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How would you say Jellyfin compares to Plex? Just today installed Plex server so definitely early enough in the process to hop to a difference media server 😁
Jellyfin does most everything Plex does but without a pay wall.
I can get behind that!
They're both very similar, but they do have important differences.
Plex has a sleeker UI that is better for our less tech-savvy friends and family. I don't mind JF''s UI, but Plex definitely wins in this department.
Plex is easier to access from outside your home network, especially for those of us who do not have full control of our own internet. With Plex, you just open a port, specify it for Plex, and it takes care of the rest. JF on the other hand requires the user to specify the IP (or domain if you have one).
The first two points both result in a better experience for the end user as well. I don't need to hold anyone's hand when I invite them to the server, they can do it on their own. JF may not be as simple for some users.
These are the reasons why I personally use Plex over JF. However, JF is still worth considering. You don't need to pay to unlock any features, it's all FOSS, and imo it's more stable than Plex. It all comes down to personal preference and your situation. Hope that helps a bit!
I can't seem to get the remote connections working for my plex at all, I've gone through various tutorials but it always seems to timeout(?). Ive kind of given up since I'm mostly using it locally
Jellyfin is free/open source software, while Plex is not.
Last I checked (which admittedly was a few years ago), Plex was the only thing that could add subtitles to something being Chromecast'ed. That's the primary way I watch things on my actual TV, and since apparently I'm deaf AF and need subtitles for everything, Plex was the best choice. The others would've required processing stuff with handbrake ahead of time.
Bought a lifetime subscription though and it's been well worth it.
There’s apparently a plug-in for Jellyfin to do the subtitles download thing.. haven’t tried it though
Not even just the downloading--Chromecast needs some weird encoding or something, apparently?
I have not used Plex in years, however, just the fact that Jellyfin is FOSS is enough for me to want to use it more. I am not sure what features Plex has that Jellyfin doesn't, but, it does everything it can do really well. Honestly, just throw it up next to Plex and see how you like it. Installation is a breeze, at least with Docker.
I did a nice easy install of Jellyfin via flatpak and I’ll say I’m impressed. Feels a lot quicker than plex too.
Plex is like, slightly more complete and robust and simpler but Jellyfin is so so so close to a complete replacement of Plex. Jellyfin also has some nice features that Plex doesn't.