I tried testing a movie from my home server in plex through firefox and repeatedly got this message, even after reloading.

I knew that they had paywalled the apps on mobile and streaming from outside the network but now they have also blocked watching your own movies through your own hardware.

I do get the point that making software should be able to sustain people but I dont see the move of plex as a fair thing to do. Yes, they have made great software but taking your home server hostage feels like the wrong move.

Even a pop up that says “we need you to donate please” would have been fine. make it pop up before every movie, play donation ads before any movie but straight up disabling the app is kinda cruel.

Anyway, i have switched to jellyfin and it is insanely good. please give it a try. you can run it alongside plex with not issues (at least i had none) and compare the two.

In any case, good luck. Let me know if you need help.

    • @rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1•1 hour ago

      My primary worry for this is that something in the jellyfin stack gets an open vulnerability, like there’s an overflow you can use on a post call to a piece of media allowing remote code execution.

      Tautulli had a leak once that provided the user’s private token. Then there was a way in Plex with a private token to pull data from elsewhere on the server. That’s how LastPass got nuked I hear.

    • @dbtng@eviltoast.orgEnglish
      2•9 hours ago

      Thanks. That’s well laid out, straightforward. I have resources at home that I want access to through my vps. This is a good blueprint.

    • hauiOPEnglish
      3•12 hours ago

      That is pretty much how I imagined it. Sadly, its A TON of work. I have most of this set up in many VPSs for both me and customers (with other services of course) and I can imagine its probably the best solution. I still hate my life when thinking of implementing it. :D I bet its gonna be easier than I think but you may get my point here. Thank you very much for sharing.

      • @skoell13@feddit.orgEnglish
        3•11 hours ago

        Hell I know what you mean, it was so much trial and error until it worked, hence this guide/template to help others. Plus at some point it feels more like work than a hobby 😅

        • hauiOPEnglish
          2•10 hours ago

          You’re an absolute champ! Thanks for walking the walk. Its refreshing meeting people who do stuff. Feel free to check out my kodi peertube app at some point ;)