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Re: Jellyfin: Free Software Media System

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Post by bluGill »

ggm wrote: post #39
cookiecaper wrote: post #15

Jellyfin doesn't run on FreeBSD because .NET doesn't run on FreeBSD. This is sad.

I thought it ran under linuxulation

Sort of. When you dig in you discover it that support isn't that great. There are efforts by the community, but Microsoft is doing nothing to help - in particular they regularly break things with each release, and once they do a stable release the previous release is no longer supported.

There are some great efforts, the other comment linked one, but in the end forums are full of users asking for help with something not working and no getting any response. Not a situation that makes me willing to try at this time.

Re: Jellyfin: Free Software Media System

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Post by bluGill »

sergiotapia wrote: post #31

I've used Plex, currently on Emby - why should I switch to Jellyfin, they seem identical? Almost a fork really. Appreciate the info, this is a real question and I can make the switch easily enough :)

Jellyfin is an Emby fork as the other said. However they are diverging over time, each some some features that the other doesn't, or things that work better in one than the other. Both are moving targets.

Re: Jellyfin: Free Software Media System

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Post by stavros »

whoisburbansky wrote: post #24

Tangential note about Plex; if you're like me and are disappointed by the default buffering behavior in Plex basically making it near-impossible to seek between already-buffered positions easily, I've been using https://github.com/iwalton3/plex-mpv-shim to cast Plex from my phone to mpv on my linux media box with great success.

This is too excellent, thank you. Is there any way to do this without involving the phone? I watch Plex on my computer but I'd love to use MPV as a frontend for it, as Plex can't seek to save its life.

Re: Jellyfin: Free Software Media System

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Post by dtparr »

zain wrote: post #30
comice wrote: post #20

I only use Plex because they have a native LG webos app. jellyfin has one too and are currently in the process of getting into the official LG app store, awesome! it was rejected a couple of times for some bugs the LG reviewers found, all of which are fixable and being worked on. looks pretty much a done deal.

Where do you keep track of the LG app status? I’d love to track the progress too

The project is here: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-webos

Unfortunately, it's been pretty quiet the last few months after seemingly getting close to a retry in the LG store.

Re: Jellyfin: Free Software Media System

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Post by colordrops »

endisneigh wrote: post #16
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.

I'm curious - why does it matter if Plex is pushing their streaming services? Isn't it really easy to ignore?

No, it's difficult if not impossible to figure out how to get past the login screen without logging in, and they change it all the time. Also who knows what data they are sending back about you and your watching habits?

Re: Jellyfin: Free Software Media System

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Post by boolemancer »

fragmede wrote: post #12
MikusR wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It only hosts the files.

Plex, its costs-money competition, transcodes files for playback (using `ffmpeg` or `libav` iirc). Is `jellyfin` less capable in this department then or something else?

Jellyfin does also support transcoding, also using ffmpeg.

Re: Jellyfin: Free Software Media System

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Post by calvano915 »

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…

Plex charges a one time lifetime fee. Not monthly.

Re: Jellyfin: Free Software Media System

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Post by onedr0p »

hbcondo714 wrote: post #33

One feature I would like to see catch on is having media center software installable on a router. Plex does this[1] which means you can use the USB drive on a router to store and stream your media files without a NAS / media server. Simple setup, I would like to see routers as clients[2] for Jellyfin. [1] https://support.plex.tv/articles/230934267-netgear-nighthawk... [2] https://jellyfin.org/clients/

VyOS can run containers with podman, maybe Jellyfin or Plex would work on that. Honestly I think the job of a router should not include running a those kinds of apps.

Re: Jellyfin: Free Software Media System

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Post by onedr0p »

calvano915 wrote: post #58
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…

Plex charges a one time lifetime fee. Not monthly.

There's both actually.
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