From fc154e66ac1f69e6b37171252d3b0e79d81b0fea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harvey Tindall Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 21:46:29 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Created FAQ (markdown) --- FAQ.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 FAQ.md diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b650545 --- /dev/null +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +## I can't access `localhost:8056` + +jfa-go does not run as a daemon, so if you aren't using a service manager to achieve this, you need to run `jfa-go` in a terminal and keep it open. + +## I closed jfa-go during setup, and now it's broken/i can't get back to it. + +Try deleting the config directory. When you first run jfa-go, it will print something like this: +``` +[INFO] 21:39:40 Copied default configuration to "/tmp/jfa-go/config.ini" +``` +In this case, `/tmp/jfa-go` is the config directory. Delete it, and run the program again to start setup again. + +## GMail isn't working. + +There's a lot of possibilities for this. Read through [this](https://github.com/hrfee/jellyfin-accounts/issues/15) issue to see if any of the solution offered might help. + +## Does this need to be installed on the same host as Jellyfin + +Not necessarily. For invite functionality, an http connection is only necessary. However, password resets require jfa-go to be able to access Jellyfin's installation directory, so you'll need to use smb or similar to mount it. + +## Jellyfin says "Try again within your home network" when trying to reset password ([issue](https://github.com/hrfee/jellyfin-accounts/issues/12)) + +In Jellyfin, go to Dashboard > Networking (under Advanced), and set the 'LAN networks' setting to `0.0.0.0/0`. This tells Jellyfin to assume all IP addresses are local. +