Comment on Why I moved my Plex library to Jellyfin after 14 years

• klankin@piefed.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  But also benefits of both, reduced cost with easier remote setup, while simultaneously not being plex

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  • hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wait, does emby do remote access similar to Plex? And without VPN like JF? That’s literally the only thing keeping me on Plex.

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    • halcyoncmdr@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, via an Emby Connect account through their server infrastructure for the initial connection.

      Does This Mean My Streaming is Passing Through the Cloud?
      No, all connections are direct from your devices to your Emby Server. The sole purpose of the Emby Connect feature is to help your devices locate your Emby Server so that you don’t have to set it up yourself.

      I used it in the past, but moved off when I started self-hosting more than Emby. I now have a cheap VPS at Digital Ocean and a Pangolin droplet to handle any web apps that I need to share a remote connection for (like Emby and Jellyseerr), without having to bother with VPN setup. Works like a Cloudflare Tunnel, but without the cloudflare crap.

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      • hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        So basically if I slap emby on an open port, and point my domain to my IP, it’ll work just the same. Connect is just for people without static IP addresses?

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    • klankin@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I only personally have experience with jellyfin, but the docs of Emby look to support the same remote access as Plex (without the TURN server).

      So essentially you can use a login instead of a server IP, but it does require port forwarding or upnp on your router - which you may already have enabled.

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