Why I moved my Plex library to Jellyfin after 14 years
2026-06-08 10:30 UTC
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@fpslem@lemmy.world 2026-06-08 11:59
This article doesn’t mention the limitations of remote access for Jellyfin, which requires some tricks like reverse proxy or Tailscale. I think Jellyfin is a great option if you only watch/listen on your home network, but if anyone wants to replicate the remote access capabilities of Plex, I typically warn them they are going to have to roll their sleeves up.
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@Croquette@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-08 19:31
Side question here: how big is your storage pool for those of you that runs a jellyfin server? I just started a Jellyfin server, but with the current hdd prices, it fills up fast and I need to manage my library a lot more than I’d like
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@tomkatt@lemmy.world 2026-06-09 02:24
Despite all of this, I haven’t completely abandoned Plex. Plexamp remains one of the best self-hosted music applications I’ve ever used. Lyrion, Music Assistant, and Navidrome are all solid options. And Jellyfin also supports music hosting, along with FinAmp, which has similar functionality to PlexAmp (maybe not as good, but download functionality works). Personally, I abandoned PlexAmp. Wasn’t worth keeping with the rest and it has been downhill since the loss of Tidal integration. Navidrome clients work great, have solid radio and discovery features for large collections, and support local downloading for on the go. And for local listening, I’d argue that Lyrion with Blissmix or LastFM “Don’t Stop the Music” plugins are as good and sometimes better than PlexAmp. And Navidrome and/or Music Assistant with AudioMuse-AI plugin utterly destroys PlexAmp’s radio/DJ functionality. Install AudioMuse, scan your library and go, it just works. Especially with recent builds having native Linux, Mac, and Windows now (I deployed with Docker compose before these options were available).
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@gointhefridge@lemmy.zip 2026-06-09 21:18
I just want an Apple TV app for Jellyfin then I’ll switch.