▲ 560 ▼ 4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced (www.androidauthority.com) submitted 8 months ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 221 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (2 children) no, tailscale is still the easiest option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (1 child) Bummer... unfortunately, that's a deal breaker for me to completely drop Plex. Maybe someday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] db2@lemmy.world -29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 31 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) Can you fly out to my MIL every time her router breaks and fix it for her? Edit: holy shit, your edits are insane permalink fedilink source parent [+] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 23 points 8 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (1 child) I swear every single Plex related thread has the same Jellyfin fanatics coming in. Same energy as “my MIL has trouble with her computer” “just install Linux bro!” comments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 child) Still better than the army of Plex fanboys that all claim to have dozens of senior citizens streaming from their Plex server. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don't have dozens, but I have 3. Those three are close family members. Do you think people don't invite their parents or inlaws to their Plex server? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Clearly people do, but I think they represent a vocal minority of Plex's overall userbase. The expectation that a free project with no revenue stream should provide an ongoing service that's going to cost them money and seems to be what Plex is using to squeeze its users always strikes me as disingenuous. There are ways to enable remote access with Jellyfin, but you have to do it yourself because nobody's paying them to run those servers. permalink fedilink source parent [+] db2@lemmy.world -10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) Yeah that's totally how it works. 👍 e: lots of 🤡 in here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 18 points 8 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 months ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Passerby6497@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago* [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] three@lemmy.zip -2 points 8 months ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (1 child) So I don't get it, I have mine up with a domain without tsilscale.. The clients are quite happy wherever. I don't even see that much "crawling" traffic that goes to the domain, most just hit the server by ip and get a static 401 page that the "default" site is hard coded to give out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] astro@leminal.space 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taldan@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I'm so confused why so many people think a VPN is the best solution. It's easy to implement, but hardly optimal, and certainly not the only solution permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (1 child) Bummer... unfortunately, that's a deal breaker for me to completely drop Plex. Maybe someday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] db2@lemmy.world -29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 31 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) Can you fly out to my MIL every time her router breaks and fix it for her? Edit: holy shit, your edits are insane permalink fedilink source parent [+] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 23 points 8 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (1 child) I swear every single Plex related thread has the same Jellyfin fanatics coming in. Same energy as “my MIL has trouble with her computer” “just install Linux bro!” comments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 child) Still better than the army of Plex fanboys that all claim to have dozens of senior citizens streaming from their Plex server. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don't have dozens, but I have 3. Those three are close family members. Do you think people don't invite their parents or inlaws to their Plex server? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Clearly people do, but I think they represent a vocal minority of Plex's overall userbase. The expectation that a free project with no revenue stream should provide an ongoing service that's going to cost them money and seems to be what Plex is using to squeeze its users always strikes me as disingenuous. There are ways to enable remote access with Jellyfin, but you have to do it yourself because nobody's paying them to run those servers. permalink fedilink source parent [+] db2@lemmy.world -10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) Yeah that's totally how it works. 👍 e: lots of 🤡 in here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 18 points 8 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 months ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Passerby6497@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago* [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] three@lemmy.zip -2 points 8 months ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] db2@lemmy.world -29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 31 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) Can you fly out to my MIL every time her router breaks and fix it for her? Edit: holy shit, your edits are insane permalink fedilink source parent [+] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 23 points 8 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (1 child) I swear every single Plex related thread has the same Jellyfin fanatics coming in. Same energy as “my MIL has trouble with her computer” “just install Linux bro!” comments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 child) Still better than the army of Plex fanboys that all claim to have dozens of senior citizens streaming from their Plex server. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don't have dozens, but I have 3. Those three are close family members. Do you think people don't invite their parents or inlaws to their Plex server? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Clearly people do, but I think they represent a vocal minority of Plex's overall userbase. The expectation that a free project with no revenue stream should provide an ongoing service that's going to cost them money and seems to be what Plex is using to squeeze its users always strikes me as disingenuous. There are ways to enable remote access with Jellyfin, but you have to do it yourself because nobody's paying them to run those servers. permalink fedilink source parent [+] db2@lemmy.world -10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) Yeah that's totally how it works. 👍 e: lots of 🤡 in here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 18 points 8 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [+] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 months ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Passerby6497@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago* [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] three@lemmy.zip -2 points 8 months ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 31 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) Can you fly out to my MIL every time her router breaks and fix it for her? Edit: holy shit, your edits are insane permalink fedilink source parent
