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Jellyfin for me, true open source, no tracking, the app works on my firestick and I use kodi on a rasPi. With the rest of the *arr containers it all chugs along nicely.
I used to be a big Plex fan, still have my lifetime license from many years back but have decided to move to Jellyfin. It’s open source, built by the community, for the community and stands for all things FOSS. There are some areas where it lacks behind but am ultimately very impressed with the project and look forward to all the future development
I tried to move to them but their apps are rarely updated and years behind Plex in polish. Also no apps on a lot of brand name TV’s. Plex is just everywhere.
I use Plex to host my movies and music online. I also use it for live over the air tv with a Hauppauge usb turner. I use Plex also so that I can watch my My movies and listen to my music away from home. Also able to watch my over-the-air live TV away from home. I don't like having to pay $5 per month with Plex. Can I do all of that with Jellyfin without having to pay for a monthly subscription?
unfortunately it's terrible for anime from my experience, plex is also quite bad, but jellyfin manages to be far worse, it gets most of the anime either wrong or not at all
Jellyfin, it's free, it has the support of the community, I can use it with authentik and it sits happily in a lxc container , on my proxmox server , with hardware passtrough enabled. From family member to my own tv where it streams 4k. with dolby vision and dolby sound, all work flawless. My only issue is with the subtitles, sometimes it fails, but it always works after 2-3 attempts.
I have a cheapo TCL Roku 4k hdr tv that runs great and 100% direct plays my media when I extract the subtitles out and have them only as an srt with only the video and audio source(s) present in the movie file container. I've been eyeballing the shield tv pro and other newer android boxes but honestly a few minutes processing a media file is fine for me :) And it can be automated
Plex adding in licensed content to stream from their servers leaves me with big concern that someday they'll take steps to prevent less legal content from being served by their software. The opt-out share my watch history 'feature' they launched a little while back really rubbed me the wrong way too. But it's taken me years to finally get my media stack tuned just right, so I haven't pulled the trigger on a migration yet. Someday though.
I'm currently debating how long I want to keep using Plex. We have a lifetime pass - from years ago - and I don't mind paying for features; but when key features (downloading content to mobile devices, for instance) have remained broken for years now, development has appeared to focus on pushing their own Plex-hosted content instead. I've been dabbling with Jellyfin as an alternative, and I like what I've seen so far, but getting my family's watch history migrated over is the largest hurdle for them in making the switch.
It's always good to explore alternatives and find what works best for you. Your family's watch history is definitely a big factor in making the switch.
@@MrZer000 Mobile streaming tends to be fine in Plex. Downloading for offline viewing, however, tends to fail more often than not. I've had slightly better luck downloading when on the same network as the server, but even that's not super reliable.
After using all three for many years ive come to rely mainly on Emby for my shares. I RARELY have my servers disconnect or not play content. Its simple to use and my people love it .
Yeah I've tried Plex, then I tried Jellyfin for a few days, then moved to Emby. Night and day difference, even with having to pay for Emby. It's worth it.
Been using Plex for years, and my media setup is built around that. But I've tried Jellyfin as well, which just works, and gives me full control of everything, while Plex doesn't. atm. I'm using Plex, but I'm the only user either way, so it's not a problem for me in any way.
Good video, I've personally been using Plex and am enjoying it but I could see trying Jellyfin again down the road. Would love to see you do a video on setting up cross-seed in unraid
I use Plex heavily with a huge collection and 2 remote family homes as clients. I'll be able to switch to Jellyfin (which I want to do) when there's some near turnkey solution for remote family. I'm 65 and stuck with the "it just works" solution. Figuring out the DIY remote accessibility for jellyfin has seemed too steep a curve the first several times I've looked at it. If someone came up with a remote connection plug=in for jejllyfin I'd be all over it.
I ended up going Plex with the pass hosting on a Windows server for ease of use, mostly. I may try Jellyfin again once I get a Google TV device where I can install the Jellifin client.
i like both jellyfin and emby and well i ended up going with emby for my home server dont know why but i just enjoy embys server a lot plex i dont enjoy it seems too much like a streaming service imo if i had to choose itd be jellyfin or emby
I like jellyfin, but I am having a difficult time finding a tutorial on how to setup remote access that doesn't require a significant amount of previously known networking knowledge....
