SynStreams Server Announcement

We're getting a
serious upgrade.

The server is moving to a new infrastructure that eliminates almost every limitation we've been living with — including access from school and work networks. Here's everything that's changing and what it means for you.

What's Actually Changing

Right now the server uses DuckDNS — a free dynamic DNS service — to route you to Jellyfin, the game servers, and everything else. The problem is that DuckDNS (and services like it) are categorized and blocked by school networks, workplace firewalls, and most public hotspots. If you've ever tried to watch something during school and gotten a block page, that's why.

We're replacing the entire access layer with a proper personal domain and Cloudflare's infrastructure. Instead of your connection going directly to the server's IP address (which firewalls can inspect and block), it goes through Cloudflare's CDN first — the same infrastructure that serves a massive chunk of the entire internet. Blocking it would break YouTube, Spotify, Discord CDN, and thousands of major websites. It's never blocked.

Before:

your device → duckdns.org → server IP (blocked by firewalls)

After:

your device → cloudflare.com → synstreams.com → server (can't be blocked)

What This Unlocks

Phase 1

Access from anywhere, no exceptions

Jellyfin, the request system, and the homepage all move to the new domain. Every link gets updated. No broken bookmarks once the switch is done — we'll post the new URLs here.
School wifi, work networks, library hotspots — access works everywhere Cloudflare works, which is everywhere. No VPN required.
Subdomains for everything: jellyfin.synstreams.com, home.synstreams.com, etc. All accessible from one central homepage that links everything.

Phase 2

Cloud app streaming — Discord, browsers, anything

We're adding Kasm Workspaces — the same technology behind sites like CloudMoon. It runs apps on the server and streams them to your browser as video, exactly like cloud gaming services.
Open a browser tab, get a full Linux desktop or individual apps (Discord, browser, etc.) streaming live from the server. No installs, no client software. Works on any computer with a browser.
Useful at school or work where you can't install anything. Your computer is just the screen — all the actual computing happens on the server.

Phase 3

Android emulation — mobile games in browser

Kasm supports Android container images. This is the same idea as CloudMoon's game streaming — mobile games running server-side, streamed to your browser.
Games run on the server's hardware, not your device. Works on Chromebooks, school laptops, anything with a browser. No installs, nothing to detect.
This is the later phase — the domain migration and cloud app streaming come first. Android emulation gets added once those are stable.

Services on the Server

Everything that currently runs will keep running and will move to the new domain. Nothing is being removed.

🎬

Jellyfin

Movies, shows, music. Stream from anywhere.

📺

Jellyseerr

Request content. It shows up within hours.

⛏️

Minecraft

Survival server, still on its own ports.

📊

StreamyStats

Your watch history and server stats.

📱

Kasm (coming)

Cloud app and Android game streaming.

🏠

Homepage

One link to reach all of the above.

Timeline

Completed

Current stack built

Traefik, Jellyfin, Sonarr, Radarr, Minecraft, WireGuard, and everything else already running and stable.

Up next

Domain purchase + Cloudflare setup

Buy the new domain, move DNS to Cloudflare, set up the tunnel. This takes a few hours including propagation time.

Shortly after

Migration goes live

All services switch to the new subdomains. New URLs get posted in the Discord. Old DuckDNS links stop working at this point — update your bookmarks.

After stabilization

Kasm + cloud app streaming

Kasm gets installed and configured. Discord, browsers, and other apps available through the new subdomain.

Later

Android emulation

Android containers added inside Kasm. Mobile games accessible through a browser tab from any network.

What You Need to Do

Honestly, not much. When the migration happens:

1. Update your Jellyfin bookmark to the new URL (will be posted in Discord)
2. Update the server address in the Jellyfin mobile app if you use it
3. Minecraft stays on the same IP — nothing changes there

WireGuard users: WireGuard can't go through Cloudflare Tunnel (it's UDP, not HTTP). The WireGuard port stays open and works the same as before, but once the new infrastructure is up, you probably won't need it for most things.

Questions?

Drop them in the Discord. This is a significant backend change but day-to-day usage — watching Jellyfin, requesting content, playing Minecraft — stays exactly the same. The only difference is it works everywhere now instead of just at home.

cloudflare tunnel traefik kasm workspaces jellyfin docker android emulation

We're getting aserious upgrade.