote device to control Chromecast, I guess through the mobile app.

 

Still seems like an unnecessary step to me, but it works! Again, thanks to the admins for their patience explaining all of the above to me, especially if this is something already known that I was just missing. Oh, and if this is something that might be deemed a bug or vulnerability, then PLEASE IGNORE THIS POST and do not "fix" it (at least not without first fixing the SSL certificate problem), because it is exactly what I have been looking for. Thanks y'all!

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Please refrain from profanity as this is a family friendly environment. Thanks for the feedback. 

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Wavecrest

Please refrain from profanity as this is a family friendly environment. Thanks for the feedback. 

Oh sorry, I'm just so flipping excited!

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