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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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[–] 35 points 11 months ago (18 children)

Have you tried the third party ones? I've seen recommendations for Swiftfin

https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin

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  • [–] 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (17 children)

    Yeah that's the one I'm using on our appleTV, it's buggy as hell. "Continue" show often doesn't work and picks an episode that I've watched long ago and not the next in line, often never updating it despite watching several episode over several weeks. Aftee Pausing a show or movie and closing the app, if you want to continue from where you left off, well that doesn't work consistently either, usually it will just restart from the beginning. Switching language on shows pretty much doesn't work at all, it will either never change from default audio language, or use an entirely different language than the one picked from the list.

    All these things work perfectly fine from a browser or official app on android.

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I mostly use Infuse on the Apple TV and Streamyfin on the iPhone.

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

    I'd be happy to pay for Infuse if the lifetime wasn't AU$150, and I just outright reject paying a subscription for an app for using something FOSS, even if it's only AU$20/year. A lifetime license that's 3-5yrs of a yearly sub is much more reasonable.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    I’m no fan of software subscriptions. I have only one and it’s Infuse. Took the plunge mainly for Apple TV playback a few years ago and I’m glad I did.

    It’s not just relying on FOSS through JF, but allows connection to Plex and Emby servers. And just as importantly direct NAS playback (side note - I honestly think a lot people go through the hassle of setting up a full JF/Emby/Plex server when this option would work just as well for them for single client playback). They also update regularly, and generally adhere to native OS design standards so it feels at home - https://firecore.com/releases

    Back to the point, I pay the cost of a McDonald’s meal a year and I’m happy. IMHO it’s fantastic value. And I’ll continue to wait patiently for the official Jellyfin Apple TV client rework (Swiftfin). If it’s great and ticks the boxes I need I’ll cancel the Infuse subscription, if not we get enough value for £8.99 a year to make it a no brainer decision to continue.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Plex will do the exact same thing if you have an episode earlier in your history that didnt get marked as “watched”. But plex lets you manually tag episodes as watched which usually fixes it. Maybe there’s a similar option in jellyfin?

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    I use Emby and it's flawless, might be worth swimming upstream?

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  • [+] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

    Yeah, the way things at going I feel like I should protect myself further with a VPN, but it does break some of my services' access. Just another hurdle in the track to net independence that will be overcome! Heaven knows we've overcome many to get where we each are.

    No need to bust your brain trying too hard - you'll find an answer eventually!

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Infuse is so good on Apple TV it’s worth the money

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I refuse to support companies with subscription based business models.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I just bought the lifetime since it works out to being cheaper than the subscriptions it saves me from over like a year

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