Now i using Emby for local access, and Plex for remote access, i never successfull setting the remote access from Jellyfin and Emby throught my modem router (Cellular/Mobile Network Operator, dont have ISP router), on the other hand Plex server very handy to connect remote access, at least Plex still free when using web interface.
I used to be jellyfin but moved to plex due to software support to other devices like Samsung tv and has free movie and TV shows included. Setup is less hassle than jellyfin
Plex is fantastic when it dosnt do that annoying buffering thing it does sometimes. “Your network isn’t powerful enough” yet im on a 2Gigabit network. Or plex just wont work sometimes and have to restart the entire pc.
Curious to know, do you prefer Kodi locally for some reason or is it an old habit dying hard 😄. Why I ask: I’ve yet to dabble with any of these but used to use XBMC and then Kodi years ago. It was really simple to setup and it had the basics done right. Now I’m in the process of turning old dvd’s and blurays into digital files and wondering what I should try. For now I think Jellyfin might be my first choice just because I like to prefer open source when possible.
@@laurikvo Still using Kodi, never understood the appeal of apps like Plex, Jellyfin or Emby. So basically it is only useful for remote access to your source library from multiple devices which is pretty much like a Cloud storage on your own server ...pointless and unsafe in my opinion !
Emby doesn’t call back home. For login. You can use the Emby connect to login in but you don’t have to use that. I wish people start telling the truth about Jellyfin. Great server but the client side is dog shit.
Jellyfin is a fantastic if all you do is watch on your computer. It has UI bugs on every TV I’ve tried it on. Emby is so bad I’m amazed they charge money for it. I’ll stick with Plex.
This may be a ME issue but the only problem I seem to have with Jellyfin is not being able to play on my mobile devices. All of the desktops and tvs work great.
Some feedback: I think one point where this video is missing the mark after the info dump, Is giving examples or situations where one would be a better choice than the other two. That with the info gives the user all the information and examples to make their own choice for what would work best for them.
2 things keep me on Plex 1) The UI of Emby/Jellyfin is just abysmal. 2) The Emby/Jellyfin elitists that pop up anytime someone prefers plex or complains about them. Plex has a lot of issues, a lot I haven't experienced personally over the years, but others experience them so they are valid. Havent liked the direction Plex has been going for some time. Ultimately as someone who has been in this space since XBMC on the OG Xbox nearly 20 years ago, Plex has been my easiest and prettiest experience. The others are great on the backend, need polish on the front end.
Could you please do a comparison of the UI between the three for 2024. Mainly the home screen and when you're in Movies and TV Shows. For some reason, Emby website lacks screenshots. I want to choose one, but this is coming from a long time Kodi user, as KODI imo has the best UI with Aeon MQ9 skin. But I do want to be able to continue videos from multiple devices, so Kodi may no longer suit me anyone with a new family / kids etc. Right now, without looking, I'm leaning towards Plex on a Synology NAS and be done with it, but I'll see how hard the other two are to setup I guess.
Used Plex for awhile, but I went Jellyfin a couple years ago to have fully local auth control and not having to pay for hardware transcoding and intro skipping (plugin)
The user account thing is not true for emby. You can perfectly make localized users if self hosted, no need to connect it to an emby account, nor does it even need a connection to the internet at all to function technically.
Would just like to correct a statement at 3:45 regarding phoning home. While Plex and Emby do this (Emby less so) for licensing, Emby does not require this for login. This one of the big reliability benefits to using Emby or Jellyfin over Plex, there's no cloud reliant authentication. Emby offers both a cloud connected login which functions like Plex called Emby Connect. However, this is optional and local accounts can be setup. Additionally, Emby supports LDAP for those with a local authentication server and OIDC is in discussion.
3:37 - Can anyone explain to me why a piece of software needs to phone home like this? If I bought the software, why does it have to talk to its company servers after that?
