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Reverse proxy doesn't really get you much security. If there is an application level issue a reverse proxy will not help
Hmmm, I'm a bit rusty on this but can't one put an auth gate in front of the application, handled by the reverse proxy?
You can, that would actually give you security. Not sure how many people do that. I assumed a straight reverse proxy without any auth
I think that's one of the major reasons to use pangolin over something like nginx - built in auth and support for oidc.
Of course, the native jellyfin apps don't like the auth layer so idk if it helps if you're trying to install it on your dad's tv
I see thanks. I’ll think about it more.
well, at least you are not depending on the application to do TLS properly, and you may be able to set up some access restrictions that your clients may support