What features are you talking about? I wasn’t using any Plex features that I don’t have on Jellyfin with just the basic “allow remote access” and port forwarding on my router. Maybe this is an issue with Windows as a lot of people seem to say it just doesn’t work even after doing that.
No, it’s a security thing for port forwarding. Opening a port and pointing directly at my home network isn’t recommended and isn’t nearly as safe as Plex’s central system (which comes with privacy issues). I’m running it on Linux, but the stock Jellyfin without plugins doesn’t have;
Intro detection/skip
Credits detection/skip
Thumbnails while seeking in video (in a meaningful way)
Subtitle search
Music sonic analysis, mood tags, style tags, etc.
Clients for game consoles/smart TVs
With plugins, Jellyfin can get some of these features, and can even exceed Plex is some areas, but it doesn’t have feature parity. The devs have even commented on this, saying that they want to end the v10 as an LTS, before building out a brand new backend/front end and clients with new features.
Fair enough. I don’t have an issue opening a port, but the computer its on is locally restricted and only runs as my media server. I may try looking for some interesting plugins, but I don’t use or care about any of those features. I’ve only used the android and roku apps for it which seem to work just fine.
What features are you talking about? I wasn’t using any Plex features that I don’t have on Jellyfin with just the basic “allow remote access” and port forwarding on my router. Maybe this is an issue with Windows as a lot of people seem to say it just doesn’t work even after doing that.
No, it’s a security thing for port forwarding. Opening a port and pointing directly at my home network isn’t recommended and isn’t nearly as safe as Plex’s central system (which comes with privacy issues). I’m running it on Linux, but the stock Jellyfin without plugins doesn’t have;
With plugins, Jellyfin can get some of these features, and can even exceed Plex is some areas, but it doesn’t have feature parity. The devs have even commented on this, saying that they want to end the v10 as an LTS, before building out a brand new backend/front end and clients with new features.
Fair enough. I don’t have an issue opening a port, but the computer its on is locally restricted and only runs as my media server. I may try looking for some interesting plugins, but I don’t use or care about any of those features. I’ve only used the android and roku apps for it which seem to work just fine.
That’s completely fair, your usage is the perfect one for jellyfin, and I’m a bit jealous. I almost regret sharing my server with my family. Haha