I don't know why but not many people seem to try Emby. I went from Plex to Jellyfin then finally settled with Emby, I was with both Plex and Jellyfin for a few years. Emby hands down is the best of the three. I recommend people to at least try Emby and see for themselves.
Yes, I use Emby too. It is the best. Jellyfin is a fork of Emby. It is open source but it is not polished like Emby. Emby has a better interface and better app clients on TVs and phones.
The only thing I hate about Emby is its call-home feature. If you are off the internet for a while - it does not run; both server and thick client. Other than that - it runs perfect.
I’ve tried to switch to jellyfin a few times over the years but the media scrapper was way behind Emby and plex. Atleast a quarter of my media required manual matching vs a handful on plex or Emby.
I looked at all three. Plex looked far too complicated and seemed to require a paid account to be used. I hit a wall with Jellyfin. No matter what I did , it refused to recognize the path to my media as legitimate. My NAS is a Linux OS running Casaos with two HDDs. The media is on the second drive. Emby found that drive with the media and is working for me. I am using the free version. My needs are simple and at this time Emby has satisfied them. If someone has figured out the path issue with Jellyfin, I am curious to know. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
The only reason to use plex is plex meta manager that gives you great overlays and collections. Other than that, plex seems to be out of money and there are no improvements except for streaming tv. The client is buggy and cannot handle all standards. As soon as metamanager is available for Emby or jellyfin I will leave plex. Right now infuse is a good alternative client for the plex client on atv. Unfortunately not available on android
Yo, I hear you loud and clear about Plex and its issues. Infuse seems to be your go-to for now, but let's hope Emby or Jellyfin step up their game for you!
I have lifetime passes for emby and plex, i prefer emby, but run both. Plex has gotten too bloated IMO. I've played with jellyfin and have no issues with it.
Plex, so fully featured for my family and friends. I like the idea of Jellyfin but its way behind and not as stable if you have a good amount of users connecting at once.
This is a high-quality guide, very well done. Not only does it briefly explain everything I wanted to know in under 10 minutes, it also gave more context (e.g. with future prospects). All complete with a nice table overview in the summary, linked resources and timestamps in the description. Bravo!
I have fully setup my Jellyfin and *arrs and i couldnt be any happier, it just works on all my devices and people have no hard time using it. Its awesome and completely free!
The video could've been more relevant to what was being spoken. Was throwing me off a bit. Eg. Talking about jellyfin, but showing screen recording of emby.
I went with emby. Because Emby doesnt read your library and their hardware transcoding is a bit better. I will try plex later on because plex got more addons like overseerr, plex meta manager etc..
I personally prefer using Jellyfin, but its remote access functionality could be improved. It offers two apps-one for direct play and one for transcoding-making it confusing for users to choose the appropriate one. (iOS)
Jellyfin is really Amazing, but as a power user having access to plex meta manager, tauttili and apps like them to control how my library looks and really good watch together features plex offers is holding me back from completely moving to Jellyfin.
There is a lot of information out there about resolving database corruption issues. SpaceInvador One has a video that is quite good. I've had to go through and rebuild it a few times before I got sick of it. I ended up starting it all over and haven't had to touch it in years. I think a bad time restarting or one specific media item caused the problem.
I'm sorry to hear that you've been experiencing database corruption issues with Plex. It can be frustrating when things that used to work well start acting up.
I changed to Jellyfin a few months ago from Plex, running it in a docker container and it was really simple to set it up and I’m really happy with Jellyfin so far! The biggest downside tho is that I primarily use Apple TV and the app (3rd party Swiftfin) is really bad. My main TV is an LG C1 so I can use the native app on the TV instead and it’s great, hope the will release a native app on Apple TV soon!
Try Infuse from Firecore, I use it mainly as a replacement for the AppleTV Plex app, because it is sometimes stupid with some HDR formats and DoVi. It seems to support Jellyfin and Emby as well but haven't tried that yet.
Hate to tell you this, but Swiftfin is their (Jellyfin's) official app for Apple TV. It has been a bit difficult, but it's getting better and better. Give it a bit of time.
