JELLYFIN or PLEX? | Which To Use For Your Media Server

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[kelownatechkid]

Running both in parallel is the best. For example, Jellyfin can't get playstation support due to sony nonsense, so if you use a ps5 then plex is required. But Jellyfin is definitely the future overall, since it's FOSS and doesn't depend on any specific corp to work

[chrisumali]

Thanks for the demo and info, have a great day

[DJ-Daz]

Personally I ditched Plex (pass user for years) and I will never go back. JellyFin takes a little more work, but it's worth it.

[josemedeiros]

Great video, and information. What kind of remote control do you use with JellyFin and a Plex Media Server?

[Tall_Order]

I decided to go with Jellyfin. Client on my Roku, host on my main PC. I don't think the UI is clunky. I like it. Plex on Roku is a bit laggy.

[RealBLAlley]

A little more clarity would have been nice. Plex does not require any payments/subscriptions, nor putting up with the added content if you just want to organize and view your personal media.

I run Plex Media Server and store all of my movies, TV shows, music, How-to videos, and fitness videos on an old dual core eMachines PC running Windows 7. The only time I've had buffering was the occasional wonky audio track and with the Roku in the master bedroom that didn't have a strong enough wifi signal, which was easily solved with a Netgear Wifi extender (and later a router upgrade from our ISP).
I only pin the local media and ignore everything else for a slick and seamless interface. It's easy to organize the media and have it automatically populate, including graphics and subtitles and commentary tracks.

The best analogy I can make is that Plex is Windows and Jellyfin is Linux. If you don't need the bloat, Plex works fine. If you don't mind having to get under the hood, try Jellyfin. Personally I don't think the latter is ready, making Plex the better choice in spite of some idiosyncrasies.

Even so, I suggest people new to home media servers set up a set of test folders with mixed media and install Plex, Emby, and Jellyfin and point them all to those folders to see how they handle the same content. It's also a good way to learn the basics of adding content, including proper folder and file name structure.

[TruTech]

has jellyfin fixed subtitles on iPhone playback (the white line at the bottom of the screen doesn't go away)?

[LearningTech]

I run both with jellyfin being my in home preferred service and Plex being my out of home/shared with family software. Can I get jellyfin to be accessible outside my network? Yes and I’ve done it before, but plex just makes it so quick and easy to share with family.

[appaccount]

All in for Jelllyfin. Kicks ass and pairs well with the Steam Deck running Linux jellyfin app. This also means it has community controller profile support too

[rfrancoi]

Great presentation, I think I'll stick to Plex.

[armstrmb]

Exactly how do you get the XMLTV listings through Jellyfin without having to subscribe to numerous services for those listings of OTA programming?

[mro]

For me it’s the ability to setup an external connection easy that keeps me on Plex. If I wanted something similar it would take setup of a VPN or similar to get external access. Plex is also a lot easier to work with compared to Jellyfin for those not technologically inclined.

[derekp]

anyone else having an issue with plex randomly skipping epsidoes to the end or unable to resume previously watched shows/movies? specifically our samsung tv has the issue. I run emby/jellyfin/plex all in tandem from the same source.

[stSgtMunoz]

Do you have a way I can contact you to ask you a few questions? Thanks

[CarlJohnson-gutn]

How do I share with outside my network

[HarakiriRock]

Been using Plex free version for about 3 years and currently in the process of switching to Jellyfin. I understand they need to make a profit but I can't vibe with paying to use hardware that I've already bought and own.
I tried Jellyfin years ago and it seemed super barebones which is why I chose Plex, but it looks to have come a long way since then. Took a bit to get set up (so did Plex) but I like the metadata scraping functionality much more in Jellyfin. Haven't tried music yet and might continue to use Plex exclusively for that in conjunction with Plexamp.
There are lots of things that Jellyfin does better and some that Plex does better, but I think with a couple more years in the oven Jellyfin could potentially be near-perfect. Plex on the other hand only seems to be stagnating, if not going backwards.

[mr.pangetako]

Is Plex have 4k quality or is it similar to Streaming apps?

[kendrakirai]

My main problem with Jellyfin is that it needs to be directly connected to to access it from outside the internal network. Since I use Plex to watch movies with my friends who are scattered around the world, this makes it a no go. Yeah, there are ways to do it securely, but I have neither the time nor knowledge of how to do this cheaply/freely

[WestonWill]

I went from Plex to Emby when Plex started branching out and charging for features. Emby was the better option compared to Jellyfin at the time. I run in on a Windows PC server.

[thetoythief]

I noticed with jellyfin its not as simple to say hook to my laptop unlike plex and i was banned from the jelkyfin reddit for asking how do i setup jellyfin to work