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Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April (www.plex.tv)
submitted 23 hours ago by Sl00k@programming.dev to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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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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[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 145 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

As a result I imagine more users will look at other offerings such as Jellyfin.
https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin
https://jellyfin.org/

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 34 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (7 children)

This might be what it takes to at least get me to install it.

Do they live well together with the same shared media library?

Also, are there audiobook clients for Jellyfin?

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 30 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

I found audiobooks to be kind of awkward on jellyfin. I'm now running Audiobookshelf for all my audiobooks, radio shows and podcasts. Together with the Lissen app on Android, it works very nicely!

[–] fitgse@sh.itjust.works 5 points 19 hours ago

I also recommend audio bookshelf but am using ShelfPlayer on iOS

[–] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

I've heard rumors that they do play well together, but that's people running it in docker with a "read-only" flag set for the content folder, with metadata saved in the config folder

I've used the Jellyfin app to listen to audio books, but for my purposes, it's easier to run the separate client/server Audiobookshelf.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Makes sense. I’m fully dockerized so I’ve got that going for me

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 4 points 21 hours ago

I'm fully Dockerized (well, uhh... Podmanized) and I'm dual-wielding Plex and Jellyfin. Runs smoothly and both only have read to the content. All management of the media is handled by the *arr stack anyway. I even set up a volume for Plex to throw conversions into that Jellyfin can't see. I'm currently personally using Jellyfin and I'm waiting for Jellyfin to be good enough (or Plex bad enough...) for the users I share with to switch over.

I can definitely recommend that setup.

[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

I've had Plex and Emby (what Jellyfin was forked from) running alongside one a other for years now on Windows with zero issues. They shouldn't have any effect on one another.

[–] nul9o9@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

My Jellyfin and Plex containers were able to use the same locations for media.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

I installed Plex before learning I'd have to pay for any of the functionality I was looking for. Installed Jellyfin and used the Plex folders lol

[–] Clusterfck 8 points 23 hours ago

I've had Jellyfin and Plex running using the same media directory for a couple years now. I think I had to make a couple small changes for things like seasons of a TV show to show up correctly, but nothing incredibly difficult. Definitely worth setting up and playing with periodically so when you do finally get sick of Plex, you're ready to just switch.

Only thing I use Plex for exclusively now is when I'm flying, Plex has the Netflix style download option and Jellyfin just downloads the video file. I like Plex's way better just from personal preference.

[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 6 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I haven't used Plex myself but Jellyfin doesn't create any kind of meta files in the library folders. If that is true for Plex as well then I don't see why it would be a problem to point them at the same shared library.

[–] dormedas@lemmy.dormedas.com 13 points 23 hours ago

My experience is that both Plex and Jellyfin pointed at the same media files causes no issues.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

Plex stores its metadata in a special folder, and I’ve got the *arr stack managing the actual media files, so I think I can run them in parallel.

Looks like I’ve got a project for the weekend! Jebediah’s just gonna have to wait to go to Jool.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 1 points 22 hours ago

Of you use docker plex and jellyfin arent gonna be messing with your media unless you delete/modify them within the respective clients (but then again thats what *arr is for)

[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

I didn't enjoy using Jellyfin for audiobooks, on my android I use the Jellyfin client to download the book I wanna listen to and then I use AudioAnchor for listening to it.