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Host Jellyfin either by running their easy setup script or by hosting it on docker, in order for it to be publicly accessible you will need to either port forward and give people your external IP or you need to have your own website. It’s very easy with a docker container to get it running locally, you literally just spin it up, the same as Plex.

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CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
The only thing that plex has over jellyfin at the moment (in my opinion) is the simple sign on and user options that allow users to have their own usernames and not have to know anything about reverse-proxying a domain for jellyfin access. It’s that little bit of back-end that you have to set up that’s the problem for the ‘normie’ users that a lot of plex admins cater to. That, and there’s some holes in where the jellyfin app is available.

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- meh@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  plex is still definitely easier to get started on. i don't begrudge anyone still going that route, i had a lifetime plexpass the last 8yrs i think. jellyfin is a great option if you either already know how to set things up and want full control. Or you're looking for an opportunity to learn more about reverse proxy, dns and authentication/access systems. plex is still i nice gateway drug.
  
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- AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  And Plexamp.
  
  And a decent AppleTV app.
  
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  - candyman337@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    There’s plugins that can replace Plexamp
    
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    AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    So it does the Sonic adventure on mobile in a free app? And has offline storage? And has a station creator?
    
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iopq@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Jellyfin us easy to run, but then when you are running it it just doesn’t have your files. Are they in the incorrect folder structure? Who knows

I literally just run Kodi and it just works, I can browse my folders and watch stuff

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- sqw@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  this was the dealbreaker for me. the demand for specific file and directory naming schemes with no default indexer seems deranged.
  
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- candyman337@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I use sonarr and radarr, they automatically structure the folder system, and you can also have the same issues with Plex. I had an issue where Plex would not no matter what detect the newest episode of a show and Jellyfin picked it up no problem
  
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