Can't connect to server using SSL

[echoxxzz 22]

How do you get Emby Theatre to connect to the server using SSL?

 

I've tried manually adding the server using both the IP address and DNS name and port 8920 and it never works.

I can logon using a web browser using SSL just fine.

 

Right now I'm using the self-signed cert generated by the Emby install.

Do I need a legit cert?

 

 

[Luke 42077]

Yes it is most likely rejecting the self signed cert.

[Tur0k 148]

If your Emby Theatre client running on windows/Linux/OS X? If so you should be able to import the self-signed certificate into your system's trusted certificates store. I would attempt doing this from a browser first. I would do this while on the local LAN to limit the possibility of a MITM attack compromising your your import.

 

Some smart phone and tablet OS's don't give you the option to import self-signed certificates.

 

The cleaner solution would be to pickup a domain and publicly trusted ssl certificate. This normallt has extra costs. If you go this route I would recommend namecheap and Komodo for ssl certificates.

 

Here, I run a google Domain ($12 annually) for my house, and use Let's encrypt SSL certificates (free) for my SSL needs. Personally, I do a lot of OTHstuff with my domain so I don't mind the extra costs. I have heard that you can get a free DUCKDNS DDNS domain and get that subdomain to work with a free Let's encrypt subdomain.

 

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Edited August 15, 2017 by Tur0k

[echoxxzz 22]

I use Let's Encrypt for my other servers so I'm planning on getting a cert of my emby server. I'll let you know if it works and solves the problem.

[Luke 42077]

Thanks for the feedback.

[echoxxzz 22]

Confirmed, once I got a valid cert from LetsEncrypt, I can now logon to the Emby Server using SSL from Emby Theatre.