Well, that's Plex gone from my server, then. I had switched to Jellyfin, anyway, but it was mostly "still there".
No more.
this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2025
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Yea as expected
Think I'd rather pay that towards the development of Jellyfin
I used to curse and scream at my jellyfin software and apps, now I swear by them.
I took a day out of my life, not even a full day lol, and just watched countless YouTube videos on how to set it up and how to customize it how I like.
Now it's my absolute favorite. I'm learning about building a home server and all that jazz now and I feel nostalgic, like a kid building his first computer lol!
That blows. I just use the Plex app on my TV for free streaming channels. 24/7 Top Gear reruns FTW!
And on that terrible disappointment, back to piracy.
Right now I’m watching Jeremy Clarkson drive a Peel P50 through a BBC office space.
Guess it's time I listen to all those jellyfin Fanboys
So they think it's acceptable to charge people to access their own files. Good Luck with that morons.
It is enshittification for sure. At the core it makes sense to not have it free, since dynamic DNS is not free. However it is a very small cost
Yeah this is why I don't use Plex.
At one point I installed it on my NAS. It goes through the setup, and then says I need to make a cloud account. Wtf? I am running locally hosted software on locally hosted hardware to access locally hosted files. Why do I need any cloud for this?
I don't. I uninstalled it.
I thought I read that there’s no charge if on the same network. It’s just for accessing your files remotely from other networks.
And if server host doesn't have premium.
I pay a dude to access his files 😎
As long as their not Plex's files I see no Issue that they should be compensated for.
So the media that I host is now no longer streamable when I am outside my home network? The fuck?
That's my server, my bandwidth, my electricity and they are blocking it?
That's enshittification for ya.
Meanwhile, all "lifetime pass" holders are encouraging this, while they have no skin in the game.
I'm not encouraging this at all. I've got a library of 5600 movies, 300 series, 300k songs I share with family. I have a lifetime pass I got last year, family doesn't need anything, apps stream free on TV's and browsers, only mobile had a few $ attached to it, which you can bypass using the browser. They all use tv/computer anyway.
Anyone investing in a lifetime pass because of these changes is really making a really bad decision. Plex is not going to get better. These shitty decisions will keep coming and eventually it will be something that affects the lifetime users.
I got one a very long time ago, when it was cheap and seemed like a good investment in an up-and-coming ecosystem. It's worked out for me, but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone else, at this point.
I'm just waiting for them to find a way to reneg on the pass and then I'm off to Jellyfin like everyone else.
Yeah, one reason I hate lifetime anything, they'll change the rules and give you the middle finger and they've already got your money so you can't do shit about it, lost cause.
They dont have to renege on anything. Just create a new variant, an let the original stsgnate. 5 years is an eternity in tech, so if an app is not updated in 5 years, it will be pretty useless.
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