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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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[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

does this mean the server will need Plex pass or each user individually?

Edit:

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CURRENT PLEX PASS HOLDERS: For users who have an active Plex Pass subscription, remote playback will continue to be available to you without interruption from any Plex Media Server, after these changes go into effect. When running your own Plex Media Server as a subscriber, other users to whom you have granted access can also stream from the server (whether local or remote), without ANY additional charge—not even a mobile activation fee. More on that later in this update.

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[-] terraborra@lemmy.nz 5 points 3 days ago

The “Remote playback with a Remote Watch Pass subscription” just sounds like IPTV with extra steps. I’m kind of ok with them requiring Plex Pass for remote streaming for the server owner, but then I have lifetime so it doesn’t affect me. Might feel differently I was having to pay.

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[-] Yeldarb12@toast.ooo 4 points 3 days ago

From what the site says it's just putting more stuff behind a paywall due to rising costs. That paywall is a subscription or the lifetime pass from what I can tell.

Since I got the lifetime pass a while back and host my own server, my brother should still be able to watch stuff in my library from his house. I also travel a lot so I'm going to be pissed if that's not the case.

When I chose to use Plex initially it just fit better with what I needed. I can change to something else if I need to but it sounds like my lifetime pass means not much is going to change for me.

[-] Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org 4 points 3 days ago

If you have Plex pass, this does not effect anyone using your server.

It's still a shit asshole move by them, but at least it isn't catastrophic. Hopefully by the time Plex starts to suck jellyfin will not blow chunks.

[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

If you are worried about opening port 443 on your local firewall I suggest trying to get a cheap vps with decent bandwidth and hosting a reverse proxy on it that points back to your local jellyfin over a tunnel.

Ive been doing it for a few months now and finally got all my family off of Plex.

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[-] jlow@beehaw.org 3 points 3 days ago
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[-] tane@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Anyone have a good audiobook app to use with emby? I’ve completely switched all my video to emby but still have plex for plexamp with my audiobooks

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[-] 1984@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

I use kodi... Not sure why jellyfin would be better. But sure, I cant stream to other devices than my tv.

[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Perhaps you can merge Jellyfin and Kodi, I know you can use your Plex Server with Kodi.

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