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From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server

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333 points indigodaddy | 4 comments | 13 Nov 22 02:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.887s | source
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p1mrx ◴[13 Nov 22 03:40 UTC] No.33579771[source]▶
When I looked into Jellyfin last year, the main problems were:

- Can't connect to people's existing Plex servers.

- Can't just invite someone without storing their password on my server. No support for (e.g.) OAuth2.

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1. kennend3 ◴[13 Nov 22 12:57 UTC] No.33582621[source]▶
> - Can't connect to people's existing Plex servers.

This is such a weird thing to write.

I was shocked to learn that very nice seat from my ex-wife's Lexus wont fit in my Hyundai?

Is the opposite true, can the plex client connect to jellyfin?

Plex and Jellyfin are competitive, why is there some implied compatibility?

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2. p1mrx ◴[13 Nov 22 14:09 UTC] No.33583209[source]▶
I'm not shocked, I was highlighting that Plex has network effects that make switching more difficult.
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3. kennend3 ◴[13 Nov 22 14:23 UTC] No.33583331[source]▶
> p1mrx 10 hours ago | undown | prev | next [–]

>When I looked into Jellyfin last year, the main problems were: >- Can't connect to people's existing Plex servers.

that isnt what you wrote is it?

you looked at jellyfin last year and listed that it did not support connecting to plex as a "problem". Why would you think that jellyfin not connecting to plex is a problem?

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4. p1mrx ◴[13 Nov 22 14:44 UTC] No.33583488{3}[source]▶
> Why would you think that jellyfin not connecting to plex is a problem?

A problem can have no obvious solution, yet still be a problem. If you want to use existing Plex servers, then that makes migrating to Jellyfin problematic.