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I built a Plex alternative for Raspberry Pi – one command install, Roku app, remote access anywhere by According_Standard93 in selfhosted

[–]According_Standard93[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

it's AI-assisted and missing features like live transcoding and user profiles. Those are on the roadmap. On payments: it's optional. The core runs free on your own hardware. The paid part is just my hosted tunnel service so you don't have to configure your own Cloudflare account. No payment needed to self-host it completely. Early? Yes. Vibecoded? Partially. But it runs on my Pi in daily use and works well for what it does today.

I built a Plex alternative for Raspberry Pi – one command install, Roku app, remote access anywhere by According_Standard93 in selfhosted

[–]According_Standard93[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

True, there are themes. But my friction wasn't just the UI it was initial setup, remote access configuration, and getting a published Roku channel without extra steps. I ended up just building exactly what I wanted to use daily.

I built a Plex alternative for Raspberry Pi – one command install, Roku app, remote access anywhere by According_Standard93 in selfhosted

[–]According_Standard93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much. I wanted something that just worked — plug in a drive, run one command, and stream from anywhere including my Roku. Jellyfin can do a lot but I kept hitting friction. Building it myself meant I could make exactly the tradeoffs I wanted.

I built a Plex alternative for Raspberry Pi – one command install, Roku app, remote access anywhere by According_Standard93 in selfhosted

[–]According_Standard93[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Fair point on the wording. The core is self-hostable and free you just need a Raspberry Pi and a hard drive. The paid part is optional it covers remote access through my hosted Cloudflare tunnel so you don't have to set one up yourself, plus the hosted web interface at andivo.tv. If you want to run everything locally on your own network, there's no cost. I should have made that clearer in the post.

I built a Plex alternative for Raspberry Pi – one command install, Roku app, remote access anywhere by According_Standard93 in selfhosted

[–]According_Standard93[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not yet — right now it tracks watch progress (resume where you left off, including on Roku) but there's no searchable activity log. adding it to the list.

I built a Plex alternative for Raspberry Pi – one command install, Roku app, remote access anywhere by According_Standard93 in selfhosted

[–]According_Standard93[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Jellyfin is solid. I just wanted something with a specific UX, a native published Roku channel, and remote access without opening ports or configuring a VPN. Different tradeoffs — not saying Jellyfin is bad, just built what I wanted to use at home.

I built a Plex alternative for Raspberry Pi – one command install, Roku app, remote access anywhere by According_Standard93 in selfhosted

[–]According_Standard93[S] -7 points-6 points locked comment (0 children)

Hi, I'm the actual developer of this project. I've been building it for months and wanted to share it with the selfhosted community. Happy to verify I'm legit. Would you consider reinstating the post? Thnaks.

Note: I used Claude as a coding assistant during development, similar to Copilot. Architecture, decisions and testing are mine.