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We're definitely getting to the point where piracy is getting more convenient than paying again. At one point I was paying for Netflix, prime, disney+, and vide

by midasz 5y ago

We're definitely getting to the point where piracy is getting more convenient than paying again. At one point I was paying for Netflix, prime, disney+, and videoland (a Dutch VOD service). There was a show my wife wanted to watch so I check it on the well-marketed "don't steal, get a subscription - everything is available :)" service film.nl. Not available. I do some googling and it's available on Prime, for $20 a season. Fine. Whatever. Go to checkout but can't pay because I need a US bank account? Next weekend I spent a bit of time setting up the arrs and life has been great. Open Overseerr on my phone, request a TV show or movie, arrs do their magic, and within ~10-60 minutes I can watch it on any of my devices through Plex. The ecosystem of Overseerr, Sonarr/Radarr, Prowlarr, Bazarr, Plex.. and whatever *downloadclient+vpn) is just super well integrated. This all being a bunch of simple docker-compose files makes it accessible for anyone who has a little bit of technical skills and a free afternoon. I still have spotify but honestly also thinking of cancelling it, I'm stuck in my bubble anyway. Paying 10 euros a month for the same few albums just isn't worth it.

wara23arish 5y ago
Do you have any recommendations for a complete beginner on how to have the same setup?
vanilla_nut 5y ago
Ditch Spotify and start contributing to open source personal library streaming apps — I’ve been using Jellyfin+Finamp+Sonixd for streaming my music library for a couple of months now, and I’m so glad I made the switch from Spotify. As a bonus, my money now goes to artists I choose on Bandcamp to buy physical + digital album files… instead of to the army of UI redesigners, podcast-pushers, and VC firms associated with Spotify.
- xerox13ster 5y ago
  This is what I have done but now that Bandcamp has been purchased by Epic I have nothing left because I refuse to use it now. It might be the same now but how do I know what's changing behind the scenes or if it's something I want to support?
  - vanilla_nut 5y ago
    I know how you feel. I suspect for now it’s fine to use Bandcamp, though I don’t like the feel that I’m contributing to Epic’s bottom line. Right now, I have to assume it’s just as good for artists as it was before, except with someone new signing the checks. I’ll be on the lookout for news about Epic changing things, abusing artists, or funnelling egregious amounts of money into podcasts, though…

by midasz 5y ago

wara23arish 5y ago

Do you have any recommendations for a complete beginner on how to have the same setup?

vanilla_nut 5y ago

Ditch Spotify and start contributing to open source personal library streaming apps — I’ve been using Jellyfin+Finamp+Sonixd for streaming my music library for a couple of months now, and I’m so glad I made the switch from Spotify. As a bonus, my money now goes to artists I choose on Bandcamp to buy physical + digital album files… instead of to the army of UI redesigners, podcast-pushers, and VC firms associated with Spotify.

xerox13ster 5y ago
This is what I have done but now that Bandcamp has been purchased by Epic I have nothing left because I refuse to use it now. It might be the same now but how do I know what's changing behind the scenes or if it's something I want to support?
- vanilla_nut 5y ago
  I know how you feel. I suspect for now it’s fine to use Bandcamp, though I don’t like the feel that I’m contributing to Epic’s bottom line. Right now, I have to assume it’s just as good for artists as it was before, except with someone new signing the checks. I’ll be on the lookout for news about Epic changing things, abusing artists, or funnelling egregious amounts of money into podcasts, though…