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minus-squarejws_shadotak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·8 days agoThe hard part about Jellyfin is that it requires your own domain and some more self-hosting knowledge that a hobbyist might not have yet. It’s not a super hard transition, but it took me a few months on/off to learn the basics of hosting a website from my house. I’m still trying to figure out headscale on a VPS so I can mask my home IP
minus-squareReannlegge@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·8 days agoI have my own domains, but I do not use them for Jellyfin. I use Jellyfin on my lan or over my personal VPN.
minus-squarejws_shadotak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 days agoThat means it can’t be shared (easily) with others. That’s the appeal of Plex and the reason why switching entirely to Jellyfin is not an easy thing to do.
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·8 days agoMost people should be using a VPN and not exposing these things to the internet at large via proxies or port forwards.
minus-squarejws_shadotak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoRight, but if you’re hosting Plex then you’ve likely shared it with friends/family. Jellyfin isn’t as easy to share.
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoIt’s also pretty insecure so host over the web at your own risk.
The hard part about Jellyfin is that it requires your own domain and some more self-hosting knowledge that a hobbyist might not have yet.
It’s not a super hard transition, but it took me a few months on/off to learn the basics of hosting a website from my house.
I’m still trying to figure out headscale on a VPS so I can mask my home IP
I have my own domains, but I do not use them for Jellyfin. I use Jellyfin on my lan or over my personal VPN.
That means it can’t be shared (easily) with others. That’s the appeal of Plex and the reason why switching entirely to Jellyfin is not an easy thing to do.
Most people should be using a VPN and not exposing these things to the internet at large via proxies or port forwards.
Right, but if you’re hosting Plex then you’ve likely shared it with friends/family. Jellyfin isn’t as easy to share.
It’s also pretty insecure so host over the web at your own risk.