Running an Unregistered Server

It is highly recommended to test your Server by registering it on one of the built-in Directories first. This will help you tackle general problems before you try unregistered mode.

Setting up a Server behind a home router

If you set up your Server at home, you will probably need to change some settings in your router/firewall:

Port forwarding

Normally, people from outside your home network cannot see things inside it. To let external Jamulus Clients connect to your Server, you need to set up port forwarding in your router’s settings. The exact setup differs for every router. For help, see your router’s documentation or portforward.com.

Note: The default port for Jamulus is UDP (not TCP) port 22124. You will usually forward the port 22124 from outside your network to the port 22124 of the computer running the Server.

Getting the public IP

To allow others to connect to your Server from the internet, give them your public IP address. You can learn your current public IP address using Google. You should connect yourself using the local network address of the computer the Server is running on. If you are running a Client on the same computer as your Server, the address is localhost or 127.0.0.1.

Dynamic DNS and why you will probably need it

Unless your ISP provides you with a fixed IP address, you may find that your address changes over time. You might want to associate your IP address with a domain name you can share with others that uses “dynamic DNS” (DDNS). A “dynamic DNS” provider can supply you with the domain name and you keep refreshing your IP address with the provider. Your router might support certain DDNS providers to do this. If this is not the case, the provider will have instructions on how to set up a dynamic DNS client.

DNS SRV record support

Recent versions of Jamulus support DNS SRV records (“service” records) for automatically finding the port number to use to connect to a Directory or Server. This allows just the hostname to be specified, without the port number. See this page for details and applicable version numbers.