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VLC player paired with a network share does pretty much everything I need to watch local media. I have a Jellyfin instance, and I do like it, but I often find myself falling back to VLC for one reason or another.
VLC player paired with a network share does pretty much everything I need to watch local media. I have a Jellyfin instance, and I do like it, but I often find myself falling back to VLC for one reason or another.
Is this perhaps people who don’t have port forwarding setup and are costing Plex money on their proxy?
If this were a significant cost I can't see why they wouldn't provide the option to pay for more bandwidth, or make relay a metered feature.
https://support.plex.tv/articles/216766168-accessing-a-serve...
I keep both Plex and Jellyfin installed on my server with the same media. Plex is easier to navigate for my family than Jellyfin (specifically their respective Roku apps). But the way that Plex is pushing their monetization with ads and now rentals, and now shenanigans like this, I feel it's time to fully migrate to Jellyfin. I should learn Roku development so I can contribute to their app...
I’ve never seen an ad on Plex. Never saw anything about rentals.
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What's a good setup to run jellyfin on. I currently run it on a Linux desktop. I tried running it on a raspberry pi, but it felt like it was struggling. Did I expect too much?
Jellyfin is fine if you direct stream only, but any form of transcoding will kill your server. It is a bit hard to get other people to download the desktop Jellyfin Media Player or Infuse on iOS, and I don't think Android has a version of the app with massive codec support.
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I just wanted to write that I'm glad that I'm using Jellyfin at home :) No unnecessary online accounts, just "my" media on my server.
What's a good setup to run jellyfin on. I currently run it on a Linux desktop. I tried running it on a raspberry pi, but it felt like it was struggling. Did I expect too much?
Was more complicated than I thought to initially pass the GPU through to the Container, but it runs fine and lets me watch movies on any device I own.
I know people with large networks of people paying $10/month for access to pirated content. I have my own Jellyfin server with pirated content for myself and mother, but I don't feel good charging money for "stolen" things. Stealing to eat is one thing, stealing bread to sell for profit is different.
This is why it's better to control your software. Firms change over time and your interests are likely to diverge from theirs. This is _especially_ true when we're talking about media-related software which is always contentious in terms of copyright. Jellyfin isn't as feature-rich or polished as Plex, but I rest assured knowing that I'm the one who controls my installation.
I have 3 paid subscription services (Disney+, Prime and Netflix). But most of the time we just use Jellyfin. It's just better UX, even if it lacks polish. Stuff is in predictable places, in one app. I don't need to scroll past 2 full screens of generated lists with suggested content to get to my personal hand made watch list. I'm fully ready to drop subscription streaming and go back to buying DVD or Bluray box sets…
This is why it's better to control your software. Firms change over time and your interests are likely to diverge from theirs. This is _especially_ true when we're talking about media-related software which is always contentious in terms of copyright. Jellyfin isn't as feature-rich or polished as Plex, but I rest assured knowing that I'm the one who controls my installation.
Unfortunately I've had nothing but headaches with Jellyfin's media streamer. I'm doing a local Jellyfin to their AppleTV client, and it is just glitchy as heck. Plex is almost as good as Netflix's player, meaning completely reliable. Jellyfin's server maybe good, but their clients leave a lot to be desired. The main problem with Jellyfin is that there isn't much money to pay for development. Open Source is great, but…
Speaking of Plex alternatives, does anyone have a great alternative to Plexamp (Plex's local music player)? [1] [1]: https://www.plex.tv/plexamp/
What's wrong with Plexamp? I used it for a few months a year or two ago and I loved it.