Well I already have jellyfin running in a container, just have to figure out how to get mum's TV to work with it I guess
log in on a local IP and not the network name and it's working again. but I'll be moving to jellyfin from now
this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2025
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The problems with Plex are not technical. The problems from Plex are that they take away features and change the terms of use to the detriment of the user. Given plex's pricing changes over the last year, I would be concerned that your lifetime pass be affected by some policy change.
Yes, they changed the free featureset, and afaik those changes were fair. Providing a tunnel for remote streaming for free doesn't seem like a good business plan. I mean, yeah they could always back out of the promise of what a lifetime pass is, and if they do I will find a new solution and hope they're sued for it.
If they do back out of their lifetime commitment, I suspect that would drive some other similar apps to get better. Maybe I would even learn to live with jellyfin as it currently exists in that situation. But so far I don't see a reason to, and that would almost have been true if I never paid for plex.
Fair enough.
I'm speaking from both sides here, having used Plex for years and now jellyfin:
Don't tie technical competence of a product with its monetary cost. They are not necessarily equivalent.
I didn't realize I did that. Given that my opinion on OSes is that "the larger the budget, the shittier it is", I don't knowingly do what you're suggesting here. Linux over windows and macOS any day.