Topic per title, basically.
For me: after setting up all the integrations and fall overs using the arr stack and Jellyfin (inc Sabnzdb etc)… I keep circling back to Nova video player.
https://github.com/nova-video-player/aos-AVP/releases
It’s arguably not even self hosting…but there something undeniably cool about sticking a USB stick into a router, installing a single app on your TV and boom, done. EDIT: of course, it can consume the *arr stack, integrate with Ombi etc
IOW, I really like stuff that simple to set up and punches above its weight class.
That’s a you/network problem not a jellyfin problem. I run it exposed via a reverse proxy the sane way I expose Plex. I’m not using their bullshit proxy.
If you truly think the average tech illiterate person (the overwhelming majority of people on this planet) is going to understand/be okay with the hoops needed to view contents of a shared jellyfin server then there’s no more conversation to be had.