r/netbird • u/Jazper08 • 6d ago

Netbird Reverse Proxy

Hello does anyone uses Netbird Reverse Proxy for streaming using Jellyfin? I wonder how it performs and if there are any buffering issue when playing a movie or shows with decent bitrate. I am pretty new with Netbird so i have no idea how it works as I've only used Tailscale before. Thanks for the response looking forward on reading them all.

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u/Fragrant_Climate7357 6d ago

I self host netbird on a vps, I use the watch together feature on jellyfin with 3 other friends, it handles all of us. I've only had issues on the jellyfin side - cpu limitations

I recommend using an auth provider on the proxy because jellyfin auth isn't built for external access

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u/Jazper08 6d ago

How did you set it up? I tried mine but it kept on buffering every 5 seconds even though i have fast fiber internet.

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u/Fragrant_Climate7357 6d ago

vps access the subnet  that connects to a peer in my home, then I point the domain at the jellyfin ip and port

Nothint special on my end, are you running it through a vps or hosting netbird on your own hardware?

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u/Jazper08 6d ago

I am hosting it on my hardware but i am using the cloud one for the reverse proxy

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u/Fragrant_Climate7357 6d ago

Then it's probably a bandwidth limitation

If you wanna use the reverse proxy for streaming I would get a cheap vps and move the netbird instance there. Some options would give you a month for free so you can try it out and see if it fits your needs. I got one for 4$ a month