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I know what the discussion on my favourite podcast is gonna be next week. This is kinda shenanigans. Ive had plex SO bloody long I dont remember ever getting this option to set it. Now I only have 1 friend, but still. Setting changed.

Edit: I commented on why im still using Plex the other day

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My Jellfin server has crashed a few times for no ryhme or reason without having touched it for a couple of weeks (no patches, no watchtower for docker, just dead). Plex has been fine.
Plex has proper intro skipping.
I was able to set up parental controls on Plex very quickly without any headache.
The wife/kid factor. Plex was/is easier for them.
The amount of time I have invested into managing Plex over the past decade is still less than I have into managing Jellyfin in the past 3 years.
Lifetime plexpass was gifted to me.

I can't recommend Jellyfin enough, it's a perfect replacement for Plex

Œuf I hope this isn’t occurring in Europe…

But not really, no

Emby FTW.

this thread got me thinking. i was not happy about what plex did as many of you also did not like it. so today i installed jellyfin to test it out. i'm very impressed. the ui is simpler than plex, but i really like it. i found that it isn't exactly free though. to get guide data for live tv you must pay for the guide data, with the lifetime plex pass that was free. so this is a $35/year cost. not a huge issue, but true. the other thing i noticed is the media playback control is not as good as the plex control, but no media app has one as good as plex. need to think about this but i'll probably switch.

I have never used Plex, never interested to self-host it, never read about its history, didn't understand its pricing, didn't understand its self-hosting vs paid thingy.

And I will keep it that way !!

But, One thing that I do understand is that there are Venture Capitalists who are running the show now. One thing for sure about VCs is that they don't care about products or services, they only care about financial returns.

Now they are just generating the buzz in the community. It's just that they are waiting for the right time to screw everyone. Because the VCs will want their investment's returns.

So, thank you to Plex for existing, but NO THANKS !!

Jellyfin all the way!

Uses Plex over real open source like jellyfin and is surprised when his data is scraped. Get a clue then I'll care

What is the point of self hosting proprietary shit ?

I use Synology Video Station.

Y’all have friends on Plex? That’s the dumbest thing I’ve read this whole week.

I mean.... Plex didn't force you to friend anyone, and explained what being "friends" meant (being able to view their watching / rating / etc) so... Sorry you didn't bother to read?

I've only seen on Plex items on these emails. Nothing from my server.

Plex has always been for retards, people who are 7 years behind the tech-curve. You deserve this. They're just protecting themselves from the inevitable, the inevitable that you caused by misusing their software to do illegal things. Yes, I am a pirate myself so I know what this is really about. You're morons.