Plex is easy. You can self-host, and your friend can watch on a web browser.
this post was submitted on 25 Dec 2024
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Jellyfin is arguably better, and also free
No it isn't. Not even remotely close. Fuck off.
Whoa, no need to get offended so quickly, have you considered providing anything to the debate instead of being that unconstructive?
You are the one being unconstructive. Jellyfin is a mess and not remotely feature parity with Plex. OP needs something simple that just works out of the box. Plex answers that call. Jellyfin doesn't. Go away.
Someone got shitty presents
It's really simple to set up and works perfectly. Download the software (optimally docker), add a reverse proxy (if you want SSL with a domain), add folders with movies and you're good to go. Also Plex's pricing is pretty steep for something a free and open source program can do perfectly.
I’m reasonably tech savvy and I was lost about thirty seconds into reading Docker documentation. OP asked for a very simple solution, and Docker alone is anything but simple.
I kind of hate how many things have docker involved in their install/use process.
Honestly. It's truly trash ASF. I would argue shitty development.
That's fair
(optimally docker), add a reverse proxy (if you want SSL with a domain)
Yeah... This is self explanatory...
It's really not that hard, and if it is I'm more than willing to help anyone with it ^^
Plex's "simplicity" is not worth 100€ and the risk of enshittification, as it has to connect to their servers for authentication.
It is harder than Plex though, with it you only need to get the installer and you are done, that if you are not CGNATED ofc...
Plex's "simplicity" is not worth 100€ and the risk of enshittification, as it has to connect to their servers for authentication.
I can't even recall since when I am a Plex Pass user, but it has been some years already that's for sure, I got the lifetime tier in a deal years ago and I have never felt the enshitification for my usage (which now paired with RD + Zurg+ Riven has only improved LMAO).
And if they decided to "enshitify" to a degree that would affect my setup (highly unlikely) Jellyfin and Emby still are there for sure.
Also good luck running Jellyfin in locked systems such as a PS4 or PS5... I was amazed several years ago when I watched a movie with my PSVR in that god awful low resolution in my PS4 through Plex lol.
People pay for plex….lol why the free version has been working for me fine for over 3 years.
Go away.
No >:3
Alternatively to Plex, Stremio + a debrid account, you can set it up for them remotely and it is pretty easy to use, and you immediately get more content than all the streaming services combined lol.
Stremio is P2P though so without a vpn the parents are probably gonna hear about their ISP pretty soon. Or would debrid enable OP to host some stuff for their friend to access through stremio or something ?
Or would debrid enable OP to host some stuff for their friend to access through stremio or something ?
The debrid service caches the torrents in their servers and usually have better speeds than what the seeders provide, so you get the best experience while streaming and they deal with the DMCA strikes and such.
I see, never heard about them but that sounds pretty useful
It is indeed, I effectively ditched watching 1080p films from my Plex server to streaming 4K remuxes files from Stremio Kodi through RD.
In a nutshell I stopped cherry picking which movies to get in 4K for my Plex Server due to storage issues and now I stream every movie that is available in said format, whether it is a "masterpiece" or not.
Search for "fmhy" (Free Media, Heck Yeah!) - they keep a regularly updated wiki with all sorts of piracy options, including streaming sites that can be visited in a browser via incognito mode. It's extremely comprehensive with how-to's & all that.
Watch in web browser at
No downloads to track. Clear the cache or watch in "private" browser.
Mostly football but also has streams of movie channels from cable tv...
Won't the ISP notice that?
Yes, it would be rare to get a warning for this. But usually visiting a website is not a crime, just when you watch something copyrighted thats whats criminal. As long as there is HTTPS on the connection, they can't check what data is being transferred.
So only the DNS entry gets leaked (ie the domain name). But then you can set up dns over tlp or dns over https then even the domain will be hidden.
If you use a proper vpn, they will automatically set up all this for you anyways.
In theory they could, but that would mean constantly snooping on customer traffic and checking their requests against constantly updated lists of pirate related sites, and ISPs almost universally rely on external complaints which is only possible with P2P piracy.
Combined with the fact that it's in ISPs best interests to keep you on as a paying customer means they all look the other way until someone complains instead of actively looking for reasons to lose customers.
The actual main risk with those streaming sites is that some have crypto miners that run in the background, so make sure to close those tabs when you're done, and use an ad blocker to reduce the risk of malware and you're fine.
Probably, but only the website address at most.
Nothing they can or want to do with that.