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Not surprising, I guess.
I really don't see how they'll manage to successfully commercialize it. Especially with strong competitors like Jellyfin that don't push intermediary servers or low quality content that many do not want.
I think the biggest roadblock for jellyfin is setting up remote access in a way that has feature parity with Plex. Every one always says it's so easy, just use tailscale, or zerotier, but that gets complicated when using different devices, or letting your non-tech family use your server.
I figured it out, but with zero experience, setting up my reverse proxy was pretty difficult. Then the plugins to get feature parity like skip intro support, is a far cry from opening a port for Plex.
In the end, jellyfin was totally worth it, plugins are awesome, and it can be less hassle at times when I'm trying to play a video. On the flipsode though, most people would not have the patience necessary to do all of that. If they aren't interested in tech, and only want to watch videos on the go, it's a non starter.
I don't really see how that can be fixed though, without ending up giving power from your own media though. Admittedly, I'm just a scrub with an opinion.
What features are you talking about? I wasn't using any Plex features that I don't have on Jellyfin with just the basic "allow remote access" and port forwarding on my router. Maybe this is an issue with Windows as a lot of people seem to say it just doesn't work even after doing that.
No, it’s a security thing for port forwarding. Opening a port and pointing directly at my home network isn’t recommended and isn’t nearly as safe as Plex’s central system (which comes with privacy issues). I’m running it on Linux, but the stock Jellyfin without plugins doesn’t have;
With plugins, Jellyfin can get some of these features, and can even exceed Plex is some areas, but it doesn’t have feature parity. The devs have even commented on this, saying that they want to end the v10 as an LTS, before building out a brand new backend/front end and clients with new features.
Fair enough. I don't have an issue opening a port, but the computer its on is locally restricted and only runs as my media server. I may try looking for some interesting plugins, but I don't use or care about any of those features. I've only used the android and roku apps for it which seem to work just fine.