Please integrate Jellyfin

[Mauskino]

It would be awesome to access my Jellyfin server via the Wiim Home App.

 

[Burnside]

Do you have the DLNA plugin enabled within Jellyfin? If so, the WiiM home app will hopefully see it

 

[abcdabcd]

I'd like to support this as well. I see Plex in the list of integrations, but not Jellyfin, which is more or less an equivalent but FOSS.

What you are referring to, @Burnside , is probably LAN-only DLNA, which is fine if you have the server on the same network and expose that, but misses the point of an integration: remote server outside the WiiM device's LAN, Jellyfin metadata, etc.

Hopefully the WiiM team considers a new integration for this popular self hosted media solution.

Have a nice end of the year!

 

[Burnside]

Integration with WiiM wouldn’t necessarily bring remote server access - indeed, this has only recently been added to the long standing WiiM Plex integration so wouldn’t necessarily be in early versions of Jellyfin integration. And wouldn’t the Jellyfin metadata (or a workable subset) be available using its DLNA plugin?

 

[abcdabcd]

> And wouldn’t the Jellyfin metadata (or a workable subset) be available using its DLNA pluging?

Yes. The major inconvenience is remote access, as I can't add it to my mother's WiiM which is in a different city as where I host my Jellyfin server.

Also consider that sometimes the publicly exposed server can be in a different VLAN for security isolation from the day-to-day home network devices, which complicates the DLNA discovery.

 

[r5yk5]

And if you're going to do that, let's have Emby while you're about it.

 

[hoohoohoo]

@abcdabcd - You can probably do the same with Jellyfin. I'm able to access plex media content (video, music) from my daughter's flat using her AppleTV+WiiM Amp. Tailscale is the magic sauce. https://tailscale.com/

+------------------+
| Plex Server |
| (DLNA enabled) |
+------------------+
|
| LAN
v
+--------------------------+
| Tailscale Subnet Relay |
| (advertised routes) |
| (exit node) |
+--------------------------+
|
| Encrypted Tailscale Tunnel
| over Internet
v
+--------------------------+
| Internet |
+--------------------------+
|
v
+--------------------------+
| Apple TV |
| - Tailscale client |
| - Plex app (control) |
| - TS client points to |
| TSexit node |
+--------------------------+
|
| HDMI (PCM / Bitstream)
v
+--------------------------+
| WiiM Amp |
| - DAC + Amplifier |
| - Speakers attached |
+--------------------------+

===================

[ Plex Server ]
|
| DLNA media stream
v
[ Tailscale Subnet Relay ]
|
| Encrypted tunnel (Internet)
v
[ Apple TV / Plex Client ]
|
| HDMI audio
v
[ WiiM Amp ] --> Speakers

 

[abcdabcd]

Surely, and I can do this with Wireguard and whatnot. I think this is not the point of this thread.
Thanks for the info about your setup, though!

 

[hoohoohoo]

Surely, and I can do this with Wireguard and whatnot. I think this is not the point of this thread.
Thanks for the info about your setup, though!

I wanted to broaden the focus to find a solution for your “mother’s WiiM” use case, which is why I added the Tailscale example—using a Plex example since it shares roots with Jellyfin. LMS might be a better option for DLNA because of its plugin ecosystem and Squeezelite WiiM integration. Running multiple server-side apps on the same media directories can also help you find a more customized setup.

It’s all worth experimenting with Mom in mind to see what feels easiest and most reliable. I’m all for FOSS, but sometimes it’s more practical to work with what’s already available rather than waiting for something that may not arrive soon.

That said and back to the narrow focus -- for Jellyfin fans, the integration would still be a nice little bonus for the WiiM app.