Plex now want to SELL your personal data
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Sorry, I meant "Plex took away free remote streaming".
You're being really, really snippy. Either have a coffee or take a breather, but calling strangers liars is way offside.
I'm not lying, I can show you my Fw config. My son called me yesterday saying he couldn't watch Plex, something about the Plex pass. I just changed the Fw rule DST nat mangle port and told him to use jellyfin. The user is local, so that's dead easy. Done in 10 minutes.
And yes, most users don't have this kind of experience, granted. But Plex comes with its own stupidities, like in 2020 when my wife had to pay $5 for the Plex app so she could access our library. Or the exercise of sharing libraries if you don't have a Plex pass, which is a real pain.
But that wasn't my point. I was trying to relay that jellyfin isn't as buggy and difficult as a lot of self hosters claim.
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I don't know why everyone in the selfhosting community still even mentions Plex or uses it.
It's closed source, not free; Jellyfin is a no brainer yet people still go to Plex??
wrote on 29 May 2025, 14:30 last edited byJellyfin is hardly a no-brainer. I set it up out of curiosity a few weeks ago and my first question was how do I give access to my friends and family. So I searched, and all of the results were talking about setting up a VPN or a reverse proxy or whatever. Man, I just want to tell my mom "install this app on your tv and log in", which is exactly what Plex does.
I get that Plex is enshittifying, but pretending Jellyfin is a drop-in replacement is delusional.
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Jellyfin is hardly a no-brainer. I set it up out of curiosity a few weeks ago and my first question was how do I give access to my friends and family. So I searched, and all of the results were talking about setting up a VPN or a reverse proxy or whatever. Man, I just want to tell my mom "install this app on your tv and log in", which is exactly what Plex does.
I get that Plex is enshittifying, but pretending Jellyfin is a drop-in replacement is delusional.
wrote on 29 May 2025, 14:48 last edited byJellyfin is a no-brainer. Publishing services on the Internet is complex.
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I consent to Plex to: (i) sell certain personal information (hashed emails, advertising identifiers) to third-parties for advertising and marketing purposes; and (ii) store and/or access certain personal information (advertising identifiers, IP address, content being watched) on my device(s) and share that information with Plex’s advertising partners. This data is used to deliver personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Your consent applies to all devices on which you have Plex installed. You can withdraw your consent at any time in
Account Settings or using this page.Soure: https://www.plex.tv/vendors/
(Might have to clear cache)Can also read about the changes here:
https://www.plex.tv/about/privacy-legal/wrote on 29 May 2025, 15:15 last edited byIf we find out "I do not consent" opts out, I'm fine with it. If we find out "I do not consent" leads to a "Close our account" page, it's time for pitchforks, especially since they recently had a huge sale on lifetime memberships.
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Well, I didn't appreciate your "frankly I think you're lying" comment, so I guess we're even.
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:::wrote on 29 May 2025, 16:28 last edited byJellyfin is basically as easy to use as plex within the same network. I’ve set up both dueing the past 6 months. The only big difference is that Jellyfin is much more of a pain to work through port forwarding.
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Jellyfin is a no-brainer. Publishing services on the Internet is complex.
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I consent to Plex to: (i) sell certain personal information (hashed emails, advertising identifiers) to third-parties for advertising and marketing purposes; and (ii) store and/or access certain personal information (advertising identifiers, IP address, content being watched) on my device(s) and share that information with Plex’s advertising partners. This data is used to deliver personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Your consent applies to all devices on which you have Plex installed. You can withdraw your consent at any time in
Account Settings or using this page.Soure: https://www.plex.tv/vendors/
(Might have to clear cache)Can also read about the changes here:
https://www.plex.tv/about/privacy-legal/wrote on 29 May 2025, 16:33 last edited byCan someone clue me in on the reason why anyone would prefer Plex instead of Jellyfin?
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:::wrote on 29 May 2025, 16:44 last edited byYeah, but then you're not self-hosting, you're paying or using their free services to manage that for you.
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Yeah, but then you're not self-hosting, you're paying or using their free services to manage that for you.
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:::wrote on 29 May 2025, 17:13 last edited byYou called him a liar and then got pissy when he fired back. Grow a thicker skin or don't start shit.
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You called him a liar and then got pissy when he fired back. Grow a thicker skin or don't start shit.
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If we find out "I do not consent" opts out, I'm fine with it. If we find out "I do not consent" leads to a "Close our account" page, it's time for pitchforks, especially since they recently had a huge sale on lifetime memberships.
wrote on 29 May 2025, 17:23 last edited by"I do not consent" is indeed an opt out and you can use plex just as you were before.
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:::wrote on 29 May 2025, 17:26 last edited byYup. And letting them collect data on what goes through their service is the cost.
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Yup. And letting them collect data on what goes through their service is the cost.
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"I do not consent" is indeed an opt out and you can use plex just as you were before.
wrote on 29 May 2025, 17:38 last edited byGood to know. When I get this prompt at home I'll be watching my Pihole server quite closely for a while to see for sure.
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Good to know. When I get this prompt at home I'll be watching my Pihole server quite closely for a while to see for sure.
wrote on 29 May 2025, 18:18 last edited byI'd be interested in your results
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Can someone clue me in on the reason why anyone would prefer Plex instead of Jellyfin?
wrote on 29 May 2025, 18:36 last edited byThe lack of a PS5 app makes Jellyfin useless to me. We have a dumb TV with no casting ability so the PlayStation is our media box.
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Jellyfin is basically as easy to use as plex within the same network. I’ve set up both dueing the past 6 months. The only big difference is that Jellyfin is much more of a pain to work through port forwarding.
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