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Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April (www.plex.tv)

submitted 1 week ago by Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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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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[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Self hosters do it to absorb the burden and avoid playing subscriptions. I don't pay for Netflix because I don't want to have the monthly fee (among other things), I host Plex myself and deal with all the server and library maintenance. If I have to pay a subscription to self host it's a step backwards lol.

I bought the lifetime back in 2013 so I have no complaints, but the month to month is a rip off.