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There's the main problem. You're partially in control. I encourage everyone to switch to Jellyfin, even if you don't have anything to hide.
Jellyfin is such a PITA to set up for those that aren't more technically inclined.
Huh? It's far easier, throw in your server IP+Port or DNS and quick connect your clients with a short code.
The bullshit claim solution by Plex makes me pull my hair out, especially on remote instances.
Even when running, it managed to break the database 3 times, with no repair tool of working, interestingly there are plenty, community built and official ones, so that problem is common.
Rebuilding takes a whole day with the intro-outro detection.
What a nightmare to administrate.
As someone who has bought a lifetime subscription a year ago i was enraged as my girlfriend told me that she got ads in Plex, turns out they just added their free streaming service in there without even asking, fuck them, Jellyfin evolved great!
Most people literally have no idea what you just wrote. I’m not saying jellyfish isn’t the superior option, I’m saying it’s less accessible.
Swim or sink.
This is terrible advice when you’re encouraging people to open up their network to the broader public without full understanding of what they’re doing.
That is my advice to the people not having a clue what i've wrote. You don't want to tell me that people not able to setup Jellyfin are full aware of anything they are doing with Plex?
Not everyone should self-host, especially not people unable to watch a 10 minute setup tutorial of Jellyfin, or god forbid, reverse proxies.
Dumbing down self-hosting below the bare minimum is dangerous, but to each their own.
You're free to have your own opinion
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Plex is definitely easier to set up. I've done it multiple times over several servers. I've literally never heard of the database breaking, and I've deleted media that was actively being watched. Meanwhile, Jellyfin fails basic metadata matching on the exact same media set and also lacks built-in SSO. One of the biggest niceties of Plex is inviting people to join and they can just immediately login with Google.
I'm not saying Plex is better, and I'm not defending their recent enshittification. It's gotten worse, for sure. And I'm sure Jellyfin is great, but I haven't had time to put the effort in to fix the metadata issues or create accounts so my users can switch over.