Tailscale issues.

Posted by HGrizza

I installed both tailscale and my media center on my sparkbox and have confirmed that tailscale is running. I also have it connectedto my phone but i still cannot connect to jellyfin on my phone. It is connected to the jellyfin server but it always fails to load and all it does is keep loading. Please help me with this issue

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HGrizza wrote:

Chris wrote:

Hi — I’m here. Sorry Jellyfin is still stuck loading. Tailscale showing connected doesn’t yet confirm Jellyfin is reachable. When you can, please share the SparkBox version and whether it runs on a NAS, Windows/WSL, or another Linux system. One useful check: does Jellyfin open on your phone while it’s on the same Wi‑Fi as the SparkBox? Please don’t post IP addresses or credentials.

HGrizza wrote:

My sparkbox version is v1.6.957 and my sparkbox is running on a windows. My Jellyfin opens on my phone to my server and account but it just does not load. I am pretty sure the sparkbox and phone are on the same wifi but i think tailscale does not depend on if the two devices have the same wifi.

Chris wrote:

Thanks, that helps, and you're right: Tailscale doesn't need both devices on the same Wi-Fi, so the phone can be on mobile data and still reach the box. Two checks, in this order, then stop: 1. On the Windows PC, open your Linux (WSL) terminal and run sparkbox urls. If one of the lines is followed by a note that the box "only works on this PC", the addresses it printed for home devices are private to Windows, so phones can't reach them. Don't post the addresses. 2. Turn Tailscale on on the phone. In the dashboard, open the "Connect your phone" section and use the "Anywhere (Tailscale on)" address for Jellyfin in the Jellyfin app's server entry, then try it. Reply with two things: whether the note from step 1 appeared, and whether Jellyfin loads with the Anywhere address in step 2. Please leave out any addresses or passwords.