Plex has that option.
Not sure if jellyfin has it
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Since Jellyfin v10.6.0, it's had a feature called SyncPlay allowing multiple users to watch the same thing at the same time (coordinates pauses, fast forwarding/rewinding, and all that between clients). I've used it and it worked like a charm, although I did find that not all clients support it.
We'll get it added to Roku one day 🤞
Can confirm group-watching with Plex. I did this quite a few times with some friends during the darkest initial pandemic times and it's a great way to connect with distant friends. I also recommend, as someone mentioned, a simultaneous discord chat. We exclusively watched horrible movies and MST3K'd the shit out of them.
I use SyncPlay since it works on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Wow, that's great! Watched a video of what it looks like and this is very close to what I'd want from a watch party!
Can't do .mkv unfortunately which is what almost everyone uses on the high seas but if it's .mp4 or YT you're golden.
You can use https://watchparty.me as long as your upstream bandwidth is fast enough for amount of friends * bitrate, or you can selfhost it or get a premium account so their servers stream your file (so you only have to have bandwidth for a single stream yourself).
WatchParty works fine for watching YouTube together but uploading to your friends requires Chrome. I've also never been able to get video working with mkv files. Webm works but I've never seen a release in a webm container.
Peario for Stremio is an option.
Reddit tutorial; https://www.reddit.com/r/StremioAddons/comments/g6klce/remote_addon_watch_together_with_friends_with_the/
Do I have to download the media or can I stream it straight from Stremio/Torrentio?
Edit: peario.xyz does not work when I tried it with a friend. I think you both must have Torrentio, which I think is stupid and a little pointless
Stream
Edit: if using Stremio+Torrentio it is worth paying for something like Real Debrid. Negates needing VPN and much faster streaming rate.
That combo is what made me drop my Plex server plus softwarr... That and the lack of storage 🤣
U can use syncplay without jellyfin, there is a couple watch party rooms aswell in the internet but sadly most limit the free option to 720p
Another one I haven't seen mentioned
Of your into self hosting.
Basically, it's an always streaming virtual web browser.
When I had the quest 2 we did it with an app, don't remember if it was Big screen or what but the experience was great.
I used to use bigscreen before my quest broke, altho my friends are too broke to buy new tech.
BETTER. YET.