Not really, if you use Kodi the information on what you have watched remains on the PC running Kodi, if you always watch from the same device that’s not a big deal, but if you like to watch stuff on your smart tv, then on your PC, and downloading some to watch on your phone on the go, having the information of which episodes you’ve watched on the server helps keep things organized.
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atthecoast@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
I’ve never seen the appeal. A simple smb share and Kodi work perfectly fine no?
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
themakara@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Not on the go, but you can use your own DDNS/VPN & Jellyfin for that instead of Plex
haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 4 weeks ago
Smb means you have to download the whole file. That isnt gonna fly in every configuration. But jellyfin does the trick easily.
frank_exchange_of_views@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
It’s not great with a family, each with multiple devices. Years ago I used it with a central MySQL db, but it was a huge pain and frequently broke with updates.
As mentioned by others, Jellyfin is an amazing alternative and I’ve been using it for a few years already.