Plex or Jellyfin for my Raspberry Pi? (lemmy.world)

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Hi, all. So I want to set up a media server using my Raspberry Pi. It will be used by me and my partner, who is very much tech illiterate. She knows how to use Plex, but I'm tempted by the open nature of Jellyfin. How steep is the learning curve there? Should I just go with Plex and keep it simple? Or is Jellyfin manageable if I set it up for her?

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[-] plantsmakemehappy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

You can always run both and see which you prefer. I use jellyfin for me because the devices I use have clients that work really well. Older TVs for family members weren't as simple and I couldn't be bothered to figure it out so they use Plex.

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