Important 2025 Plex Updates
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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.

  • electric_nan@lemmy.mlEnglish
    33·
    4 months ago

    I’m surprised by the resistance to Jellyfin in this thread. If you are using Plex, you’re already savvy enough to use bittorrent and probably the *arrs. If you can configure that stuff, Jellyfin is absolutely something you can handle. If you like Docker, there’s good projects out there. If you’re like me and you don’t understand Docker, use Swizzin community edition. If you can install Ubuntu or Debian, and run the Swizzin script, you’re in business.

    • waitmarks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      4 months ago

      The big thing for me with plex is user management. I am absolutely knowledgeable enough to set up jellyfin, but i dont want to deal with user management. Plex makes it easy, i tell them to make their own account and i just share my library. i dont have to reset passwords, they can do that themselves. However, it’s getting to the point where i will probably just switch to jellyfin and deal with it because of how bad plex is getting.

      • electric_nan@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        I’m only sharing access with a few friends and family, so I don’t find it cumbersome. Usually I make their account using the Jellyfin app on my phone. I do sympathize with not wanting to do support, which is the main reason I don’t even ask for help with the hosting costs. I don’t want to feel any obligation.

    • Swarfega@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      4 months ago

      Me too. Docker isn’t hard if you use a compose file. It’s easy to read syntax.

      Linux server.io has great documentation for their images.

      I have Jellyfin and Plex running from the same virtual machine pointing at the same media. If it wasn’t for the one crappy TV I have in my house with no Jellyfin client, Plex would be gone.

      • JasSmith@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        Docker isn’t hard if you use a compose file. It’s easy to read syntax.

        This is giving me “yaml isn’t hard to use if you use a compose file!” It is, actually. It’s easy for you because you understand the technology. The vast majority of people do not.

        • Swarfega@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

          Of course. But if you managed to setup Plex then you’ve already shown you have willing to learn…

      • Obelix@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        I just setup jellyfin and it totally is the same. Install. Point it to a media folder. Setup port forwarding.

          • freebee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            4 months ago

            That ease of outside LAN access poses a big risk tho. Plex can and eventually probably will share, be forced to share, get hacked etc Those cloud accounts imply the possibility of very detailed reports about who’s streaming what, when, where, from which source…

          • Obelix@feddit.orgEnglish
            11·
            4 months ago

            But let’s be honest - it really is not complicated. That was a one minute configuration in my router.

            • poke@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              3·
              4 months ago

              One minute for you and me, but that sort of thing just isn’t feasible for many even if they have someone walking them through it over the phone.

              • Obelix@feddit.orgEnglish
                1·
                4 months ago

                Ok, that is a totally different use case than mine. I’m one of those guys browsing a selfhosting community on the fediverse and I only want to stream my own stuff to my mobile and provide my wife with audiobooks. If you’re providing a bigger group of people with streaming services, who are not tech savvy, another software might be the better solution. But that doesn’t mean that Jellyfin is bad - it’s just another use case with different requirements