▲ 317 ▼ People who are staying on Plex, have you tried Jellyfin? What about it do you not prefer? (real question) (discuss.online) submitted 4 months ago by kiol@discuss.online to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world 457 comments fedilink hide all child comments Honest question, because I know multiple people who are not looking to jump ship since they already have the Plex Pass.
[–] uncooked24@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 months ago (15 children) I’m afraid of exposing HTTPS to the open internet. permalink fedilink source hideshow 15 child comments replies: [–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) I'm trying to build a setup with a VPN permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 3 points 4 months ago (2 children) just use tailscale permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) From my in-laws' TV? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 0 points 4 months ago* Yeah, some smart TVs have tailscale in the app library. NVIDEA streaming boxes usually do, for example. You can also use tailscale funnel and Cloudflare to give you HTTPS if you don't want to have everyone you know download tailscale. permalink fedilink source parent [–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) Tailscale permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) I'm expecting it to start enshittifying any day now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Pangolin then. permalink fedilink source parent [–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago Headscale, Netbird, so many alternatives that do the same thing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 4 months ago Just posted on the top level, should have been here: Random subdomain, wildcard cert permalink fedilink source parent [–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 4 months ago (5 children) Just put it behind a proxy and require a user cert? Bit of a burdon on the client side, admittedly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (4 children) And effectively none of the Jellyfin clients support this.... So that's not going to work anyways on your friend's TV or their Xbox or their Roku or something else like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Tailscale is, as far as I know, the standard way most people access Jellyfin from away from home. I didn't come up with "use tailscale" by myself. Somebody at one point told me to do this too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Yes for yourself on a device that supports it but that doesn't address what my post stated. The devices that I listed in my post are still going to run to the same problem in that sense that you're not going to be able to run tailscale on them either. It is incredibly difficult to get jelljfin ypen into your friends or your parents or grandparents house without considerable setup and maintenance over time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago It is incredibly difficult to get jelljfin ypen into your friends or your parents or grandparents house without considerable setup and maintenance over time. Not in my experience. I just had to click a few buttons. Once you set it up, it just works, with only the need to occasionally update the server. Granted, I do have some experience in this area, so I might be doing the arrogant geologist meme. Maybe if it's so difficult to set up, I should do a tutorial one of these days. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 months ago meh, how can that be :-( I'm still in the process of setting things up with jellyfin, didnt know... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) I'm trying to build a setup with a VPN permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 3 points 4 months ago (2 children) just use tailscale permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) From my in-laws' TV? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 0 points 4 months ago* Yeah, some smart TVs have tailscale in the app library. NVIDEA streaming boxes usually do, for example. You can also use tailscale funnel and Cloudflare to give you HTTPS if you don't want to have everyone you know download tailscale. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] imhungry@leminal.space 3 points 4 months ago (2 children) just use tailscale permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) From my in-laws' TV? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 0 points 4 months ago* Yeah, some smart TVs have tailscale in the app library. NVIDEA streaming boxes usually do, for example. You can also use tailscale funnel and Cloudflare to give you HTTPS if you don't want to have everyone you know download tailscale. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) From my in-laws' TV? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 0 points 4 months ago* Yeah, some smart TVs have tailscale in the app library. NVIDEA streaming boxes usually do, for example. You can also use tailscale funnel and Cloudflare to give you HTTPS if you don't want to have everyone you know download tailscale. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] imhungry@leminal.space 0 points 4 months ago* Yeah, some smart TVs have tailscale in the app library. NVIDEA streaming boxes usually do, for example. You can also use tailscale funnel and Cloudflare to give you HTTPS if you don't want to have everyone you know download tailscale. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) Tailscale permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) I'm expecting it to start enshittifying any day now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Pangolin then. permalink fedilink source parent [–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago Headscale, Netbird, so many alternatives that do the same thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) I'm expecting it to start enshittifying any day now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Pangolin then. permalink fedilink source parent [–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago Headscale, Netbird, so many alternatives that do the same thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago Headscale, Netbird, so many alternatives that do the same thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 4 months ago Just posted on the top level, should have been here: Random subdomain, wildcard cert permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 4 months ago (5 children) Just put it behind a proxy and require a user cert? Bit of a burdon on the client side, admittedly permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (4 children) And effectively none of the Jellyfin clients support this.... So that's not going to work anyways on your friend's TV or their Xbox or their Roku or something else like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Tailscale is, as far as I know, the standard way most people access Jellyfin from away from home. I didn't come up with "use tailscale" by myself. Somebody at one point told me to do this too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Yes for yourself on a device that supports it but that doesn't address what my post stated. The devices that I listed in my post are still going to run to the same problem in that sense that you're not going to be able to run tailscale on them either. It is incredibly difficult to get jelljfin ypen into your friends or your parents or grandparents house without considerable setup and maintenance over time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago It is incredibly difficult to get jelljfin ypen into your friends or your parents or grandparents house without considerable setup and maintenance over time. Not in my experience. I just had to click a few buttons. Once you set it up, it just works, with only the need to occasionally update the server. Granted, I do have some experience in this area, so I might be doing the arrogant geologist meme. Maybe if it's so difficult to set up, I should do a tutorial one of these days. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 months ago meh, how can that be :-( I'm still in the process of setting things up with jellyfin, didnt know... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (4 children) And effectively none of the Jellyfin clients support this.... So that's not going to work anyways on your friend's TV or their Xbox or their Roku or something else like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Tailscale is, as far as I know, the standard way most people access Jellyfin from away from home. I didn't come up with "use tailscale" by myself. Somebody at one point told me to do this too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Yes for yourself on a device that supports it but that doesn't address what my post stated. The devices that I listed in my post are still going to run to the same problem in that sense that you're not going to be able to run tailscale on them either. It is incredibly difficult to get jelljfin ypen into your friends or your parents or grandparents house without considerable setup and maintenance over time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago It is incredibly difficult to get jelljfin ypen into your friends or your parents or grandparents house without considerable setup and maintenance over time. Not in my experience. I just had to click a few buttons. Once you set it up, it just works, with only the need to occasionally update the server. Granted, I do have some experience in this area, so I might be doing the arrogant geologist meme. Maybe if it's so difficult to set up, I should do a tutorial one of these days. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 months ago meh, how can that be :-( I'm still in the process of setting things up with jellyfin, didnt know... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Tailscale is, as far as I know, the standard way most people access Jellyfin from away from home. I didn't come up with "use tailscale" by myself. Somebody at one point told me to do this too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Yes for yourself on a device that supports it but that doesn't address what my post stated. The devices that I listed in my post are still going to run to the same problem in that sense that you're not going to be able to run tailscale on them either. It is incredibly difficult to get jelljfin ypen into your friends or your parents or grandparents house without considerable setup and maintenance over time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago It is incredibly difficult to get jelljfin ypen into your friends or your parents or grandparents house without considerable setup and maintenance over time. Not in my experience. I just had to click a few buttons. Once you set it up, it just works, with only the need to occasionally update the server. Granted, I do have some experience in this area, so I might be doing the arrogant geologist meme. Maybe if it's so difficult to set up, I should do a tutorial one of these days. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Yes for yourself on a device that supports it but that doesn't address what my post stated. The devices that I listed in my post are still going to run to the same problem in that sense that you're not going to be able to run tailscale on them either. It is incredibly difficult to get jelljfin ypen into your friends or your parents or grandparents house without considerable setup and maintenance over time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago It is incredibly difficult to get jelljfin ypen into your friends or your parents or grandparents house without considerable setup and maintenance over time. Not in my experience. I just had to click a few buttons. Once you set it up, it just works, with only the need to occasionally update the server. Granted, I do have some experience in this area, so I might be doing the arrogant geologist meme. Maybe if it's so difficult to set up, I should do a tutorial one of these days. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] imhungry@leminal.space 1 point 4 months ago It is incredibly difficult to get jelljfin ypen into your friends or your parents or grandparents house without considerable setup and maintenance over time. Not in my experience. I just had to click a few buttons. Once you set it up, it just works, with only the need to occasionally update the server. Granted, I do have some experience in this area, so I might be doing the arrogant geologist meme. Maybe if it's so difficult to set up, I should do a tutorial one of these days. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 months ago meh, how can that be :-( I'm still in the process of setting things up with jellyfin, didnt know... permalink fedilink source parent