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That's pretty much exactly what I have done. I've hosted Plex, and Matrix in the past. Plex I will host in the future but Matrix was too much for me to host on my own, but the experience of setting it up myself was definitely worth it.
I recommend checking out Jellyfin instead of Plex. Open source, fully self hosted.
I found jellyfin easier to setup then plex and the dashboard is much nicer. I also love the quick connect option when logging into new devices.
Same here. I tried both on a Raspberry Pi, and JellyFin was easier to set up and seemed to work better, at least within the LAN. I uninstalled Plex as soon as JellyFin was ready to go.
I'm definitely keeping my eye on Jellyfin. Basically waiting for the mobile/tv apps to have more of the features that I personally want, especially on devices like my AppleTV. But it's definitely a good project that I want to see improve.
@HReflex Have you tried using Swiftfin on the AppleTV? I also use Infuse and its been great with the family.
https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin
I haven't yet, but when I rebuild my homelab I'll probably install both Plex and Jellyfin and compare them and see which one I like more. Currently without either as the laptop I was using as a server I no longer trust to be stable
i'd switch to jellyfin if plex wasn't so polished. i ran into so many issues with jellyfin but plex just worked, even downloads haven't been an issue for me. im sure jellyfin will improve, but I think it needs more time. Plex also has more client apps available.
i love the idea of more FOSS where i dont need to hit someone elses server to log in so here's hoping!
Can I ask why the Matrix was too much? I'm thinking of setting up a Synapse docker container.
Well I don't have a home server at the moment so I was renting out a server for about $40/month. Mostly because it was eating up a bunch of storage, and I was too lazy to swap from digital ocean.
Also I was using the ansible script and at some point I they changed something that required me to set it up again which I didn't really have the time for.
I will say Ansible was a lifesaver. It made setting up and keeping the server up to date super easy.
I do recommend trying it out tho, just don't use a domain name that is the same as your username or you will have issues with pings, especially if you share the instance with a friend. Learned that the hard way. Anytime they sent a message anywhere I was at, it pinged me, whether or not they intended to ping me.