I have a reverse proxy set up already. The path from the outside goes:

DNS -> my IP -> reverse proxy -> server

I’m just wondering what happens when my own devices on the same network go to the domain.

The FLIRC Skip 1S might be your best option. The software for it is a little finicky but you can program the volume button up/down to fire multiple volume commands. One button press could control a bunch of different TV brand volumes.

I’m not sure if it can control the shield, but you may be able to program it.

So all the people who want to use your Jellyfin server have to deal with a VPN first?

That’s my point. Plex was easily accessible for friends and family with minimal setup. Jellyfin requires a bit more knowledge.

That means it can’t be shared (easily) with others. That’s the appeal of Plex and the reason why switching entirely to Jellyfin is not an easy thing to do.

Right, but if you’re hosting Plex then you’ve likely shared it with friends/family. Jellyfin isn’t as easy to share.

The hard part about Jellyfin is that it requires your own domain and some more self-hosting knowledge that a hobbyist might not have yet.

It’s not a super hard transition, but it took me a few months on/off to learn the basics of hosting a website from my house.

I’m still trying to figure out headscale on a VPS so I can mask my home IP

I host rustdesk on my own domain and it works. I don’t have my tinfoil hat all the way on though.

MeTube, for when my friends send me a video on a service I don’t use (facebook, instagram, tiktok). It supports a lot of sites.