I'm actually not 100% sure how to answer that. It's just a "share" configured through the Unraid UI, being accessed by a docker container running on the same machine (binhex's Jellyfin image.) I think that the "share" in this context is essentially just a mount point, but it's also (optionally) exposed as an SMB share externally.

That is pretty much how I imagined it. Sadly, its A TON of work. I have most of this set up in many VPSs for both me and customers (with other services of course) and I can imagine its probably the best solution. I still hate my life when thinking of implementing it. :D I bet its gonna be easier than I think but you may get my point here. Thank you very much for sharing.

Thanks. That's well laid out, straightforward. I have resources at home that I want access to through my vps. This is a good blueprint.

My primary worry for this is that something in the jellyfin stack gets an open vulnerability, like there's an overflow you can use on a post call to a piece of media allowing remote code execution.

Tautulli had a leak once that provided the user's private token. Then there was a way in Plex with a private token to pull data from elsewhere on the server. That's how LastPass got nuked I hear.

yeah, thanks. but thats not gonna work for me. i live in a big city and none of us (me and my server included) have static IPs nor am I gonna get them (at all) and I dont want to pay for them either (because ISPs here want you to pay for them). in any case, thanks for trying to suggest something. it might help someone else who has a different setup. :)

Neat. Thanks for suggesting.