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Hellooooo jellyfin!
Only use open source software
They do not have chromecast support. (Atleat the last time i checked) Thats a deal breaker for me, would love to use it.
.... I'm using Chromecast and Google TV, though Chromecast isn't very good, really, and Google TV stared showing commercials every now and then since a while ago, so that too will be on its way out.
But yeah, they're supported
I run Jellyfin on Chromecast with Google TV every day, it works super well.
Unless you mean casting from your phone, then I don't know.
I will check it out!
IIRC it has it. Not if you're behind VPN or a tunnel. Only over HTTPS.
Well that’s a very unexpected dealbreaker for me
Yes, it does introduce insecurity, so not for everyone. I have it behind a domain on cloudflare (let's encrypt cert) with nginx reverse proxy
And that’s where the extent of my technical knowledge smashes into a wall lol
Yes, it took me a long time to figure it out. Which is why Plex feels comfortable charging for it
I really, really wish I could competently set up and maintain a Jellyfin server. But even if I could, I have to get my wife comfortable with interfacing with it too. She has really enjoyed using Plex because it basically slots right in any lineup of the major streaming services
I have offered logins to a couple family and they just say hmm, never heard of it, sounds illegal and don't use it lol
Hmm i need to revisit it again. Thanks!
I just confirmed it has it. You need to be on the same subnet, which is why VPN won't work. But then everything shows up as castable
Jellyfin + Tailscale, the perfect combination.
I don't have a static IP adress, so I use Tailscale to connect remotely to my Jellyfin server (located at home).
The ability to watch from anywhere.
Install on the Jellyfin server and share that server (or just the IP with the Jellyfin port) with whoever you want. Now they have access to Jellyfin and Jellyfin only.
That's how I set stuff up for friends and family.
Jellyfin is figgin Great 😃👍