I'd recommend trying both Jellyfin and Emby, in the end I settled on Emby, well worth the price and the devs are quite active on the forums if you run into any issues from what I've seen. Only real complaint about Emby I have at the moment is Emby Theater Desktop's window management, it doesn't support Windows Snap, which is kind of annoying with two or more monitors. But that should be getting an update soon.
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Jellyfin for me, true open source, no tracking, the app works on my firestick and I use kodi on a rasPi. With the rest of the *arr containers it all chugs along nicely.
I used to be a big Plex fan, still have my lifetime license from many years back but have decided to move to Jellyfin. It’s open source, built by the community, for the community and stands for all things FOSS. There are some areas where it lacks behind but am ultimately very impressed with the project and look forward to all the future development
Thanks Hawksy!
I tried to move to them but their apps are rarely updated and years behind Plex in polish. Also no apps on a lot of brand name TV’s.
Plex is just everywhere.
@@chipped yes and emby have on most Tv, too.
I use Plex to host my movies and music online. I also use it for live over the air tv with a Hauppauge usb turner.
I use Plex also so that I can watch my My movies and listen to my music away from home. Also able to watch my over-the-air live TV away from home.
I don't like having to pay $5 per month with Plex. Can I do all of that with Jellyfin without having to pay for a monthly subscription?
unfortunately it's terrible for anime from my experience, plex is also quite bad, but jellyfin manages to be far worse, it gets most of the anime either wrong or not at all
Some more backstory about Plex, which was actually a fork of XBMC which is now known as Kodi
Cool to know about Plex's roots in XBMC and its current identity as Kodi. Thanks for sharing!
true, i believe the others our pass developers that move on or sort of spine off . witch is good
Thanks for this comment. I started down the rabbit hole with XBMC on a Gen 1 AppleTV. That was some time ago.
I used XBMC on my original chipped xbox lol. Even toyed around with a hacked up version of Windows Media Centre if anyone remembers that lol
Jellyfin, it's free, it has the support of the community, I can use it with authentik and it sits happily in a lxc container , on my proxmox server , with hardware passtrough enabled.
From family member to my own tv where it streams 4k. with dolby vision and dolby sound, all work flawless.
My only issue is with the subtitles, sometimes it fails, but it always works after 2-3 attempts.
Great points, thanks for sharing.
Subtitles usually take a moment to start showing for me as well, but they do load after a few seconds.
I have a cheapo TCL Roku 4k hdr tv that runs great and 100% direct plays my media when I extract the subtitles out and have them only as an srt with only the video and audio source(s) present in the movie file container. I've been eyeballing the shield tv pro and other newer android boxes but honestly a few minutes processing a media file is fine for me :) And it can be automated
Plex adding in licensed content to stream from their servers leaves me with big concern that someday they'll take steps to prevent less legal content from being served by their software.
The opt-out share my watch history 'feature' they launched a little while back really rubbed me the wrong way too.
But it's taken me years to finally get my media stack tuned just right, so I haven't pulled the trigger on a migration yet. Someday though.
I feel you on that. Let's hold onto our media stacks for as long as we can!
I'm currently debating how long I want to keep using Plex. We have a lifetime pass - from years ago - and I don't mind paying for features; but when key features (downloading content to mobile devices, for instance) have remained broken for years now, development has appeared to focus on pushing their own Plex-hosted content instead.
I've been dabbling with Jellyfin as an alternative, and I like what I've seen so far, but getting my family's watch history migrated over is the largest hurdle for them in making the switch.
It's always good to explore alternatives and find what works best for you. Your family's watch history is definitely a big factor in making the switch.
omg you're right. Since it worked on my laptop I assumed it would've worked on on iphone/ipad, but it doesn't
Im planning on purchasing the one device activation just for mobile streaming and downloading. Is it that bad?
@@MrZer000 if I download something regularly it's inconsistent on mobile. I have to optimize the video first for it to download
@@MrZer000 Mobile streaming tends to be fine in Plex. Downloading for offline viewing, however, tends to fail more often than not. I've had slightly better luck downloading when on the same network as the server, but even that's not super reliable.
After using all three for many years ive come to rely mainly on Emby for my shares. I RARELY have my servers disconnect or not play content. Its simple to use and my people love it .
