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I've been using Jellyfin for about six months and have been overjoyed with it. Amazing alternative to the nasty proprietary apps like Plex and Emby. Previously

by branon 7y ago

I've been using Jellyfin for about six months and have been overjoyed with it. Amazing alternative to the nasty proprietary apps like Plex and Emby. Previously, I was pointing Kodi at an SFTP server which worked fine, similar to the guy who had a good experience with VLC. Those are both great standalone solutions. However, adding "media server" software like Jellyfin into the mix gives my users a much wider variety of clients to choose from (including the Jellyfin addon for Kodi) without compromising freedom. Various other perks include tracking watched status across devices, Chromecast support, and re-encoding video files so they play on old clients or slower connections. The playback reporting plugin is fun as well. Keep up the great work everybody!

SamBam 7y ago
Just so the rest of us know, what's "nasty" about Plex and Emby?
- branon 7y ago
  I speak mainly in regards to their closed-source, proprietary nature. I used Plex briefly some years ago, but became dissatisfied with nag screens, paywalls, and the inability to conduct user authentication on my own terms. Usage of a Plex account (or Google/Facebook integration) is mandatory, which is uncool. Emby used to be alright but as of version 3.6, the project was taken closed-source[0]. Thankfully the Jellyfin developers stepped in, and are working to continue the legacy. [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20181212100152/https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/issues/3479 https://web.archive.org/web/20181212100152/https://github.co...
charwalker 7y ago
How are you handling remote access to Jellyfin? I have it set up internally but not yet accessible to friends/family.
- branon 7y ago
  I've got nginx running and acting as a reverse proxy[0]. I've found it's an easy way to manage TLS certificates, and using a memorable subdomain is a bonus for my users as well. The Jellyfin server is configured so no user tiles are shown on the login screen. Everybody who logs in must type both a username and password. My upstream bandwidth is not great, so WAN streams are choked to 4 Mbps each, for all users except myself of course ;) [0] https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/reverse-proxy.html#nginx https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/reverse-pro...

by branon 7y ago

SamBam 7y ago

Just so the rest of us know, what's "nasty" about Plex and Emby?

branon 7y ago
I speak mainly in regards to their closed-source, proprietary nature. I used Plex briefly some years ago, but became dissatisfied with nag screens, paywalls, and the inability to conduct user authentication on my own terms. Usage of a Plex account (or Google/Facebook integration) is mandatory, which is uncool. Emby used to be alright but as of version 3.6, the project was taken closed-source[0]. Thankfully the Jellyfin developers stepped in, and are working to continue the legacy. [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20181212100152/https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/issues/3479 https://web.archive.org/web/20181212100152/https://github.co...

charwalker 7y ago

How are you handling remote access to Jellyfin? I have it set up internally but not yet accessible to friends/family.

branon 7y ago
I've got nginx running and acting as a reverse proxy[0]. I've found it's an easy way to manage TLS certificates, and using a memorable subdomain is a bonus for my users as well. The Jellyfin server is configured so no user tiles are shown on the login screen. Everybody who logs in must type both a username and password. My upstream bandwidth is not great, so WAN streams are choked to 4 Mbps each, for all users except myself of course ;) [0] https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/reverse-proxy.html#nginx https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/reverse-pro...