I’ve feel like I’ve used Plex forever. I also feel like every couple years I try Jellyfin to see how it’s going. Recently I tried it again because of Plex restriction on more than one user.

Well, I just tried it again and it’s substantially improved! This time it actually properly detected most of my library!

Also the Android TV app is AWESOME! No more glitches, lagging, and freezing trying to play my stuff like Plex did. It is butter smooth.

Wow! I’m impressed and I just deleted Plex. Good riddance.

  • amorpheus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    8 hours ago

    It was unnecessarily complex to accommodate their cloud infrastructure setup.

    Please elaborate how you needed to “accommodate their cloud infrastructure setup”.

    When I set my server up years ago all I did was log in on the web interface. Literally as simple as any other service.

    • Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
      31·
      2 hours ago

      When I set my server up years ago all I did was log in on the web interface. Literally as simple as any other service.

      They make you register with their own website to login to your local instance… That’s you jumping through hoops to accommodate their cloud bullshit;

      It’s important to understand that Plex Media Server does not have its own graphical user interface. When you run the server on your computer, NAS, or other device, you won’t see a window open with a “server UI” or similar. Instead, you use our web app to manage your server.

      It’s so fucking unnecessary.

      • MudMan@fedia.io
        2·
        52 minutes ago

        Wait, isn’t Jellyfin the same way? Pretty much every self-hosted app I run uses some web interface you log into so you can use it anywhere on the network. Sure, Plex also has some pre-set remote connection thing, but from the end user perspective it’s the same set of steps. I also had to make a login for all the stuff I fully self-host.

        Is there no account management on Jellyfin? I would probably want that as a feature.

        • Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          2 minutes ago

          Wait, isn’t Jellyfin the same way?

          Jellyfin has a native web-ui, yes. But not a proprietary one, like Plex uses. When I installed a Plex server I had to go to plex.tv and setup a user account there to be able to log into my own damn server… Then they strongly encourage you to use https://app.plex.tv/ to manage your local server.

          It’s all unnecessarily confusing and difficult.

          Is there no account management on Jellyfin?

          Yes. Local accounts. Not some cloud based PAMd system.

          You made me feel like I was crazy, so I just downloaded Plex Media Server and installed it. Ran it, and was immediately presented with this: https://i.xno.dev/mqWFZ.png

          I was then immediately routed to app.plex.tv and see this: https://i.xno.dev/cLPfw.png

          There’s no option to not use a plex account. You must either use an existing account or sign up for one. You cannot use local users. Then it forces you to use the app.plex.tv so it can display content you don’t even have, or have access to…

          How in any possible way is any of this easier than Jellyfin?

          EDIT: Oh, don’t forget the sales pitch! https://i.xno.dev/79WBs.png