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Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by wernercd »

afavour wrote: post #173
kitsunesoba wrote: post #148

Not too long ago I found myself tired of how Plex on my server would periodically break itself and unhappy with how the company was continuing to pivot away from the core product, so I started looking into alternatives. Jellyfin was the most promising option but unfortunately ended up being unviable for me, because my home server/NAS runs FreeBSD, and by virtue of C#/Mono being a pain to get running on FreeBSD so is…

> As an side it's a bit odd to me how all of the most complete media server packages heavily rely on either Python or C# Why? Not trying to be an ass but there isn’t much in a media server that would warrant it all being written in a lower level language. Personally I run Plex in a Docker container and basically don’t worry about it at all.

> Plex in a Docker container

This... what's it matter if its hard to get running in linux? you only have to get it running once and bam - you run your server in a container of that.

Could take a rocket scientist working on it... but once it's done? it's done. the container maintainer occasionally releases updated versions doing the same thing that worked previously.

I have Plex running on docker on a QNAP with a dedicated graphics card and rarely have issues (other than my own stupidity).

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by bentcorner »

BeetleB wrote: post #171

Every 6 months or so I give Jellyfin a try, and always come back to Plex. I heavily use Plex DVR. Jellyfin is not even close in that regard. Beyond that, I always find annoying bugs with Jellyfin. The last time I tried it, it couldn't handle Photo libraries well. Also, I need it to work on Roku, and the experience has always been poor. I understand some people have very limited needs (stream files on their PC onto th…

Jellyfin is an admirable effort and I want to use it, but I use the "Play together" feature a lot and on Jellyfin it's just not that great. Desynchs occur and seeking will usually break the session. Plex handles this exactly as you'd expect. TBH it's still not perfect but it's a lot more reliable than Jellyfin.

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by wernercd »

heyoni wrote: post #92
trhr wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Means you can say "Here's my API key for these private trackers" in one spot instead of 8. "Indexer Manager" is probably a better description.

Ooooooh.

Prowlarr is also important if you do multiple *arr. Sonarr, Radarr, Readarr. instead of configuring your indexers (multiple) in multiple places? You point the searches at Prowlarr and then keep it updated.

I personally run a fairly modified version HTPC on a QNAP (was synology but upgraded earlier this year - better base board + dedicated graphics card)

https://github.com/sebgl/htpc-download-box

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by selectodude »

kitsunesoba wrote: post #197
soulofmischief wrote: post #194

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure that ensuring BSD support is a requirement of well-engineered software. You're welcome to start your own project vs. complaining about Jellyfin, a free and open project. I just wouldn't confuse their product focus with badly engineered software on account of it using a modern language. Anyway, there is Docker; You could spend the rest of your life shaking your fist, or you could just run it via Docker an…

It's not just on BSDs that these breakages occur. The forums are full of reports, many of which occur on Linux. And yes, I've actually considered starting a project of my own. The main thing that gives me pause is not writing the CRUD and server bits but learning ins and outs of the absolute beast that is FFMPEG.

It’s enough of a beast that jellyfin actually created a custom spin of it.

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by princevegeta89 »

KnobbleMcKnees wrote: post #35
marcrosoft wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I went the other direction. I got tired of Plex trying to jam live tv and other monetizing features down my throat.

You can remove all of those with a few clicks.

I can, but my other users in family and friends are getting mad about it

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by tobylane »

Vaslo wrote: post #177

I have Jellyfin on my home server and use it occasionally on my Apple stuff. It’s good, but Plex is just better. In addition, it just won’t play some media that Kodi will play. I feel like Kodi will play just about anything, Plex frequently gives me issues with certain formats.

In Plex I occasionally have to force disable Direct Play (which I think means it transcodes) even though it’s a 264 from the same source as everything else. I’ll try Kodi for the one thing I didn’t manage to get working.

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by y-c-o-m-b »

BeetleB wrote: post #171

Every 6 months or so I give Jellyfin a try, and always come back to Plex. I heavily use Plex DVR. Jellyfin is not even close in that regard. Beyond that, I always find annoying bugs with Jellyfin. The last time I tried it, it couldn't handle Photo libraries well. Also, I need it to work on Roku, and the experience has always been poor. I understand some people have very limited needs (stream files on their PC onto th…

> Also, I need it to work on Roku, and the experience has always been poor.

I've been using it with Roku for the last year and it works well for me. It's much quicker than the other apps (Netflix, Hulu, Disney, and god awful Prime). Sounds like there's a specific feature that's missing for you or you dislike? I'm curious what that is.

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by nilespotter »

I switched to this from plex a year ago, despite having a lifetime membership, because plex is much too chatty with their servers and I just don't trust it not to invade my privacy. I bought infuse for apple tv and haven't looked back. Honestly I don't really notice much of a difference, the combo is quite good.

Edit: I still run a plex server for just my music library. Plexamp is the undisputed king.

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by selectodude »

toast0 wrote: post #136
jeroenhd wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ExFAT and NTFS are in the Linux kernel already. I don't think they'd need to license them at this point.

In the kernel doesn't mean you have a license to use it.

I think the GPL license kind of implies that you do have a license to use it.

Re: Jellyfin: Free software media system

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Post by nilespotter »

BeetleB wrote: post #171

Every 6 months or so I give Jellyfin a try, and always come back to Plex. I heavily use Plex DVR. Jellyfin is not even close in that regard. Beyond that, I always find annoying bugs with Jellyfin. The last time I tried it, it couldn't handle Photo libraries well. Also, I need it to work on Roku, and the experience has always been poor. I understand some people have very limited needs (stream files on their PC onto th…

I barely use DVR because my OTA is so bad, but I do pay for ChannelsDVR and it's one of the best home server programs I've ever used.
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