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Jellyfin is not just good... but better than Plex now?! (vger.social)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I've feel like I've used Plex forever. I also feel like every couple years I try Jellyfin to see how it's going. Recently I tried it again because of Plex restriction on more than one user.

Well, I just tried it again and it's substantially improved! This time it actually properly detected most of my library!

Also the Android TV app is AWESOME! No more glitches, lagging, and freezing trying to play my stuff like Plex did. It is butter smooth.

Wow! I'm impressed and I just deleted Plex. Good riddance.

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (12 children)

I would probably be using Jellyfin if it were just me.

The handful of people in my family that use my Plex server though are all non-tech people. When I hear that random smart TV apps aren’t nearly as good, that is what gives me pause.

That, plus the fact that a lifetime Plex pass was a one-time purchase on sale several years ago. It may be a proprietary product instead of FOSS like it should be, but at least they aren’t trying switch me to $1.99/month or some BS like that. But they’re probably smart enough to know they’d really start the Plexodus!

Maybe I should run jellyfin alongside Plex to keep better tabs on it.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If the apps don't work for you then I'd stick to plex. But I had the opposite experience, especially with the Plex Android TV app, it is so shitty... And the Jellyfin Android TV app is rock solid

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Absolutely run them together.

    Especially in light of Plex trying to keep tabs on what everybody's doing and probably resell that data.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (6 children)

    Ugh, yeah. I guess I’ll definitely have to try it!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    It's less painful than it sounds. You install the server pointed at your media files set up the same shares as you have for Plex. There's not a lot of finagling there

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (4 children)

    Oh yeah sorry for the tone. That wasn’t my intent. I am not dreading Jellyfin whatsoever. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time, and I’m pretty sure it installed the WebOS app on my TV several months ago assuming the switch was coming.

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

    No worries just attempting to put you at ease.

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

    So uh, what’s your favorite way to enable secure remote access?

    It needs to be something that people can use with smart TV apps.

    I looked at some of the instructions out there, but my head is killing me so I’m not in a “figure out computer thing” mood. Otherwise I’d be at work, lol.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Tailscale has a generous free account and runs on windows, mac, IOS, android, apple TV, firestick, and shield. You just set it up on your media server and every client, and just use to 100. address for your server in each client.

    If you need Roku,LG,Samsung, it's no longer fun. The tailnet can be forwarded from a routed device on the network, but that's deep in the weeds for random people.

    You could install HAProxy and run let's encrypt, forwarding your JF to an external port (ISPs usually block 443, but it's not hard to tell the client what port you need. Then your users can just specify your home IP and a specific port.

    Or you could forgo the SSL and just open JF up on a high port. Maybe fail2ban on logins. it's REALLY not 'good' at remote access :)

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

    I'm a bit biased as I started with Jellyfin, but the Roku Jellyfin app works flawlessly on the family TV.

    I'd advise at least becoming mildly familiar with how you'd go about it, since corpos suddenly rug-pulling existing users and forcing subscriptions is pretty common, basically expected, behavior of American business now.

    That way you have an "out" and your service can have minimal downtime. :)

    On the other hand, you might just find you like how sleek and functional Jellyfin is. I can only see wins for you here. :p

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