How much longer before the yearly/monthly goes up this much.
this post was submitted on 19 May 2026
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My Jellyfin server goes, "Burrrrrrr!"
That's just gonna drive lazy people to learn how to use something open source like Jellyfin.
Wait wait wait so… you pay THEM to let YOU share YOUR media? Wha?
An absolutely insane number of self hosting options require a subscription for now fucking reasoning.
Not a one time buy which would at least make sense. No no! Its a monthly fee AND half the time they require a Internet connection and checkin. Just to SELF HOST.
its fucking baffling.
Not a one time buy which would at least make sense. No no! Its a monthly fee AND half the time they require a Internet connection and checkin. Just to SELF HOST.
Yeah, the DRM has to make sure your subscription is up to date. For the service you provide all the hardware for. The service you will personally have to install and maintain.
I wonder if instead of Jellyfin + Tailscale, people should be doing Jellyfin + Netbird.
Netbird offers a reverse proxy, so you can easily expose Jellyfin to the public Internet and not have to jump through hoops for friends and family...
https://docs.netbird.io/manage/reverse-proxy
At least, in theory... I haven't tried this setup yet, but I'm thinking about it...
I bought my parent's an Android TV, just so they could install Tailscale on it. Unfortunately, Android TV keeps killing Tailscale or doesn't launch it on boot. They're old, so they can't really troubleshoot VPN issues.
tailscale also offers a reverse proxy through their "funnel" - https://tailscale.com/docs/features/tailscale-funnel
but I've been looking at netbird and might switch, so who knows what i'll be using a year from now
Would be nice if Plex showed their numbers; what they pay in licensing, maintenance etc and profit
Plex announces that it is tired of having all of these customers buying their software
Literally 10x the price I paid for mine
Early adopter club 🙌🙌
Early rejector club. Jellyfin gang.
I have underwear older then jellyfin. Plex was the only option for some time
Edit: Alright, alright, it wasn't the only option, but it was the cleanest/easiest way to make a home server feel like a streaming service that I knew of at the time
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I don't know why anyone would pay that instead of using Jellyfin. I've had my server up for years now and it works great.
How much do you donate to jellyfin? If I sum up my 20 bucks per year for the next 50 years, I end up with 1000 bucks. If I wanted to pay today, I'd donate even more to jellyfin. (Neglecting inflation)
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I got a Plex Lifetime Pass mainly for Plexamp + Tidal, but then they removed the Tidal integration. Roon lifetime pass is similar to what Plex is now, which is basically the only other option for this that exists right now.
Posted this link earlier and it got deleted with no mod log. Anyone able to explain so I can avoid future issues?
Laugh while you can monkey boy! But in 2037 when its $75000 for a lifetime pass, I'll be the one laughing then!
If you just live long enough this is an amazing deal! A steal I tell you!
If you don't see it that way you are timid and weak and don't have the confidence to survive another 6 or 7 decades!
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