Emby Server installed on Cloud hosted VM

[TheGoat 0]

Hi,

 

I am just getting started with Emby and wish to install it on a cloud VM and then use the Emby app as a client on my smart TV.

 

I have just launched a linux VM (1 vCPU, 0.6GB RAM) on Google Cloud Platform and I used the following commands to pull down the file and launch it

 

wget "https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby.Releases/releases/download/3.5.3.0/emby-server-deb_3.5.3.0_amd64.deb"

 

sudo dpkg -i emby-server-deb_3.5.3.0_amd64.deb

 

 I think I've successfully installed the server but I am unsure how to log into the server in the cloud to configure it. Does anyone have any pointers as to how I can log into the server I just created??

[blim5001 8]

Hi, am new round here as well.

 

But I have emby set up on my dedicated server .

 

I would think you should be able to get to your install by pointing your browser to the ip address of the VM and specifying the port

 

e.g: http://ipadress:8096

 

replace ipaddress with the ip of your VM

 

which I think is the default port

[TheGoat 0]

Thanks Blim, but I can't reach the external IP address using either HTTP or HTTPS as you mentioned above although I can ping the external IP address from my laptop.

 

I've checked the status of Emby and it appears to be running but I am still having no joy in accessing the server remotely.

@instance-1:~$ systemctl status emby-server● emby-server.service - Emby Server is a personal media server with apps on just about every device. Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/emby-server.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Sat 2018-12-15 23:29:08 UTC; 2min 1s ago Main PID: 5891 (EmbyServer) Tasks: 11 (limit: 665) Memory: 67.4M CGroup: /system.slice/emby-server.service └─5891 /opt/emby-server/system/EmbyServer -programdata /var/lib/emby -ffmpeg /opt/emby-server/bin/ffmpeg Dec 15 23:29:13 instance-1 emby-server[5891]: Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Security.PluginSecurityManager. Dec 15 23:29:13 instance-1 emby-server[5891]: Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Sync.SyncManagerEntryPointDec 15 23:29:13 instance-1 emby-server[5891]: Info App: Sqlite version: 3.24.0Dec 15 23:29:13 instance-1 emby-server[5891]: Info App: Sqlite compiler options: COMPILER=gcc-6.3.0,ENABLE_COLUMN_MEDec 15 23:29:13 instance-1 emby-server[5891]: Info App: Default journal_mode for /var/lib/emby/data/sync14.db is walDec 15 23:29:13 instance-1 emby-server[5891]: Info App: PRAGMA synchronous=1Dec 15 23:29:13 instance-1 emby-server[5891]: Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Sync.SyncManagerEntryPoinDec 15 23:29:13 instance-1 emby-server[5891]: Info App: Starting entry point Emby.Server.Sync.SyncNotificationEntryPDec 15 23:29:13 instance-1 emby-server[5891]: Info App: Entry point completed: Emby.Server.Sync.SyncNotificationEntrDec 15 23:29:13 instance-1 emby-server[5891]: Info App: All entry points have started

Edited December 15, 2018 by TheGoat

[blim5001 8]

That suggests there could be a firewall blocking the connection.

 

If i remember correctly, (I used google cloud a while ago) there are not many ports open by default. So you will need to check the settings in google cloud and allow or create a rule for that port.

 

if you use http://www.canyouseeme.org/

 

with your VM ip and port 8096

 

does that show that success? I guess not

[romanito 2]

 

Hi, I currently have the same problem, but on a ubuntu machine, I have correctly configured the firewall, but I am still able to connect remotely, 

I attach a print on my google firewall settings.

[Luke 42078]

HI, did you make sure Emby Server was running when you tried that?