I have setup Jellyfin as a docker container and will bind-volume the same locations as Plex, but I was interested in anyone’s perspective having made the switch in the last year or so.
What are some things you miss, what are issues/benefits you hadn’t expected?
I really don’t miss a single thing about Plex. In fact I switched because I was constantly getting playback bugs with Plex where I was getting no video stream. Jellyfin has been a lot more reliable.
How’s the offline experience?
Last time I checked something big was missing, I can’t remember what though.
I’ll restart my homelab in a month and I have already chosen Jellyfin but I’m still curious about what to expect.
There’s a pretty good Linus Tech Tips video going over most of what you’re asking about, you might find it useful.
I’ll be watching the thread. Been thinking about this too since Plex laid some people off
When I started self hosting, I used plex because it was so widely used. But I just did not like the initial experince. Felt like using a corporate app. Jellyfin is so much more awesome and customizable. Never needed anything else
Does Jellyfin have anything like Prologue on iOS for audiobooks?
Audiobooks make up a huge part of our media library and letting friends listen to our books is a huge part of why we use Plex.
Unfortunately whenever I play a video on Jellyfin, it stutters for a second every 10 seconds. I thoroughly checked the video playback settings but couldn’t determine the cause. It’s been a non-starter for me, despite how much I want to switch over from Plex.
I’m still dual-wielding Plex and Jellyfin. Plex for sharing, Jellyfin mostly for me. What I miss: Skip intro, skip outtro, PMM, Tautulli, Overseer (looks like Jellyseer can cover it, but while I wait for others I might as well wait for the main repo to support Jellyfin), the interface is pretty old-school but their new VueJS (IIRC) interface looks like it’ll solve that issue. Nowits’s just about waiting for it to become the primary interface in apps.
Benefit: No more defaulting to 720p 3mbps! That shit is outdated as fuck in 2023…
I didn’t know that. If you point me in the direction of the source I think I’ll manage it from there.
Sure.
https://github.com/ConfusedPolarBear/intro-skipper
Ps. This doesnt work on android with the official client yet. But you can use the findroid app. It works flawlessly
You need a Plex Pass subscription in order to use it. You can find info about how to set it up here: https://support.plex.tv/articles/skip-content/
This is the way (dual-wielding). I ran them side by side for a while on the same media, but shutdown my plex instance after a couple of months. I got in the habit of using Infuse for my AppleTV playback, and haven’t bothered to check back in on the official client much. I’m sure there are lots of deltas out there, but for my home use case the transition was simple.
