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FFS Plex, the server is on my local network (no.lastname.nz)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Well I already have jellyfin running in a container, just have to figure out how to get mum's TV to work with it I guess

log in on a local IP and not the network name and it's working again. but I'll be moving to jellyfin from now

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[–] 10 points 11 months ago (7 children)

its pretty fucking easy to use jellyfin on any device after you have it set up. most platforms have it in their app store.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    its pretty fucking easy to use jellyfin on any device

    Not easy enough for the majority of my Plex servers users to figure out on their own. I would love to switch away from Plex, but until the clients become as idiot proof as Plex I have to keep using it. Luckily I bought a lifetime plex pass a long time ago for GPU transcoding

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    i feel as if the initial setup is a lot more of a learning curve than connecting a client. getting your home server accessible over wan(?) is probably one of the hardest parts if thats what you mean though

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    Setting up the server to be externally accessible was easy to me since I have lots of experience hosting stuff both from home and from VPSs. Although not as easy as with Plex of course, which will even automatically forward the ports for you if you have Upnp enabled in your router.

    It's the clients that are the issue. They are not as easy to use for less technologically inclined people, my dad already struggled with the switch from Netflix to Plex. And for many of my users there isn't even a Jellyfin app available, like for older Samsung smart TVs for example

    I host a plex server with at 90TB library for my family and friends, which are about 50 users atm. Jellyfin just isn't idiot-proof enough that it can replace Plex for me, I don't want to play tech support for all the users that can't get the client working on their devices

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