[+] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 23 points 8 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (1 child) I swear every single Plex related thread has the same Jellyfin fanatics coming in. Same energy as “my MIL has trouble with her computer” “just install Linux bro!” comments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 child) Still better than the army of Plex fanboys that all claim to have dozens of senior citizens streaming from their Plex server. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don't have dozens, but I have 3. Those three are close family members. Do you think people don't invite their parents or inlaws to their Plex server? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Clearly people do, but I think they represent a vocal minority of Plex's overall userbase. The expectation that a free project with no revenue stream should provide an ongoing service that's going to cost them money and seems to be what Plex is using to squeeze its users always strikes me as disingenuous. There are ways to enable remote access with Jellyfin, but you have to do it yourself because nobody's paying them to run those servers. permalink fedilink source parent [+] db2@lemmy.world -10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) Yeah that's totally how it works. 👍 e: lots of 🤡 in here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 18 points 8 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (1 child) I swear every single Plex related thread has the same Jellyfin fanatics coming in. Same energy as “my MIL has trouble with her computer” “just install Linux bro!” comments. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 child) Still better than the army of Plex fanboys that all claim to have dozens of senior citizens streaming from their Plex server. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don't have dozens, but I have 3. Those three are close family members. Do you think people don't invite their parents or inlaws to their Plex server? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Clearly people do, but I think they represent a vocal minority of Plex's overall userbase. The expectation that a free project with no revenue stream should provide an ongoing service that's going to cost them money and seems to be what Plex is using to squeeze its users always strikes me as disingenuous. There are ways to enable remote access with Jellyfin, but you have to do it yourself because nobody's paying them to run those servers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 child) Still better than the army of Plex fanboys that all claim to have dozens of senior citizens streaming from their Plex server. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don't have dozens, but I have 3. Those three are close family members. Do you think people don't invite their parents or inlaws to their Plex server? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Clearly people do, but I think they represent a vocal minority of Plex's overall userbase. The expectation that a free project with no revenue stream should provide an ongoing service that's going to cost them money and seems to be what Plex is using to squeeze its users always strikes me as disingenuous. There are ways to enable remote access with Jellyfin, but you have to do it yourself because nobody's paying them to run those servers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) I don't have dozens, but I have 3. Those three are close family members. Do you think people don't invite their parents or inlaws to their Plex server? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Clearly people do, but I think they represent a vocal minority of Plex's overall userbase. The expectation that a free project with no revenue stream should provide an ongoing service that's going to cost them money and seems to be what Plex is using to squeeze its users always strikes me as disingenuous. There are ways to enable remote access with Jellyfin, but you have to do it yourself because nobody's paying them to run those servers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Clearly people do, but I think they represent a vocal minority of Plex's overall userbase. The expectation that a free project with no revenue stream should provide an ongoing service that's going to cost them money and seems to be what Plex is using to squeeze its users always strikes me as disingenuous. There are ways to enable remote access with Jellyfin, but you have to do it yourself because nobody's paying them to run those servers. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] db2@lemmy.world -10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child) Yeah that's totally how it works. 👍 e: lots of 🤡 in here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 18 points 8 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Passerby6497@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago* [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (1 child) So I don't get it, I have mine up with a domain without tsilscale.. The clients are quite happy wherever. I don't even see that much "crawling" traffic that goes to the domain, most just hit the server by ip and get a static 401 page that the "default" site is hard coded to give out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] astro@leminal.space 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taldan@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I'm so confused why so many people think a VPN is the best solution. It's easy to implement, but hardly optimal, and certainly not the only solution permalink fedilink source parent
[+] astro@leminal.space 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taldan@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I'm so confused why so many people think a VPN is the best solution. It's easy to implement, but hardly optimal, and certainly not the only solution permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I'm so confused why so many people think a VPN is the best solution. It's easy to implement, but hardly optimal, and certainly not the only solution permalink fedilink source parent