After installing Sparkbox using the WIndows installer, I've installed the Media stack. Jellyfin seems to only be accessible on the host machine using localhost:8096. Other machinesin my local network can't see it using the PC's IP address? Have I missed something?
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Hallam910 wrote:
FWIW I'm running into the same issue
Chris wrote:
You haven’t missed a Jellyfin setting. The Media bundle uses port 8096, but a default Windows/WSL install can keep the Linux side on Windows’ private network—so localhost works while other devices cannot reach it. From the Ubuntu window, run sudo sparkbox doctor; it detects that WSL network mode and prints the safe Windows-specific next step. Once it reports a LAN-reachable address, use your PC’s normal home-network IP with :8096 on the other device, not a 172.x WSL address.
richarp wrote:
Unfortunately this doesn't appear to work. I ran sudo sparkbox doctor but Jellyfin still isn't available. I did notice this in the output: [Windows (WSL) Networking] [OK] Running on Windows (WSL) with 192.x.x.x — a real home-network address, so other devices can reach this box [WARN] Windows Firewall may have your network on its 'Public' profile, which blocks every incoming connection to this box Windows flips a network to Public silently (a new router, a Windows update, a changed port), and while it is Public the firewall drops inbound traffic before it reaches WSL — so app addresses time out from the PC itself no matter whether WSL is mirrored or NAT, and even after the Hyper-V rule is set. Check from an administrator PowerShell: Get-NetConnectionProfile | Select-Object Name, NetworkCategory If your home network says 'Public', flip it back to Private: Set-NetConnectionProfile -NetworkCategory Private Then reload the app address on the PC. [OK] Start-with-Windows task is registered and running — SparkBox survives closed windows and reboots
Chris wrote:
That warning is the remaining clue, rather than a Jellyfin setting. On Windows, open Start → search PowerShell → Run as administrator, then run:\n\nGet-NetConnectionProfile | Select-Object Name, NetworkCategory\n\nPlease reply with just the NetworkCategory line. If it says Public, Windows is blocking the LAN connection before it reaches SparkBox.
Chris wrote:
Hi richarp — checking in on "Jellyfin seems to only be accessible on the host machine using localhost:8096." Were you able to check the Windows network category? If the LAN connection is still blocked, please reply with what you see now; just the non-sensitive NetworkCategory result is enough. I’ll use that to identify the next safe step. — checking in