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Asper

Sep 19, 2023 12:34 AM

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AsperSep 19, 2023 12:34 AM

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Quote from uh2-2u

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I'm not a fan of the comment you're responding to, but to answer your question...there are plenty of alternatives. Kodi, for one.

Plex Pass is "ok" if your use case is 4k hardware transcoding, like if you're sharing your media with other people and they need to stream 4K. Having said that, you don't necessarily need Plex Pass for that (Intel Quick Sync). It really depends on your hardware, use case and bandwidth.

Fair enough. I tried so hard to get Kodi running smoothly but it feels really rough around the edges and I found myself troubleshooting more than watching. Jealous of people who can run it on a Fire Tv stick or an NUC without issues haha

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trza

Sep 19, 2023 12:40 AM

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Joined Feb 2007

trzaSep 19, 2023 12:40 AM

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Quote from Asper

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I feel ya. I don't use Plex for 4K content because Jellyfin / Emby with DirectPlay on Infusion works incredibly well if I'm on my home network. I will say that for 1080p content that I want to watch anywhere in the world, Plex is almost plug and play. So for 1080p content outside my house, Plex is my go-to.

Last I checked for Jellyfin I need to twiddle with my Network settings a lot more, and introduce a reverse proxy that I host somewhere myself. Is that still the case?

You should put a reverse proxy in front of any public facing service as a best security practice. NginX proxy manager is dead simple.

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sathr1

Sep 19, 2023 12:55 AM

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Joined Nov 2013

sathr1Sep 19, 2023 12:55 AM

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I got Plex for $75 lifetime pass 5 to 6 years ago wondering how long it would go. It's been going good so far. I use it with my ds920 and it was pretty much plug and play with no fiddling around. Tried Ember and Jellyfin but had trouble accessing them outside my home network. I don't use any of the streaming provided by Plex. I just pin my folders on the dashboard for quick access.
Quick question: trying to setup my ebook library with a similar setup but having difficulty. Anybody has any suggestions? I have tried ubooquity and calibre but not able to set it up in ds920 and also not able to access outside home network through app

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the_shek

Sep 19, 2023 12:58 AM

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Joined Mar 2018

the_shekSep 19, 2023 12:58 AM

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Quote from kokuryuha

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I'm always torn, I didn't use it that much back then, and they've only offered that 75 once since as far as I've seen. I keep waiting for it to be offered at that again, but alas.

Just get it now. People said the same thing back then. Once you get it you can then be like me and too lazy to set up your plex server but slowly accumulate the component necessary to build one with older PC parts.

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the_shek

Sep 19, 2023 1:00 AM

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Joined Mar 2018

the_shekSep 19, 2023 1:00 AM

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Quote from got129

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Beware if you host your "content" on dedicated servers. They started implementing IP blocking, so if your hosting your stuff on Hetzner, or services with Hetzner IPs they will start blocking access. Not sure how long before it moves to other providers.

Wait people were uploading to this companies servers their pirated content and PLEX was forced to enforce their TOS about pirated content but then told customers to just host at home? If I am understanding this correctly, what is so bad about hosting your own things at home?

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the_shek

Sep 19, 2023 1:01 AM

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Joined Mar 2018

the_shekSep 19, 2023 1:01 AM

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Quote from soulmist

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Plex died for me when they stopped supporting photo uploads and started pushing their garbage streams on us without allow it all to be hidden away entirely.

Why did they drop the photo uploads? That was one of the better features tbh Frown

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vertical2394

Sep 19, 2023 1:26 AM

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Joined Dec 2013

vertical2394Sep 19, 2023 1:26 AM

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Quote from the_shek

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what is so bad about hosting your own things at home?

usually some variant of any of the following:

you have to actually set up and configure hardware, the horror
if you open one port on your router then you will get super pwned in no time
home internet upload speeds are slow and often unreliable and home internet only give a dynamic ip address - most valid point

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spicyramentt

Sep 19, 2023 1:38 AM

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Joined Nov 2020

spicyramenttSep 19, 2023 1:38 AM

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Quote from a_land

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How good is the download function? Am I right that I can load up say, an iPad with movies off my server and play them online on a plane?

Not great, Linus techtips has complained about that feature being broken multiple times.

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TCC11

Sep 19, 2023 1:42 AM

502 Comments

Joined Oct 2011

TCC11Sep 19, 2023 1:42 AM

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Not to mention their code got hacked and a keylogger was injected: https://thehackernews.com/2023/03...o.html?m=1

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Yankee22

Sep 19, 2023 1:47 AM

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Joined Apr 2022

Yankee22Sep 19, 2023 1:47 AM

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Quote from spicyramentt

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Not great, Linus techtips has complained about that feature being broken multiple times.

Fully agree. I'm using Infuse with Plex on my iPad in order to have a reliable download function.

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h0va4life

Sep 19, 2023 2:15 AM

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Joined Nov 2007

h0va4lifeSep 19, 2023 2:15 AM

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Quote from Asper

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Let's say your files are on computer A with terabytes of storage. How would you watch that on Apple TV or NVIDIA shield where you have a good surround sound system and a nice big screen?

Create a shared network folder with those files on computer A and then connect that folder on your devices using any basic file explorer app that has networking capabilities.

Video player apps like VLC among others will allow you to add shared folders in the app's library as well.

Last edited by h0va4life September 18, 2023 at 07:18 PM.

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warre2m

Sep 19, 2023 2:39 AM

841 Comments

Joined Nov 2014

warre2mSep 19, 2023 2:39 AM

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Good service. They don't always focus on the most logical features and some of their core features aren't worse than other options JellyFin/Emby but overall it's subjectively the most attractive UI

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sasicbit

Sep 19, 2023 2:54 AM

271 Comments

Joined Nov 2015

sasicbitSep 19, 2023 2:54 AM

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Quote from vertical2394

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usually some variant of any of the following:

you have to actually set up and configure hardware, the horror
if you open one port on your router then you will get super pwned in no time
home internet upload speeds are slow and often unreliable and home internet only give a dynamic ip address - most valid point

You just get terrible speed if you're trying to access it from the outside.

Also you need to keep that server up, connected and running 24x7, which might not be feasible for everyone

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scraejtp

Sep 19, 2023 3:36 AM

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Joined Jun 2005

scraejtpSep 19, 2023 3:36 AM

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Quote from vertical2394

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usually some variant of any of the following:

you have to actually set up and configure hardware, the horror
if you open one port on your router then you will get super pwned in no time
home internet upload speeds are slow and often unreliable and home internet only give a dynamic ip address - most valid point

Dynamic IP is fine, even no public ip is okay. Just need to a setup a private virtual network. (e.g. ZeroTier)

Purchase PlexPass for $75 3 years ago, seems worth it. Simple and easy enough for most users.

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Asper

Sep 19, 2023 5:01 AM

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Joined Dec 2007

AsperSep 19, 2023 5:01 AM

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Quote from trza

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You should put a reverse proxy in front of any public facing service as a best security practice. NginX proxy manager is dead simple.

Yes, I agree. With Plex you don't _have_ to, but with Jellyfin you do. That's my understanding at least. Happy to be wrong.

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