I tried testing a movie from my home server in plex through firefox and repeatedly got this message, even after reloading.

I knew that they had paywalled the apps on mobile and streaming from outside the network but now they have also blocked watching your own movies through your own hardware.

I do get the point that making software should be able to sustain people but I dont see the move of plex as a fair thing to do. Yes, they have made great software but taking your home server hostage feels like the wrong move.

Even a pop up that says “we need you to donate please” would have been fine. make it pop up before every movie, play donation ads before any movie but straight up disabling the app is kinda cruel.

Anyway, i have switched to jellyfin and it is insanely good. please give it a try. you can run it alongside plex with not issues (at least i had none) and compare the two.

In any case, good luck. Let me know if you need help.

  • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
    55·
    16 hours ago

    I started down the Jellyfin path after they made that announcement. It’s super easy to install, and in many ways the UI is nicer than Plex. But I ran into challenges getting my server safely accessible for users outside my LAN. And I haven’t had the time to look into that further.

    Would be great if there was a clean, easy way to set up the webserver portion so it’s as easy to share content entirely as Plex. But I get they are a volunteer project with a lot on their plate.

    • sudo@programming.devEnglish
      71·
      12 hours ago

      But I ran into challenges getting my server safely accessible for users outside my LAN

      FWIW:

      1. vps + domain (optional?)
      2. connect vps to home server with wireguard (eg Tailscale)
      3. reverse proxy on the VPS forwarding to jellyfin (eg Caddy)

      Obviously not as trivial or seamless as Plex. Also I wouldn’t try to complicate this setup by using docker for everything. But once its up you can basically host whatever you want on the WAN from your LAN.

        • HyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          5 hours ago

          It’s kinda the same as it was before, as far as I can see, for the personal plan. Looks like they’ve just added more the ability to add more than 3 users for a fee.

        • Bubs@lemm.eeEnglish
          111·
          11 hours ago

          Took a quick look at the free tier,

          • 3 users
          • 100 devices
          • Basically all tailscale features

          That seems pretty reasonable to me. Main account and two accounts to share. With just friends and family, I doubt most people will reach the 100 device limit.

          • morriscox@lemmy.worldEnglish
            6·
            8 hours ago

            Creating a tailnet using a custom domain is considered for business use.

            Well, that sucks for me. I was planning on using my domain name.

            • death916@lemmy.death916.xyzEnglish
              1·
              5 hours ago

              The tailnet domain doesn’t really matter that much if you have your own. I just use tailscale IP for everything that’s not in adgaurs with a host name already

        • Jason2357@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          10 hours ago

          I’m willing to recommend Tailscale because I run headscale and it does basically everything a selfhoster needs. When the free version is passable, it’s harder to enshitify the commercial version.

      • AtariDump@lemmy.worldEnglish
        71·
        13 hours ago

        That’s great until you try and get it working on your <insert person here that doesn’t live with you>’s TV via their streaming device.

    • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
      142·
      11 hours ago

      The safe usage outside of my network has always been a sticking point as well. I run it locally but my Plex server is in used by several of my family and friends, as well as my wife who is not as tech savvy, so having her run jellyfin on everything is really not fair. Especially when we have young children. She doesn’t really have time to troubleshoot, she needs things to kind of work on command.