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Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April (www.plex.tv)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We are also changing how remote playback works for streaming personal media (that is, playback when not on the same local network as the server). The reality is that we need more resources to continue putting forth the best personal media experience, and as a result, we will no longer offer remote playback as a free feature. This—alongside the new Plex Pass pricing—will help provide those resources. This change will apply to the future release of our new Plex experience for mobile and other platforms.

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[–] [email protected] 88 points 5 days ago (34 children)

If you don't like the price there's always jellyfin.

Got to say that I have been very happy with it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (25 children)

Does Jellyfin do remote streaming?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (13 children)

Yes. You'll have to set up a reverse proxy, I use nginx, and get yourself domain, I use duck DNS, and get a SSL certificate from let's encrypt if your wanting to steam to something like a Chromecast or Roku.

It's not all that hard honestly and there's a good guide here for general home media, including both Plex and jellyfin

https://www.simplehomelab.com/docker-media-server-2024/

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Assuming you know them well enough, can't you just give your IP address to folks and forward the port on your router?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

Or just use tailscale. Much easier.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

You can, but the reason you use a reverse proxy, isn't revealing your IP or something, it's that without it, the traffic is unencrypted.

As in, log in details and the contents of media streams are sent fully readable by any network node on the way.