No, the argument for plex is that it’s easy and widely supported. It has an app on every device in existence, and a new user can be streaming from a friends server remotely within minutes of asking for access, with no VPN or IP whitelisting or any other workaround required. Secure, fast, easy.
no VPN or IP whitelisting or any other workaround required
But what about this? I can spin up a Docker image of Plex, log in, and it just works. My tech illiterate family members and friends can access it and I don’t have to deal with setting all of these other items up. Plex will just use UPnP out of the box whereas I’d need to set up DLNA or some other means to get remote Jellyfin access working.
Maybe I am wrong but this is why myself and others opt to just use Plex for family and friends and Jellyfin locally. 🙂
No, the argument for plex is that it’s easy and widely supported. It has an app on every device in existence, and a new user can be streaming from a friends server remotely within minutes of asking for access, with no VPN or IP whitelisting or any other workaround required. Secure, fast, easy.
What platform doesn’t support Jellyfin?
The rest of that applies to Jellyfin as well, I just give you the url and the account details then you’re good to go.
But what about this? I can spin up a Docker image of Plex, log in, and it just works. My tech illiterate family members and friends can access it and I don’t have to deal with setting all of these other items up. Plex will just use UPnP out of the box whereas I’d need to set up DLNA or some other means to get remote Jellyfin access working.
Maybe I am wrong but this is why myself and others opt to just use Plex for family and friends and Jellyfin locally. 🙂