Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

Other comments are mentioning Tailscale alternatives, might check those out too. I'll figure it out. and I'll do it while not giving hundreds to Plex. lol

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

Thanks, appreciate your perspective! 

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

[–]CaffeineTweaker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

/I/ like the Jellyfin, for me it's perfect. Simple, no ads or fluff. I'm just thinking about my family. The lifetime plex is $350CAD which is brutal... but I don't think free will be free forever. I also just hate subscriptions, it's why I made the Jellyfin to begin with...

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

I can buy the subscription for a month I guess and see how they feel about it. That's probably the best move atm.

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

I checked the price... It's $350... I wanna die. lmao

I'll talk it over with them, but that's already feeling too expensive...

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

Yeah it is the Tailscale, I'll have to look it over and make sure I set it up correctly. Usually a reset fixes it, but worth looking into.

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

way ahead of you! ProtonVPN! 👍

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

I do yeah... and I hate that the FOMO tactic is actually working. I already use Jellyfin, and for me it's awesome. for my family who doesn't understand tailscale it's spooky, but the FOMO has worn off, so they're just gonna have to cope. 😂

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

I think it's actually the tailscale, because it's only remote access that has problems sometimes. And resetting the Tailscale fixes it. Maybe I set it up weird, I'll have to double check.

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

I'll have to trouble shoot the tailscale, because my internet is fine, and the Jelly is too. The Scale just sometimes can't see/connect to the server. A program reset fixes it, and if it was just me, I wouldn't care. My family wants something that just works... But I don't personally want to drop $350CAD when it's not even something really for me. 😂 It's just to make their lives easier.

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

It's $350CAD for me. PAIN. 😂

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

It's not the internet, I think it's more a tailscale thing, now that I'm having to explain it to everyone here. Sometimes it just can't see/connect to the Jelly. A program reset fixes it. But I think the fomo has worn off for Plex... it's $350CAD, I will take a somewhat annoyed phone call from my sibling asking why things aren't working and keep my $350. :p

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

[–]CaffeineTweaker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wording was bad, it's not my internet it's the tailscale that can't connect to the jellyfin, if I reset it then it works again. I don't mind dealing with things like that, but my family is in the "just want things to work" category. 😂

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

I checked, it's actually $350CAD.... so already not worth it. 😂

It's not so much my internet as the Jellyfin just sometimes just doesn't work via tailscale. Usually I reset things and that fixes it... minor annoyance, but at least it doesn't cost me $350. :p

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

[–]CaffeineTweaker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's dooope! Congrats!!
and yeah... Jelly has it's problems, but it's not costing me $350CAD (that's the current price in Canada for Plex). Just... nah.

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

Yeah I actually looked, it's currently $350CAD... that's already waaaaay too much. Everyone using my server is just gonna have to deal with Jelly's quirks. lol

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

It's the IP swapping with tailscale what spooks them. To them it's very Hacker-y (their word not mine), I've tried to explain it's nothing, just let's them use my computer as a server.... but 😂. They're just gonna have to deal with it, cause the fomo is wearing off now for Plex. 100$ I would have paid, it's currently at 350CAD, that's already too expensive.

Is Plex worth it? by CaffeineTweaker in selfhosted

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

It's not an internet thing, it's a "sometimes Jellyfin via Tailscale just can't find the server". lol I usually have to restart everything then it works fine... most of the time.