Plex is starting to enforce its new rules, which prevent users from remotely accessing a personal media server without a subscription fee.

If anyone needs it: https://jellyfin.org/

  • ripcord@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Is it more intuitive to set up for remote streaming to friends…? That’s the use case here and as far as I know the answer is a big “no”.

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      4 months ago

      If you have a static IP it’s super easy. If you don’t, it’s less easy, but you should configure Plex the same way if you don’t want to use their proxy, which lowers the speed anyway.

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          4 months ago

          Step one: get your in-laws a cheap Apple TV from whatever site you use for used electronics. Or even a new one.

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              4 months ago

              I’m only bent on people running software on shit hardware. Roku is bottom barrel crap along with cheap TV sticks.

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          4 months ago

          forgot most of you here are americans, roku isn’t a thing in my country. everyone who i share to uses a pc, htpc, phone or tablet for that

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            4 months ago

            Roku is also a thing in Europe.

            Though I also gave up trying to set up Tailscale for people and just exposed Jellyfin (behind a reverse proxy).

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        4 months ago

        Lol

        Edit: honestly, I could start itemizing why this person’s response is terrible, but all it feels like it deserves is “lol”.