Yeah I've tried Plex, then I tried Jellyfin for a few days, then moved to Emby. Night and day difference, even with having to pay for Emby. It's worth it.
Been using Plex for years, and my media setup is built around that.
But I've tried Jellyfin as well, which just works, and gives me full control of everything, while Plex doesn't.
atm. I'm using Plex, but I'm the only user either way, so it's not a problem for me in any way.
It's great to hear you've found a setup that works well for you, whether it's Plex or Jellyfin!
I'm running plex with arr's on a synology box. Thought about giving emby a shot. Anything to consider running both side by side?
Good video, I've personally been using Plex and am enjoying it but I could see trying Jellyfin again down the road. Would love to see you do a video on setting up cross-seed in unraid
I use Plex heavily with a huge collection and 2 remote family homes as clients. I'll be able to switch to Jellyfin (which I want to do) when there's some near turnkey solution for remote family. I'm 65 and stuck with the "it just works" solution. Figuring out the DIY remote accessibility for jellyfin has seemed too steep a curve the first several times I've looked at it. If someone came up with a remote connection plug=in for jejllyfin I'd be all over it.
I ended up going Plex with the pass hosting on a Windows server for ease of use, mostly. I may try Jellyfin again once I get a Google TV device where I can install the Jellifin client.
I’m trying to add iptv to either jellyfin or plex but there’s not really much info on it I’m trying to make it my one stop shop all in one build
Did you give up on making Unraid tutorial videos?
No! Just busy with life
i like both jellyfin and emby and well i ended up going with emby for my home server dont know why but i just enjoy embys server a lot plex i dont enjoy it seems too much like a streaming service imo if i had to choose itd be jellyfin or emby
I like jellyfin, but I am having a difficult time finding a tutorial on how to setup remote access that doesn't require a significant amount of previously known networking knowledge....
Thats why I switched to Plex. Its too difficult for me. Not worth my time. 🤷🏽♂️
Yeah that’s one drawback. It’s not just port forwarding. You have to either be comfortable exposing your WAN IP or know how to reverse proxy.
definitely Jellyfin. Used to use Plex in the past but I am convinced that Jellyfin is here to stay.
I tried Jellyfin and have a "source error" when trying to play some file. Not sure what seems to be the problem.
that will be the encoding and file type. Use TDARR to format everything into mp4 and 256 encoded. This will fix all your problems :D
Hey, thanks for making this. I had never heard of Jellyfin before, but I think I'll switch to it from Emby. I like free, open software quite a bit.
That's awesome to hear! Jellyfin is a great choice for free and open-source software.
Now i using Emby for local access, and Plex for remote access, i never successfull setting the remote access from Jellyfin and Emby throught my modem router (Cellular/Mobile Network Operator, dont have ISP router), on the other hand Plex server very handy to connect remote access, at least Plex still free when using web interface.
I used to be jellyfin but moved to plex due to software support to other devices like Samsung tv and has free movie and TV shows included. Setup is less hassle than jellyfin
simple, what is best 4 p04rnA?
Plex is fantastic when it dosnt do that annoying buffering thing it does sometimes. “Your network isn’t powerful enough” yet im on a 2Gigabit network. Or plex just wont work sometimes and have to restart the entire pc.
Lovely video thanks
Video suggestion: could you make an updated trash guides video with jellyfin settings either instead of Plex or together with Plex?
Jellyfin for me. More lightweight, free GPU transcoding and intro skipping and without the bloat
Thank you for sharing your positive experience with Jellyfin and highlighting its benefits.
Jellyfin has been pretty solid for me and about 10 users for about a year now. But locally I still just use Kodi (with no ADDONZ, btw) w local media.
Thanks for sharing. Jellyfin has come a long way
Curious to know, do you prefer Kodi locally for some reason or is it an old habit dying hard 😄.
Why I ask: I’ve yet to dabble with any of these but used to use XBMC and then Kodi years ago. It was really simple to setup and it had the basics done right. Now I’m in the process of turning old dvd’s and blurays into digital files and wondering what I should try. For now I think Jellyfin might be my first choice just because I like to prefer open source when possible.
