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People who are staying on Plex, have you tried Jellyfin? What about it do you not prefer? (real question) (discuss.online)

submitted 3 weeks ago by kiol@discuss.online to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Honest question, because I know multiple people who are not looking to jump ship since they already have the Plex Pass.

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[–] Sickday@kbin.earth 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No free Apple TV app is kind of a deal-breaker. Even Emby has one. Also the Roku app still crashes fairly regularly for me just randomly either browsing or during playback.

I'd love to use it fulltime but I don't want to have to buy new devices just to use it. Plex already works and I picked up a lifetime pass when it wasn't insanely priced.

[–] kiol@discuss.online 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Swiftfin app for Apple TV is free. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swiftfin/id1604098728
There is also the more recent Moonfin: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/moonfin/id6761283970

So, two free options for tvOS / Apple TV.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've had little luck with Swiftfin. Last time I tried it, it wouldn't connect to my server by IP: port.

[–] kiol@discuss.online 1 points 3 weeks ago

That happened to me related to needing http:// https:// before the ip, then it worked. Also added avahi mdns, to use hostname.local instead of ip

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Both are not nearly as polished/finished as the Plex app on AppleTV

[–] MacStache@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

First time I’ve heard of Moonfin, but it looks really promising. iOS version works great, need to check tvOS version later this weekend! Thanks!