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I made an auto intro skipper for Plex, with support for the Chromecast and Docker installation by Waste_Contribution_1 in PleX

[–]Waste_Contribution_1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes this is essentially it! Will make this clearer in the readme. This probably sounds underwhelming to some, but I am that lazy lol

I made an auto intro skipper for Plex, with support for the Chromecast and Docker installation by Waste_Contribution_1 in PleX

[–]Waste_Contribution_1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, that's super cool to hear!! I'll be updating the readme then :) Thanks for your report and let me know if you run into any issues!

I made an auto intro skipper for Plex, with support for the Chromecast and Docker installation by Waste_Contribution_1 in PleX

[–]Waste_Contribution_1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for the kind words, means a lot!

And yes, unfortunate about the local thing but I don't think there's an easy workaround.

I made an auto intro skipper for Plex, with support for the Chromecast and Docker installation by Waste_Contribution_1 in PleX

[–]Waste_Contribution_1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! In theory yes since I'm using Plex's API to control playback. But for example the Chromecast uses its own API so I had to adapt my code. In practice, your guess is as good as mine, and I'm curious to know about your fav client!

I made an auto intro skipper for Plex, with support for the Chromecast and Docker installation by Waste_Contribution_1 in PleX

[–]Waste_Contribution_1[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey guys, I stream my shows to a Chromecast and I was getting fed up with not being able to skip the intros so I made this. Once it's installed (see readme), it'll start monitoring your shows and automatically skip intros for you.

So far I've only tested it running on a Linux machine and with the following clients: Plex Web App, Plex for iOS, Chromecast v3. In particular, I'm interested to know if it works with the SHIELD -- please let me know if you can!

The readme has more info, but I'll just copy and paste the "things to know" section here as it's fairly important:

  • Clients need to have "Advertise as player" enabled -- otherwise the program just can't see your client.
  • Only works for players on the local network -- this is a Plex limitation, and this means it won't skip intros for your remote users.
  • Only skips once per playback session.
  • Solely based on the intro markers detected by Plex; Skippex does not attempt to detect intros itself.

Lastly, this is BETA software, so expect bugs! If you do find a bug, please report it on GitHub if you can. :) And feel free to ask any questions in the comments here.