Do you know any method to wirelessly transfer media files from PC to Kodi which is on an Android TV?
@@laurikvo Still using Kodi, never understood the appeal of apps like Plex, Jellyfin or Emby. So basically it is only useful for remote access to your source library from multiple devices which is pretty much like a Cloud storage on your own server ...pointless and unsafe in my opinion !
@@adams.george Your Android TV does not have a HDD or SDD, but you can do it with an Android media box connected to your TV.
i like Emby
Thanks
I wanted to believe in the dream. I really did :D, but Jellyfin is just sooooo buggy .
I was a plex pass subscriber but now have moved to Jellyfin which is not as good as plex in terms of features but playback doesn’t lack anything!!
Finally ditched Plex and using Emby which is night and day better in every category
Emby doesn’t call back home. For login. You can use the Emby connect to login in but you don’t have to use that. I wish people start telling the truth about Jellyfin. Great server but the client side is dog shit.
Great points!
emby has to call mother sometimes to check ya subscription status. that is all
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We plan to keep giving you more!
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I don't like software that requires an external account to use which means Emby and Plex are non-starters for me.
jellyfin for the web and kodi for the tv
Jellyfin setup is a nightmare, still can’t get it working properly
Jellyfin is a fantastic if all you do is watch on your computer. It has UI bugs on every TV I’ve tried it on. Emby is so bad I’m amazed they charge money for it. I’ll stick with Plex.
The real question is; which one is best for "Linux ISOs" lol ;)
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Plex has screwed up the mete data for a couple of my movies over and over.
This may be a ME issue but the only problem I seem to have with Jellyfin is not being able to play on my mobile devices. All of the desktops and tvs work great.
Try Emby
Plex got way too annoying pushing their online services. Happily switched to jellyfin and won't come back.
Emby has much better client apps than Jellyfin.
I use Plex, but I’m not happy about it.
Hey, I get it. Sometimes Plex can be a pain. What's bugging you the most about it?
Plex all the way!!!
Some feedback: I think one point where this video is missing the mark after the info dump, Is giving examples or situations where one would be a better choice than the other two. That with the info gives the user all the information and examples to make their own choice for what would work best for them.
Thanks for the feedback, noted!
I'll never go back to plex. They could pay ME and I still wouldn't do it. Jellyfin is a godsend.
What issues did ya have with Plex?
Agree. I resisted a membership for years but would now happily pay double if would just revert it 10 years to a time when it was actually usable :D.
2 things keep me on Plex 1) The UI of Emby/Jellyfin is just abysmal. 2) The Emby/Jellyfin elitists that pop up anytime someone prefers plex or complains about them. Plex has a lot of issues, a lot I haven't experienced personally over the years, but others experience them so they are valid. Havent liked the direction Plex has been going for some time. Ultimately as someone who has been in this space since XBMC on the OG Xbox nearly 20 years ago, Plex has been my easiest and prettiest experience. The others are great on the backend, need polish on the front end.
Good assessment mate thanks for sharing
Jellyfin was so buggy for me on Android TV and quite slow. Emby has been flawless
Jellyfin might need a tune-up, but it seems like Emby is cruising in the fast lane.
I have been using the Jellyfin client on Android TV (Nvidia Shield) for a long while now without any issues. What kind of bugs have you experienced?
yup unfortunately
I want to know how to use Jellyfin. It is very complicated. Someone help me. Please.
I think a comment on player availability on various televisions and streaming sticks would’ve been interesting too
Fair point because it does make a big difference, thanks
I still use Plex as it is solid, offers ease of use for sharing. Have tried the other 2 but still too many features missing, so Plex still it is.
Could you please do a comparison of the UI between the three for 2024. Mainly the home screen and when you're in Movies and TV Shows. For some reason, Emby website lacks screenshots. I want to choose one, but this is coming from a long time Kodi user, as KODI imo has the best UI with Aeon MQ9 skin. But I do want to be able to continue videos from multiple devices, so Kodi may no longer suit me anyone with a new family / kids etc. Right now, without looking, I'm leaning towards Plex on a Synology NAS and be done with it, but I'll see how hard the other two are to setup I guess.
