Jellyfin: Free Software Media System

Post by Cyph0n » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 11:26 PM UTC

napkin wrote: post #28

reddog wrote: post #25

I have moved from Plex to Emby and finally to Jellyfin to run the Raspberry Pi media server in my camping van. The problem with Plex and Emby (other than their business model of wanting to collect a monthly fee for allowing you to watch your own media) was that they required the server to phone home before they would work. This isn't possible if you are camping and don't have a cell/wifi signal. And Jellyfin has work…

If you're looking for a slick cross-platform Jellyfin client in the Apple ecosphere, try Infuse. It's quite polished, and even available for tvOS- my personal motivation for using it.

Post by mawise » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 11:40 PM UTC

notesinthefield wrote: post #4

jszymborski wrote: post #2

I've been a Plex-to-Jellyfin convert for a long while now, and I've nothing bad to say. I switched because Plex kept pushing their streaming services, and the fuzzy feeling I get from running FOSS. Jellyfin used to run on my desktop which has a beefy CPU/GPU, but runs fine on my puny Synology NAS.

How much of your use is audio streaming? I'm dying to make my collection remotely accessible after leaving the Plex ecosystem.

Post by parineum » Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 11:51 PM UTC

querez wrote: post #35

In contrast to most people in this thread, I don't find Jellyfin to be an all-around great experience. Maybe because I run the JF client on a Google Chromecast, and the "Jellyfin for Android TV" app is very unstable. I get roughly one crash a day, mostly when restarting a movie-watching. The UI is okay, but there are a lot of small annoyances (why is there no "restart from beginning" button? Why can't I use the "whee…

Post by smbv » Mon, Sep 27, 2021, 12:07 AM UTC

notesinthefield wrote: post #4

jszymborski wrote: post #2

I've been a Plex-to-Jellyfin convert for a long while now, and I've nothing bad to say. I switched because Plex kept pushing their streaming services, and the fuzzy feeling I get from running FOSS. Jellyfin used to run on my desktop which has a beefy CPU/GPU, but runs fine on my puny Synology NAS.

How much of your use is audio streaming? I'm dying to make my collection remotely accessible after leaving the Plex ecosystem.

Post by stock_toaster » Mon, Sep 27, 2021, 12:32 AM UTC

napkin wrote: post #32

notesinthefield wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How much of your use is audio streaming? I'm dying to make my collection remotely accessible after leaving the Plex ecosystem.

Just try Navidrome!