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Jellyfin FTW!
Problem is my user base are TV and mostly non technical people. No way they setup and maintain a JellyFin install. That’s why Plex just wins.
What? Why would they need to setup a whole install to use your server? Just connect to the server in one of the numerous apps and login to your account?
Made the switch to JF about 6 months ago, Never looked back!
JF has no proper chromecast support… ☹️😤
Yes it does.
You have to use the Play Store version
iPhone has no Play Store. I got the app from the AppStore for iPhone, no luck, chromecast does not work.
Ohhh, that's too bad then.
What do you mean? I have used chromecast with Jellyfin many times.
Chromecast in JF never worked...
When I click the chromecast icon in JF "Play On" (top right) I get "Google Cast Unsupported".
How did you manage to get it working?
This is why! It's a crappy implication...
https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/issues/6840#issuecomment-1042905147
You need to be hosting jellyfin behind a reverse proxy so that it works through https. Chromecast doesn't support unsecured sources.
Yup... I have a reverse proxy. Chromecast in Emby works, Chromecast in JellyFin doesn't. Really weird.
Then yeah idk that makes no sense to me. The only time I had problems with Jellyfin chromecast was when I wasn't on https.
Is it supported on tv makers?
https://jellyfin.org/downloads/clients
There is your answer.
No Apple TV client. Bummer.
AppleTV + Infuse
Wdym TV makers?
They mean Smart TVs. My Dad's Samsung TV has a Plex app, but no way to install anything like Kodi that would let him use Jellyfin instead of Plex to serve media.
Amazon stick is the cheapest (easy) way to turn any TV into a Jellyfin TV.
Yeah, I use one myself. He's already using all the HDMI ports on his AV receiver though, so there's no room for any extra devices.
I know modern TVs can send the audio from the TV to the receiver, so in theory he could plug the stick into the TV instead, but his one seems to only be able to send certain formats that way, and you can't see the receiver's overlay on the TV when using it that way, so it's impossible to adjust anything.
Why would you install Kodi to use Jellyfin?
There's a Jellyfin app for Tizen (Samsung TV) but it's kinda stupid to get installed and is kinda sluggish. Actual playback is perfect however.
His TV is a few years old, so I'm not sure if it uses Tizen but I'll have a look, thanks.
I think Vizio doesn't have a Jellyfin app either, unless they're also using Android under the hood like Fire TV?
PSA: Pre-built images are available, which avoids having to compile the app yourself. https://github.com/jeppevinkel/jellyfin-tizen-builds
The install process is pretty straightforward. I'd recommend giving it a try. More or less copying commands, then you're left with the Jellyfin client on the TV. Works great once installed.
No Kodi sadly though.
I am also strongly considering to make the switch now. Any notable drawbacks/learnings from using it for 6 months?
And if JF won't work for you, Emby is pretty decent as well.
Is there some way to send a invite to someone from your jellyfin where they just need to install the app and follow your link? Or some other way to seriously streamline install and setup?
The whole use this hostname and managing reverse proxy etc is the reason I have not switched. It's just not user friendly for a grandma or typical consumer. That's the majority of my users.
I would love to switch but their agent is so bad. It only finds like 10% of my videos. I dont want to spend 80 hours searching the metadata one at a time.
Does Jellyfin have an adequate apple TV iphone and android client with library sharing thats comparable to plex? Im not trying to start a war here, i just want to know. Only reason I don't use jellyfin is because back in the day it didnt have library sharing or a decent apple tv app.
What's the safe way to expose jellyfin for users to access without a vpn or cloudflare tunnel (tos)
Plexamp?
Unfortunately Jellyfin is just missing features. Opening and Credits skip? Nope. There is a plugin, but it doesn't work with the Android client. On that front the Android client is so temperamental. Half the time it just doesn't work on my Nvidia Shield. The UI is really clunky as well. I was using it for several months and the app just frustrated me so much I just went back to Plex.