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Ahoy mateys, it's time to setup Jellyfin if you prefer not to pay for the privilege of self-hosting your own content.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/27204525

We are also changing how remote playback works for streaming personal media (that is, playback when not on the same local network as the server). The reality is that we need more resources to continue putting forth the best personal media experience, and as a result, we will no longer offer remote playback as a free feature. This—alongside the new Plex Pass pricing—will help provide those resources. This change will apply to the future release of our new Plex experience for mobile and other platforms.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (6 children)

I want to switch to jellyfin, I selfhost but I don't want to open a port directly to my server. I don't understand how everyone else figures this out and I'm apparently an idiot.

Also do people expect all who use my server to start a VPN each time? What if they leave it on and their other streaming services are using my bandwidth.

I don't understand and I have looked it up but I don't see a consensus.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I just use Tailscale when remote streaming.

From their docs:

By default, Tailscale acts as an overlay network: it only routes traffic between devices running Tailscale, but doesn't touch your public internet traffic, such as when you visit Google or Twitter. The overlay network configuration is ideal for most people who need secure communication between sensitive devices (such as company servers or home computers), but don't need extra layers of encryption or latency for their public internet connection.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (6 children)

I'm actually using Jellyfin but I hate the fact that there's no easy way to install a client on Samsung TVs (Tizen OS) :(

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Does anyone have any helpful guides on setting up jellyfin with a certificate so they can privately host it while also keeping it secure and up to date? I think if using docker it would make sense to use compose and configure traeffic proxy and use let's encrypt for certificates.

Plex takes care of this for you with their cert and authentication systems. I feel like if user management and secure authentication is easy to set up then that is the primary reason to leave Plex. If I can just hand out accounts to anyone whom I would like to access my instance with ease then my family members could easily access it.

If one was to host from the home, using something like tailscale to host it online with forwarding a port would also be ideal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Look into a thing called Caddy. It can do a few things but it makes certificates super easy. You will likely need to buy a domain tho. They can be cheap if you don't care what its called.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I bought a lifetime pass a decade ago. This doesn't affect me, right? Not that it makes me want to stay.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No it doesn’t change anything for lifetime pass.

Maybe it will in a few years, but not today.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I was about to get a Plex Pass, but I saw this news today.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Charging for remote access is dumb as they are not being the one hosting the contents nor relaying them (if you have it properly set up).

If they want to charge for it they should have inbuilt tunnels to solve CGNAT (like their relay but not stupidly capped).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Plex has been on a downward spiral for awhile now. This will really kill the service for a lot of people, wonder if Plex sharing will be a thing of the past and people switch to jellyfin sharing

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I was planning to switch to Jellyfin but having to sideload the app in my Samsung TV is a headache for me. But guess I will be doing exactly that now.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

That is so sad. I was just reconfigured my hone server with plex last weekend. Seems like it's time to switch to jellyfin now. Luckily didn't finish the configuration.

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