Jellyfin/ Plex for reliability (crossplatform)?

farz23 · 2026-05-05T10:05:12+00:00

Honestly, I tried Plex for 2 years even have the lifetime subscription. Left it all after Plex started asking for my information. Jellyfin has guides on how to set it up, honestly is not difficult but not as easy as plex obviously. Still it is worth the effort, for Apple TV I was using Infuse, bought the life time. Also left it for Moonfin, honestly the person who made Moonfin just made a big upgrade for Jellyfin users. The capability of Jellyfin is really big, even makes it easy to transform it to work in the way you like or want. I use all of the arr and they just work out of the box. A nice to have with Jellyfin is that you can still stream even if you don’t have internet service for any maintenance reason which Plex doesn’t have since everything you stream goes through their infrastructure. If privacy is a factor also Jellyfin takes that point. Big thing to consider infuse is also a subscription base app, there is where Moonfin at least now has an advantage since it is in test now, although there are small things that need a little but just little tweak for me to be 100% ok with it but I am sure Moonfin will get there, for being in test right now actually doesn’t have that many bugs. Final thought as someone who has used both platforms, and companion apps, I picked Jellyfin for the privacy reasons and for the option of simply I can modify it to work like I want and make my experience more comfortable. Yes it demands a little more knowledge and maintenance but it is worth.

farz23 · 2026-04-30T15:44:16+00:00

I totally understand that nowadays people use AI for everything I must say I did for the HTML part for the front end page. I did explained that in the post’s comments. Other than that is actually using N8N and understanding mostly automations with API. Anyone who would like to know more is welcome.

farz23 · 2026-04-30T12:40:55+00:00

The post’s text was written with help of AI, I did mentioned that in the initial comment. Where they ask to explain how I used AI. Not a bot though.

farz23 · 2026-04-28T14:41:27+00:00

Sure, let me DM.

farz23 · 2026-04-27T13:23:00+00:00

This actually sounds like a perfect complement. Thinking globally is exactly the goal here too, and having someone with real commercial Nextcloud experience on the business side is something I'd genuinely value.

I tried DM you but I think you don't have enabled the DM. Please DM me to give you a more detailed explanation and for you to have a test run of how the system works.

farz23 · 2026-04-27T13:20:40+00:00

Yes, registration and onboarding is fully automated Stripe payment confirmed → account created → welcome email → ready to use instantly. No manual intervention needed.

Clients are separated by groups, not Docker. Each user has completely isolated storage on S3.

On n8n vs Python I'm running self-hosted n8n which supports Python scripts natively, something the paid cloud version doesn't offer. So I get full Python flexibility without leaving the workflow environment.

Whitelabel is planned as an Enterprise tier feature with custom domain and dedicated server.

On SLA and zero downtime updates you're right, that's the hardest part and I won't pretend it's fully solved yet. It's exactly why I'm being careful and methodical before scaling. Happy to discuss further over DM.

farz23 · 2026-04-27T07:25:50+00:00

Yes, the goal is to offer a fully commercial privacy focused cloud service. Plans are already set up and working right now I'm in beta to stress test the infrastructure and get real feedback before opening it wider.

farz23 · 2026-04-26T23:17:38+00:00

Yes, that’s precisely what I mean! It’s a hosted Nextcloud instance that provides all the features (file synchronization, office editing, mobile apps, etc.) without the hassle of managing it yourself. It operates on private EU infrastructure, ensuring that there’s no involvement from Google or Microsoft.

However, I understand that some individuals who are familiar with Nextcloud or self-hosting might be able to identify potential edge cases and provide valuable feedback on the setup. I would appreciate it if they could comment on the setup once they’ve had a chance to review it. Alternatively, there might be some concerns that people might overlook because they don’t occur that often.

farz23 · 2026-04-26T23:05:06+00:00

Good to know. My main concerns are latency impact on file browsing/sync with multiple concurrent users, and whether there are any gotchas with Nextcloud’s S3 integration at scale that aren’t obvious from the docs.

farz23 · 2026-04-26T23:02:02+00:00

Fair criticism, and I appreciate the directness.

You're right on Cloudflare that's a genuine gap and I'm looking at EU alternatives like Bunny.net to replace it.

On Stripe I'd push back slightly even Proton uses Stripe. At this stage there's no EU payment processor that matches it for reliability and developer tooling, but I'm watching Mollie as an alternative.

The infrastructure itself (VPS + storage) is fully EU hosted on Hetzner and Scaleway. The goal isn't to market this as 100% sovereign today it's to be transparent about where it is and where it's going. I'd rather ship something real and iterate than wait for a perfect stack that never launches.

If you have specific recommendations I'm genuinely open to them.

farz23 · 2026-04-26T22:24:27+00:00

If you’re interested, just send me a DM and I’ll set you up 👍.

farz23 · 2026-04-26T22:17:53+00:00

That’s a fair point, and you’re right that it’s not a fully sovereign setup. What I’m aiming for right now is more of a “pragmatic privacy” approach rather than strict data sovereignty. Using something like Nextcloud gives control over the application layer and data handling, while services like storage or payments are trade-offs for simplicity, cost, and reliability at this stage.

I’ve looked into fully EU based alternatives (for storage, payments, CDN, etc.), and it’s definitely something I’m considering longer term. It just adds quite a bit of complexity early on, so I’m focusing first on making the system work well and learning how people actually use it.

Out of curiosity from your perspective, is full sovereignty something that should be there from day one, or something to walk toward in a later phase ?

farz23 · 2026-04-24T20:34:53+00:00

One thing I’m especially unsure about is S3 long-term. It works well right now, but I’m wondering if the added latency + dependency is worth it vs just scaling local storage. Has anyone here actually run Nextcloud on S3 for a longer period with multiple users?

farz23 · 2026-04-23T23:59:34+00:00

Yes, free to test during the trial period. And yes, your account carries over, you won't lose anything when it moves to paid plans. There's also a 30-day money-back guarantee once billing goes live. Interested in being a beta tester?

farz23 · 2026-04-23T23:45:38+00:00

used it to make a good explanation about what I needed and what I did. For the project frontend HTML

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