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FFS Plex, the server is on my local network (no.lastname.nz)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by BlueEther@no.lastname.nz to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Well I already have jellyfin running in a container, just have to figure out how to get mum's TV to work with it I guess

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[–] Frypant@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I agree, streaming on local network should be free, what is.

I had other reasons too, so a while back I tried other self hosted solutions and I got back to Plex, it is more polished and a cleaner user experience. I'm happy to pay for a well written software as long as it is reasonable and not too greedy.

[–] kadu@scribe.disroot.org 100 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (26 children)

Remember when Plex tried to sell you a subscription to use outdated versions of open source game console emulators?

Plex wants to be a profit-driven company, but their business model is piracy. They'll squeeze you for subscriptions, while making your experience worse to try and broker a peace deal with content owners.

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[–] carrylex@lemmy.world 74 points 1 week ago (9 children)

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[–] this@sh.itjust.works 56 points 1 week ago

So glad I installed jellyfin years ago and never bothered to set up Plex.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 45 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (20 children)

I know it's fashionable to shit on Plex here, but OP either has his server misconfigured or is just trying to stir the pot:

https://support.plex.tv/articles/202526943-plex-free-vs-paid/

Free to Use: Video (movies & TV) streaming of personal content on the same local network as the Plex Media Server

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[–] Zink@programming.dev 39 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Longtime lifetime Plex Pass holder here.

FOSS is important. Having control over how you use your own hardware and files is important.

But even if none of that mattered, once I actually used Jellyfin for a few days the snappy bloat-free feel of it won me over. Switching between Plex and Jellyfin felt like switching between windows and linux.

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