Jellyfin
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A free, open-source media system alternative to proprietary options like Emby and Plex, with Chromecast support, 4K streaming, plugin extensions, focusing on privacy without premium features, managing media from dedicated servers to multiple devices via various apps.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Flathub
- Tizen OS
- F-Droid
- Android TV
- Cloudron
- Kodi
- Docker
- Fire TV
- Roku
- Kindle Fire
- Chrome OS
- Flatpak
- AppImage
- Apple TV
- Xbox
Features
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Jellyfin News & Activities
Recent News
- Paul published news article about Navidrome
- Mauricio B. Holguin published news article about Jellyfin
- Mauricio B. Holguin published news article about Jellyfin
Recent activities
Selfhosting
Selfhosting is where you're hosting your own websites, apps, software, tools, and much more on your own server instead of having to rely on 3rd-party cloud providers such as Hetzner. Taking this approach to hosting gives you more control over your data and how your server or servers are managed.
When you are running multiple things on one or two servers, within your home, it's called a "Homelab" and you're "Homelabbing" at that point.
Running your own server and homelab within your home is great for privacy-conscious individuals such as myself, tech enthusiasts, small businesses, and those seeking more control of their digital life.
The following lists provided here are applications and software I've gotten comfortable with and enjoyed using over the past 3 and a half years since I started homelabbing, it's based on my experience and what fits my criteria. Some well known softwares won't be listed here, as my experience may of not been at best with them.
My criteria is that software is built in the open, respects user privacy and security, should not require a license to operate, and don't contain profanity and other minor things.
I'm also willing to test new software to selfhost, feel free to comment or message me to try out other alternatives.
There are other places to check out as well for those interesting selfhosting, such as Awesome Selfhosted, selfh.st, and other places you can find on the internet.
https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted
https://github.com/awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin
https://github.com/veggiemonk/awesome-docker
If you ever need help with selfhosting, you can check out the following communities:
Homelab Community on Fluxer, I personally run
/r/selfhosted (Reddit)
/c/selfhosted (Lemmy / Fediverse)
There's also a wiki you can look into as well.
If you believe an alternative software should be added to this list, please contact me or direct message via my AlternativeTo account. I'm also available on Signal.
This lists gets updated every month at least, check back regularly.
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Comments and Reviews
Very good work is done on Jellyfin by the development team. If you are tired of Plex developers not listening to their users, this is the soft you need. It's a young project, but already awesome functionalities.
Great media streamer but I wish organization worked better and you had more manual control over it and can load stuff in via an api.
Great, especially when you add custom themes (or Wholphin for TV)
The media server solution your whole family will love! Might not be perfect, but plugins and a bit of customization truly makes it better than any streaming platform. Just remember to pay for quality content, artists deserves retribution.
Have been using it for years, across many platforms; Both for hosting and watching. Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, LG's WebOS. It Just Works, which is the highest praise, imo. No bloat, no privacy-invading trackers, and customizable with plug-ins. Free and open source. Plex is nothing but a distant, terrible memory now. I cannot recommend Jellyfin enough! Edit: I use it for audio books as well, with the iOS app 'Plappa'.
Jellyfin is awesome, open-source, and works great across many devices. BE YOUR OWN NETFLIX.
We use it in-browser, the Android and iOS app, and on Roku and it rarely lets us down.
Works on my AM4 PC. Not on my Android media console. It barely launched anything. Needs more power. I removed the client from it.