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If it is in two different houses, why would you use a NAS as a client for jellyfin ? You'd better connect an android TV box like an nvidia shield and connect to the jellyfin.
Of course, the jellyfin instance should be accessible over the internet, either by setting up a reverse proxy or a VPN.
You're right, this makes the most sense and with little headaches. I didn't go with it at first cause I didn't know there was an alternative to Amazon/Google/Xiaomi devices to access Android TV, so thank you for the Nvidia Shield recommendation, I'll check it out (and yes I know Android TV is Google, but it's for a very occasional use, so I'll give up a bit of privacy just for this)
Personally, I just installed another launcher for my shield (projectivy launcher) so I don't have to deal with annoying advertising. You could also replace the stock OS with a foss android TV, but I haven't tried it myself so I can't tell you if it works well or not.