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[โ€“] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Most people should be using a VPN and not exposing these things to the internet at large via proxies or port forwards.

[โ€“] jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

Right, but if you're hosting Plex then you've likely shared it with friends/family. Jellyfin isn't as easy to share.