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Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April (www.plex.tv)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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We are also changing how remote playback works for streaming personal media (that is, playback when not on the same local network as the server). The reality is that we need more resources to continue putting forth the best personal media experience, and as a result, we will no longer offer remote playback as a free feature. This—alongside the new Plex Pass pricing—will help provide those resources. This change will apply to the future release of our new Plex experience for mobile and other platforms.

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[–] 107 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have a lifetime plex pass so this does not really affect me but I expect the trend of degrading experience to continue. I would have switched to Jellyfin a long time ago but I am dreading contacting everyone I share with and getting them migrated.

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  • [–] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Same boat here. I chose Plex because the apps were everywhere. Smart TV's, phones, web...

    I can switch, no problem. I don't want to have to teach my parents a new app. OMFG!

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is also true of Jellyfin, though. I have apps on my Windows PC, my Android phone, multiple Nvidia Shield boxes on my TVs, plus the web interface if I need it.

    I switched over from Plex several years ago, and while it takes a bit more time to configure, compatibility for clients seems just as good for Jellyfin as it is for Plex.

    Most importantly, Jellyfin is strictly client/server, no "cloud" bullshit and no remote account is required; I don't want Plex phoning home with a list of the media on my file server.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    its actually the sole reason why i ended up paying for plex myself. its not because on ME that i ended up using plex, its moreso everyone else that I want to give my server access to with the least amount of hurdles that made me ultimately go that route.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    You can use Cloudflare Tunnel as well.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Everything I see online says it’s free.

    I’ve also used it recently and did not pay for it.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    It's against CloudFlare ToS to use CF tunnels for media streaming like this. You can risk it ig but I have important stuff like domain registrations on CloudFlare so I'm personally not willing to risk getting banned.

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