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Sharing music collection easily? (feddit.de)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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What would be the easiest self hosted way to share a music collection privately?

I am thinking of just granting guest access to the nas folder via wireguard or a simple caddy instance but also more sophisticated versions.

It would be good (but not a must) to have a search feature enabled.

Any recommendations?

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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Sharing over LAN or Internet? To desktops, mobile devices? For file sync or streaming?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Over the internet for file sync. Desktop devices.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    Then I would approach it as just regular file syncing. Syncthing is probably the most popular piece of software, though I haven't used personally used it over the Internet.

    If you don't want to sync every file, perhaps your NAS has a native desktop file sync client? Or I'd run something basic like Filebrowser and let them download the individual files/folders they want, though it doesn't do syncing.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Imho easy mode is just throwing it on Plex and making sure your port is set up on your router for external access, then just sharing your music folder in Plex.

    No need for a domain or anything

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Plex should not be accessed externally using a port forward. Always use app.plex.tv as it prevents unauthenticated users from seeing the instance.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    If I don't port forward, my friends that I've shared with can't see the instance

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    You do not need to port forward to share a Plex instance over the Internet. App.plex.tv manages the inbound connections automatically. All you need to do is manage invites to your friends. They log in with their email/password or with Google SSO to app.plex.tv and your content will be available over a secure connection with no port forwarding.

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