I was just forwarded this someone in my household who watches our server. That’s it folks. I’ve been a hold out for a long time, but this is honestly it.

They want me to pay to stream content that I bought from my hardware transcoded also on my hardware.

I’ll say it. As of today, I say Plex is dead. Luckily I’ve been setting up Jellyfin, I guess it’s time to make it production ready.

Edit I have a Plex Pass. More comments saying “Just buy a plex pass” are seriously not getting it. I have a Plex Pass and my users are still getting this.

  • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techOPEnglish
    163·
    2 days ago

    Define remote streaming, because they all support it unless there’s some term I don’t know about. Jellyfin allows me to remote stream out of the box - just like Plex used to.

    The only thing I can think of that you’re referring to is the proxied streaming thing, which I don’t care about anyway. Jellyfin connects directly to my new server

        • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
          22·
          23 hours ago

          Lol, if you expose a Jellyfin server to the open internet you deserve what happens to your devices.

          • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            4·
            1 day ago

            I do.

            And I wasn’t bitching about Plex. This was my first comment in this thread.

            That said, I’m also a lifetime Plex Pass subscriber, since waaaayyyyy back. And I’ll add that this is clearly a shitty money grab, and Plex deserves the complaints.

            • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
              12·
              24 hours ago

              You realize that if you’re using Wireguard or a vpn tunnel to connect to Jellyfin remotely, then that would also entirely get around Plex’s paid for remote streaming, right?

              • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                4·
                23 hours ago

                I’m not, but also as I pointed out thats already irrelevant to me. I have a lifetime subscription, and have for a loooonnggg time.

                That doesnt make it any less of a shitty cash grab just because it doesnt impact me at all.

                • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
                  12·
                  23 hours ago

                  It’s not a cash grab. It a change to their pricing model. They’ve added this fee while removing the unlock fees for their Android and iOS apps. Basically just shifting their structure of recouping development costs from all android and iOS users, to just server owners without a Plex pass.

                  • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                    3·
                    23 hours ago

                    The drastic changes in limits are a cash grab.

                    There is now a subscription requirement for the server owners or the users. This is not a Plex Pass only approach, there is a Watch subscription as well.

                    It is a cash grab. Its also not their first, and won’t be their last.

                    Its why I use JF despite being a lifetime Plex pass subscriber.