Used Plex for awhile, but I went Jellyfin a couple years ago to have fully local auth control and not having to pay for hardware transcoding and intro skipping (plugin)
Great points, they are big reasons to switch
The user account thing is not true for emby. You can perfectly make localized users if self hosted, no need to connect it to an emby account, nor does it even need a connection to the internet at all to function technically.
Would just like to correct a statement at 3:45 regarding phoning home.
While Plex and Emby do this (Emby less so) for licensing, Emby does not require this for login.
This one of the big reliability benefits to using Emby or Jellyfin over Plex, there's no cloud reliant authentication.
Emby offers both a cloud connected login which functions like Plex called Emby Connect.
However, this is optional and local accounts can be setup.
Additionally, Emby supports LDAP for those with a local authentication server and OIDC is in discussion.
for me. Emby hands down.
3:37 - Can anyone explain to me why a piece of software needs to phone home like this? If I bought the software, why does it have to talk to its company servers after that?
Emby may still be mainstream.
I don't know why but not many people seem to try Emby. I went from Plex to Jellyfin then finally settled with Emby, I was with both Plex and Jellyfin for a few years. Emby hands down is the best of the three. I recommend people to at least try Emby and see for themselves.
Maybe Emby needs a marketing makeover to get the attention it deserves! Time to give Emby a spotlight!
@@IBRACORP Definitely, more people need to know about Emby.
Yes, I use Emby too. It is the best.
Jellyfin is a fork of Emby. It is open source but it is not polished like Emby. Emby has a better interface and better app clients on TVs and phones.
Yeah Emby has much better client apps available compared to Jellyfin
The only thing I hate about Emby is its call-home feature. If you are off the internet for a while - it does not run; both server and thick client. Other than that - it runs perfect.
I’ve tried to switch to jellyfin a few times over the years but the media scrapper was way behind Emby and plex. Atleast a quarter of my media required manual matching vs a handful on plex or Emby.
I'll stick to Plex because of it's user interface, i can't stand jellyfin ui/ux... we're in 2024
i had use jellyfinn and now emby. because delay audio and video when i watching movies in jellyfin
I looked at all three. Plex looked far too complicated and seemed to require a paid account to be used. I hit a wall with Jellyfin. No matter what I did , it refused to recognize the path to my media as legitimate. My NAS is a Linux OS running Casaos with two HDDs. The media is on the second drive. Emby found that drive with the media and is working for me. I am using the free version. My needs are simple and at this time Emby has satisfied them. If someone has figured out the path issue with Jellyfin, I am curious to know. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
The only reason to use plex is plex meta manager that gives you great overlays and collections. Other than that, plex seems to be out of money and there are no improvements except for streaming tv. The client is buggy and cannot handle all standards. As soon as metamanager is available for Emby or jellyfin I will leave plex. Right now infuse is a good alternative client for the plex client on atv. Unfortunately not available on android
Yo, I hear you loud and clear about Plex and its issues. Infuse seems to be your go-to for now, but let's hope Emby or Jellyfin step up their game for you!
Do you play Cities Skylines 2. You sound like a content creator I've been watching.
I have lifetime passes for emby and plex, i prefer emby, but run both. Plex has gotten too bloated IMO. I've played with jellyfin and have no issues with it.
Thanks for the feedback, Emby seems quite popular
Could you do a Caddy tutorial someday?
Its good to see new content. Where have you been?
Keeping up with life! Thank you for watching
Plex, so fully featured for my family and friends. I like the idea of Jellyfin but its way behind and not as stable if you have a good amount of users connecting at once.
The family and friend tends to be the anchor for Plex quite often
This is a high-quality guide, very well done. Not only does it briefly explain everything I wanted to know in under 10 minutes, it also gave more context (e.g. with future prospects). All complete with a nice table overview in the summary, linked resources and timestamps in the description. Bravo!
I have fully setup my Jellyfin and *arrs and i couldnt be any happier, it just works on all my devices and people have no hard time using it. Its awesome and completely free!
I use both plex and jellyfin. primarily plex because I like the UI better than jellyfin.
