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You can do this with Jellyfin too, there's lots of guides online on how to set it up. Requires a bit of self-hosting knowledge, but if you're reading this there's a good chance you have that.
Great; how do I setup Tailscale on my Roku streaming box since I shouldn’t open Jellyfin ports to the Internet?
If you are hosting more than just Jellyfin, which of course you are because no one can stop at one, then you'll need a reverse proxy anyway.
Jellyfin does provide a reverse proxy guide in the docs, but I do think that people over estimate the ability of an average person to self host an application. It's not going to be as easy as Plex for the hoster, but when set up with that aim then you can make it that easy for the users.
We're on Lemmy so there's heaps of experience around, if you need help in setting up Jellyfin using a domain and reverse proxy so it's available over the internet then give it a go and when you get stuck ask in !selfhosted@lemmy.world
Or if that fails I'll help
That wasn’t the question; please answer the question asked - how do I setup Tailscale (that everyone keeps recommending) on my Roku streamer.
A reverse proxy does not add any security compared to opening a port. A VPN is the recommended solution (even by the devs themselves) because you do not want the public Internet to be able to access your Jellyfin server, its as open as a barn door