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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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[–] -1 points 1 year ago (9 children)

With the caviat that you have tailscale enabled on both devices. This prevents it from being used on a roku outside your home but you could access it remotely from your computer/phone/tablet.

It is significantly harder than Plex, currently. There are improvements happening all the time though.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Hmmm, i use a Synology NAS with Jellyfin installed and my family can use their Roku TVs without issue. I didn't realize Synology made a difference there

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It totally depends on how you expose it to the outside world. If it's exposed just like it is, it works fine with every device. If you put an authentication before it (e.g. Authelia), it can only be accessed by browsers from outside the network. That being said, it's not recommended to expose Jellyfin directly, because there are a ton of security flaws. Best practice is to use a VPN

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    it can only be accessed by browsers from outside the network.

    Weird.
    If I nslookup my jellyfin URL it responds with an IP in my local IP range...
    And it works both outside with a 2FA page and inside without...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Huh? I'm streaming from my Jellyfin just fine when I'm on the go, with no tailscale or other VPN set up

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    It was significantly harder to set up remote access for Jellyfin than Plex 6 months ago. I ha ent attempted since. With Plex there was literally no set up, it just works. Until it just works without having to do any extra work, Jellyfin will struggle with adoption.

    I have both running, and thatd a big difference to me. Also I prefer the way Plex detects intros and credits for skipping and their detection for captions. Once that's all sorted Jellyfin wins in every field.

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