I don't have a lifetime with plex "yet".
The video could've been more relevant to what was being spoken. Was throwing me off a bit.
Eg. Talking about jellyfin, but showing screen recording of emby.
Thanks for the feedback, we agree 👍
I would like to try jellyfin or emby but they don't have apps available on samsung tvs
try vlc player not as pretty bt still can watch your shows lol
That's not completely true. There is an Emby app for Tizen but from what I know it's only available for certain product lines and only in the US
you can actually sideload jellyfin to tizen samsung tv:s... try to google it. I have done it to two of my tv:s.
That's awesome! Thanks for the tip.
@@alexq83depends which year and model of Samsung tv. But plex definitely yes
Holy shit man, the ChatGPT script...
I went with emby. Because Emby doesnt read your library and their hardware transcoding is a bit better. I will try plex later on because plex got more addons like overseerr, plex meta manager etc..
Thank you for sharing your experience and insights! It's always helpful to hear from others in the community.
I personally prefer using Jellyfin, but its remote access functionality could be improved. It offers two apps-one for direct play and one for transcoding-making it confusing for users to choose the appropriate one. (iOS)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Jellyfin! It's always helpful to hear different perspectives on the app.
Jellyfin is really Amazing, but as a power user having access to plex meta manager, tauttili and apps like them to control how my library looks and really good watch together features plex offers is holding me back from completely moving to Jellyfin.
Maybe we need to create a new platform called "JellyPlex" that combines the best of both worlds!
If jellyfin also supports books and comics, which none of the others don't. Plex still has not added m3u playlist import export.
Great points
Will be nice to see how to configure emby or yellyfin secure remote access. Only this holds me with Plex
Breaking free from Plex's grip, let's dive into the world of Emby and Jellyfin. Secure remote access secrets coming your way soon!
Amazing vid
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching
I use jellyfin. I am happy.
I'm glad to hear you're enjoying Jellyfin!
I use plex and have been having a lot of issues lately with database corruption. It used to be super stable but less so last few years.
There is a lot of information out there about resolving database corruption issues. SpaceInvador One has a video that is quite good. I've had to go through and rebuild it a few times before I got sick of it. I ended up starting it all over and haven't had to touch it in years. I think a bad time restarting or one specific media item caused the problem.
I'm sorry to hear that you've been experiencing database corruption issues with Plex. It can be frustrating when things that used to work well start acting up.
I changed to Jellyfin a few months ago from Plex, running it in a docker container and it was really simple to set it up and I’m really happy with Jellyfin so far! The biggest downside tho is that I primarily use Apple TV and the app (3rd party Swiftfin) is really bad. My main TV is an LG C1 so I can use the native app on the TV instead and it’s great, hope the will release a native app on Apple TV soon!
Try Infuse from Firecore, I use it mainly as a replacement for the AppleTV Plex app, because it is sometimes stupid with some HDR formats and DoVi. It seems to support Jellyfin and Emby as well but haven't tried that yet.
Have you tried Infuse? I don't have an Apple TV but everyone always comments its the best player and worth the cost.
Hate to tell you this, but Swiftfin is their (Jellyfin's) official app for Apple TV. It has been a bit difficult, but it's getting better and better. Give it a bit of time.
I'm sticking with Plex for now because there are so many clients. Would like to move to jellyfin eventually.
I'd recommend trying both Jellyfin and Emby, in the end I settled on Emby, well worth the price and the devs are quite active on the forums if you run into any issues from what I've seen.
Only real complaint about Emby I have at the moment is Emby Theater Desktop's window management, it doesn't support Windows Snap, which is kind of annoying with two or more monitors. But that should be getting an update soon.
PLEX PLEX PLEX
Looks like someone's got Plex on the brain!
No pmm alternative and a shoddy ui make Jellyfin a dealbreaker for me
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Jellyfin's user interface and features.
Emby > Plex > Jellyfin. I wish I could've kept using Plex but they put a server host ban up last year and I was included in that.. :(
Emby, Plex, Jellyfin - sounds like the tech version of a love triangle! Sorry Plex broke your heart with that ban.