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From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

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333 points indigodaddy | 5 comments | 13 Nov 22 02:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
1. dbg31415 ◴[13 Nov 22 03:39 UTC] No.33579765[source]▶
I think it's funny everyone is complaining about Plex forcing you to sign in... and the first thing Jellyfin does when you click "see it in action" is force you to sign in. Just saying...
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2. stormbeard ◴[13 Nov 22 03:56 UTC] No.33579871[source]▶
Sign in to what? Jellyfin doesn’t have an org behind it to even make an account with. It’s all hosted on your server.
3. GranPC ◴[13 Nov 22 04:36 UTC] No.33580113[source]▶
There is a piece of text just below that reads:

TO LOG IN: User "demo", empty password

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4. kennend3 ◴[13 Nov 22 14:15 UTC] No.33583267[source]▶
This is some sort of joke right?

you are comparing jellyfin's online demo and its requirement to "login" to show you how it works and how it supports multiple accounts vs plex's inability to use the app if you dont login to servers hosted by Plex?

Once i install jellyfin, the only "login" is to my own server, and this is because by default jellyfin supports multiple users unlike Plex which requires a membership to enable this feature.

nonsense.

5. dbg31415 ◴[13 Nov 22 22:54 UTC] No.33588240[source]▶
Thanks, honestly I missed this. Kinda funky UX. https://i.imgur.com/GwNED5K.png