I had my jellyfin server working with infuse perfectly before I upgraded to my Mac Mini. Now when I connect, it works until my Mac is restarted. It seems infuse needs a dedicated IP address, but I’m pretty sure my old Mac didn’t have one. Either I’m connecting wrong or I’ll have to get a static IP.
Your best bet is to assign a static IP to your Mac. When you create a share on your Mac you’ll either use a network name like mac.mini.local or an IP address. The IP address is very easy to assign on your router usually and will make it constant for Infuse to find.
1 Like
What if I’m running a vpn? I’m using NordVPN
A static IP for the Mac could help or you can look at using the Mac’s local DNS name (EG My-Mac.local) which tends to change less often than a dynamic IP.
You should be able to have NordVPN active on the Mac without it impacting local streaming, but you will want to ensure the ‘Stay invisible on a local network’ option is disabled.
