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Plex has notified some of its users on Thursday to urgently update their media servers due to a recently patched security vulnerability.

The company has yet to assign a CVE-ID to track the flaw and didn't provide additional details regarding the patch, only saying that it impacts Plex Media Server versions 1.41.7.x to 1.42.0.x.

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[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I still use Plex because I have a lifetime pass from many years ago and Jellyfin isn't yet as feature-rich and accessible on all of my family's devices.

I expect to someday migrate fully to Jellyfin once Plex is enshittified to the point is being a worse experience, but that hasn't happened yet (with the Plex pass anyway)

[–] beerclue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I've never used Plex. What are some of the features that you're missing in Jellyfin? Genuinely curious.

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Honestly the primary reason is some specific device support, eg. my TV has a built in Plex app but not a Jellyfin app, so switching also probably involves new hardware. I also couldn't get Jellyfin to work with another TV using Chromecast, but I'm getting rid of that anyway.

Otherwise, maybe you can update me on these since it's been a few since I last tried Jellyfin, some of the things that come to mind are:

  • Smart collections & playlists
  • Skip intros and credits
  • Overall slick UI
[–] keepee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Skip intros and credits is available on Jellyfin.

I think the Plex UI is still better than Jellyfin, but I've gotten used to it.

Never used the smart collections when I was on plex, so can't speak to that.

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