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Plex has paywalled my server! (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I thought free software was when you were the product and non-free software actually supported developers.

Or do you mean non-OSS?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Free as in freedom, not as in free beer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I thought we switched to libre for that definition and since then used free only as in free beer.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago

I thought we switched to libre

Maybe some people did. Thing is there's a whole rest-of-the-world out there, and they didn't necessarily get the memo or are happy with the existing way.

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