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But let's be honest - it really is not complicated. That was a one minute configuration in my router.
One minute for you and me, but that sort of thing just isn't feasible for many even if they have someone walking them through it over the phone.
Ok, that is a totally different use case than mine. I'm one of those guys browsing a selfhosting community on the fediverse and I only want to stream my own stuff to my mobile and provide my wife with audiobooks. If you're providing a bigger group of people with streaming services, who are not tech savvy, another software might be the better solution. But that doesn't mean that Jellyfin is bad - it's just another use case with different requirements