I was just forwarded this someone in my household who watches our server. That’s it folks. I’ve been a hold out for a long time, but this is honestly it.

They want me to pay to stream content that I bought from my hardware transcoded also on my hardware.

I’ll say it. As of today, I say Plex is dead. Luckily I’ve been setting up Jellyfin, I guess it’s time to make it production ready.

Edit I have a Plex Pass. More comments saying “Just buy a plex pass” are seriously not getting it. I have a Plex Pass and my users are still getting this.

      • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
        311·
        22 days ago

        Alright then stop bitching about Plex and go use jellyfin if it’s so easy.

        • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          5·
          22 days ago

          I do.

          And I wasn’t bitching about Plex. This was my first comment in this thread.

          That said, I’m also a lifetime Plex Pass subscriber, since waaaayyyyy back. And I’ll add that this is clearly a shitty money grab, and Plex deserves the complaints.

          • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
            13·
            22 days ago

            You realize that if you’re using Wireguard or a vpn tunnel to connect to Jellyfin remotely, then that would also entirely get around Plex’s paid for remote streaming, right?

            • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              4·
              22 days ago

              I’m not, but also as I pointed out thats already irrelevant to me. I have a lifetime subscription, and have for a loooonnggg time.

              That doesnt make it any less of a shitty cash grab just because it doesnt impact me at all.

              • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
                13·
                22 days ago

                It’s not a cash grab. It a change to their pricing model. They’ve added this fee while removing the unlock fees for their Android and iOS apps. Basically just shifting their structure of recouping development costs from all android and iOS users, to just server owners without a Plex pass.

                • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                  3·
                  22 days ago

                  The drastic changes in limits are a cash grab.

                  There is now a subscription requirement for the server owners or the users. This is not a Plex Pass only approach, there is a Watch subscription as well.

                  It is a cash grab. Its also not their first, and won’t be their last.

                  Its why I use JF despite being a lifetime Plex pass subscriber.

                  • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
                    14·
                    22 days ago

                    There is now a subscription requirement for the server owners or the users. This is not a Plex Pass only approach, there is a Watch subscription as well.

                    No. This is completely factually wrong.

                    A) there is no watch subscription required at all if the server owner has a Plex pass.

                    B) it is still entirely free to stream on your local network, regardless of whether or not you have a Plex pass.

                    So like I said, if you use Jellyfin with wireguard you can use Plex exactly the same way with exactly the same fees (none), if you pay for a Plex pass, then your fees just went down as users no longer have to pay to unlock the android and iOS apps.

      • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
        23·
        22 days ago

        Lol, if you expose a Jellyfin server to the open internet you deserve what happens to your devices.