• Xanza@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Escaping vendor lock-in. It’s why people hate the cloud when it used to be the answer for everything. You make a good product that can only be used with your hardware/software, whatever, and people run from that shit because it’s abused more often than not.

    Apple is the biggest example of this. Synology is getting worse and worse. Plex not far behind either.

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      2 months ago

      I recently discovered that Plex no longer works over local network, if you lose internet service. A) you can’t login without internet access. B) even if you’re already logged in, apps do not find and recognize your local server without internet access. So, yeah, Plex is already there.

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        2 months ago

        even if you’re already logged in, apps do not find and recognize your local server without internet access.

        You set your server in those app’s settings to not use direct connect and thus they are being routed through Plex’s servers

        When you select your Plex libraries from the drop-down there are usually 2 options, one will be the local IP and say (direct), that’s always the best choice if you’re able

        I just turned off my Internet connection to my Chromecast and tested, no issues with accessing my media

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          2 months ago

          Nice! How are you using a chromecast without internet? Mine screams at me to get a google account.

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            2 months ago

            Chromecast w/ google TV, sorry, so like a fire stick but different branding. Once you’re signed into apps on it it’ll remember you cuz it’s a full android device

      • Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub
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        2 months ago

        A lot of people that run Plex have a Jellyfin container on standby, or they’ll use Plex for friends and family and use JF at home.

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      2 months ago

      I’d say plex is up there. “Want to use your hardware and bandwidth to view your own files? Pay us!”

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        2 months ago

        I’m down for paying for a piece of software. I bought a lifetime subscription back in the day I feel like until recently it served me pretty well. And to be fair they are caching the movie database, providing SSL keys, epg, low speed proxy through cgnat for people, there’s quite a bit too there cloud operations that they do deserve money for.

        What pisses me off is the mining of my watch habits, and the slow and enshitification of features.

        14 years of lifetime Plex pass for $75, they don’t really owe me anything, But I am moving on.

        I’m slowly digging my way out of sights with algorithms, clawing my way out of Google is particularly difficult. I’m considering spinning my own Alexa with whisper

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        2 months ago

        Nothing wrong with having to pay for software if the prices are reasonable. It’s a product like any other, with real people working on it.