Plex is increasing Plex Pass prices and paywalling remote playback for personal media at $1.99/month or $19.99/year.
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Jellyfin is so much better anyway. I used plex for years and it has steadily enshitified.
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Duckdns is not stable enough. You'll have downtime multiple times a year.
It’s a free service, I think that’s fair.
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Unable to set up a working server for outside of the home network. Also, the UI is terrible and didn't organize things well.
Setting up remote access is the same for Plex and Jellyfin so I'm confused. All you need is to forward port 8096 or use a reverse proxy like nginx if you want a domain.
I have plex.domain.com and jellyfin.domain.com and it was the exact same process for both.
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It’s a free service, I think that’s fair.
I didn't say it wasn't, but it does not make for an acceptable user experience when you are hosting things for friends and family. Most people expect web services to just work.
I felt it was worth people knowing before setting it up.
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You bought a lifetime subscription. Are you dead?
No, but to pay for a regular subscription in the time I’ve had it would have cost more money
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I tried Jelly Fin last month based on a thread here and it was a damned dumpster fire. As bad a Plex is for remote streaming, JF is far worse for the average person.
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Jellyfin works fine on PS4, I use it all the time. Just have to open it in the browser.
So you open the ps4 browser and use the controller to type in the address each time? Sounds like a pain in the dick honestly.
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So you open the ps4 browser and use the controller to type in the address each time? Sounds like a pain in the dick honestly.
Only had to do it once. I don't exactly do a lot of browsing on the PS4 so it stays open to Jellyfin when I open the browser app. Usually just have to hit the back arrow to close out of whatever I watched last and then I'm back at the main menu/Jellyfin homepage or whatever you'd call it to choose the next thing to watch.
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Only had to do it once. I don't exactly do a lot of browsing on the PS4 so it stays open to Jellyfin when I open the browser app. Usually just have to hit the back arrow to close out of whatever I watched last and then I'm back at the main menu/Jellyfin homepage or whatever you'd call it to choose the next thing to watch.
Gotcha, does that stay after you restart the ps4?
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Jellyfin is so much better anyway. I used plex for years and it has steadily enshitified.
Could you explain why you feel that Jellyfin is a lot better? I’ve seen lots of folks saying it lately, but as someone with an unraid server running plex to back up and view my music and movie collections for years, I don’t get it. I’ve tried Jellyfin twice now. The most recent time was a couple of months ago. While it is good, I honestly have a hard time seeing what makes it much better than Plex. While I disagree with a number of things Plex has done, I still recommend it to friends who want a personal media server or place to rip and backup their CDs to. It’s still the easiest to setup and most intuitive imo. Am I just missing something?
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Gotcha, does that stay after you restart the ps4?
Yep, always opens back up to whatever I watched last.
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Could you explain why you feel that Jellyfin is a lot better? I’ve seen lots of folks saying it lately, but as someone with an unraid server running plex to back up and view my music and movie collections for years, I don’t get it. I’ve tried Jellyfin twice now. The most recent time was a couple of months ago. While it is good, I honestly have a hard time seeing what makes it much better than Plex. While I disagree with a number of things Plex has done, I still recommend it to friends who want a personal media server or place to rip and backup their CDs to. It’s still the easiest to setup and most intuitive imo. Am I just missing something?
The most infuriating thing about Plex for me was when they shifted to force you to start with their BS streaming service at open. I only used Plex for my personal media collection. So having to jump through a bunch of menus to get to the only thing I want to use in their app was the biggest reason to switch for me. Maybe there is a way to fix that, but I could never find one.
Jellyfin just does your personal media library and opens right up into it when the app starts. Its simpler, faster, and FOSS.
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Yep, always opens back up to whatever I watched last.
Nice, I'll have to try it out
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I've since switched to jellyfin, but I initially chose plex because it was the only option with a client for Tizen. It certainly felt native but very well could just be a web app.
What's wrong with progressive web apps tho? If every device has a browser why bother writing native code for an app that doesn't need it? A single code stream for numerous platforms is a win if you ask me.
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Until they remove or add something that this tier doesn't get.
Jellyfin is the future.
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So the media that I host is now no longer streamable when I am outside my home network? The fuck?
That's my server, my bandwidth, my electricity and they are blocking it?
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I like how no one is mentioning that they removed the one time fees for their mobile apps to be able to play media at all. Also, only the server owner needs Plex Pass and anyone they share with can stream for free.
They are removing it to make money from a subscription instead. You're making it sound like they are doing something good!
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Plex still has more features and is a more mature product. However, the Plex ship is on fire and people should be looking to move away before it sinks.
Fuck Plex.
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Duckdns is not stable enough. You'll have downtime multiple times a year.
It was my go to dynamic DNS provider for years, but after noticing that it would take a good few seconds for my Jellyfin instance (among all the other stuff I self host) to load, I traced the issue down to duck DNS taking too long to resolve.
I switched to using ddclient in docker which updates my own domain's records on Cloud flare with my dynamic IP. Now things load instantly.
