Alternative address to emby server

[katonag 3]

Is it possible to setup an alternative address for the same emby server in the addon? At home I access the server by its local 192.168.x.x address, however in some cases I would like to access it remotely using ssh port forwarding, which connects through localhost. I would like to have both addresses set, so if the 192.168.x.x is not available, the other is tried automatically.

[quickmic 1703]

If you can resolve the webaddress via DNS you could use it as an alternative. Should have the same affect as 2 different IPs.

[katonag 3]

What do you mean exactly? I do not want to expose the emby server to public, this is why I plan to use ssh port forwarding. But this method results in a 127.0.0.1:8096 address, but at home the address is like 192.168.1.104.

[quickmic 1703]

12 hours ago, katonag said:

What do you mean exactly? I do not want to expose the emby server to public, this is why I plan to use ssh port forwarding. But this method results in a 127.0.0.1:8096 address, but at home the address is like 192.168.1.104.

I understand, but the web address is not necessarily public.

It's just a DNS address. You can modify /etc/hosts file (on Linux, Windows also possible but different location) on any client device and assign a DNS record to any specific IP address.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, this "dns approach" is probably nothing for you. (no offense, sophisticated network knowledge required).

 

EDIT:

plugin connection stack (simplified): 1st local IP -> if not accessible  -> 2nd dns address

 

Edited June 23, 2022 by quickmic