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I use Emby and it's flawless, might be worth swimming upstream?
Yeah, the way things at going I feel like I should protect myself further with a VPN, but it does break some of my services' access. Just another hurdle in the track to net independence that will be overcome! Heaven knows we've overcome many to get where we each are.
No need to bust your brain trying too hard - you'll find an answer eventually!
I hear you. I've taken to writing myself guides on how to set up things based on what worked for me, in case I need to again, purely because of how complicated each one is. Might write blogs later aha