I tried to move to Jellyfin…but it wasn’t capable of scanning my library… either too big or too many different video types…but it has never been able to complete.
Quick google search says this is a known issue, so I abandoned it.
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unitedwithme@lemmy.today 5 hours ago
Can I chime in without sounding anti-Plex? Nothing specifically against it, but they’re kind of going bad. Jellyfin is a lot more private and better to host for data control/privacy.
Don’t get me wrong, Plex of easy to setup, configure, share, etc. with a lot of robust features, but their private equity or venture capitalist money has them selling/sharing data and are cutting out jobs to save money, etc.
JF gives you the freedom Plex once did before its corruption. I’ve been on Plex 12+years and switched about a year ago.
ShredderFeeder@shredderfood.net 3 hours ago
mjr@infosec.pub 3 hours ago
Google gets tons of stuff wrong now it has AI. Did you confirm it was a known issue listed on the Jellyfin support site?
luthis@lemmy.nz 3 hours ago
How big is your library? Mine is close to 10TB with files of all sizes and types and I don’t have an issue.
ShredderFeeder@shredderfood.net 3 hours ago
Um… Refuse to answer that question on the grounds that it may incriminate me… ;-)
Seriously though, I think when you add movies and TV shows together, close to 70TB? (All with disc backups of course)
The introduction of UHD has caused the libraries to explode in size…
left_is_best@feddit.online 2 hours ago
Maybe try adding the files in 10 TB batches or something. My library is approaching that size, and no issues here. Could be tripping up on a specific file or something. I know Jellyfin can be a little particular about folder hierarchy and naming conventions, too.
D_Tom@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
See, I hadn’t even heard that. Is JF on anything like Apple TV (like Plex) or would i have to figure out the streaming part?
darcmage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
It’s pretty much everywhere Plex is. The main issue is that it’s trickier to set up for sharing outside your LAN.
D_Tom@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I would never be doing that, so I’m sold on it then. It’s basically just my backup movie/TV hub for my LAN.
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2 hours ago
Definitely suggested then, you’re also going to get drastically more features. If you remember a time when Plex plugins were available - its that. And more flexible.
Any intel-based chipset past 6th gen or so will be ok, 7+ recommended, 10th+ for AV1. If you aren’t doing any transcoding, just about anything will work include a pi.
gdbjr@piefed.social 4 hours ago
The Jellyfin clients for Apple TV are not very good in my opinion and use case. Thankfully there are a lot more than there used to be 6 months ago. But, at least for me, they are lacking in features. I keep trying to them every so often hoping they have improved so I can finally make thr switch.
ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 5 hours ago
It’s basically a web server to play media on the front end and a metadata manager and conversion engine on the back.
Pretty well the same as Plex but there’s less reliance on external services, more truly self contained and less subscription. There are client apps for most streaming boxes that I know of.
https://support.plex.tv/articles/202526943-plex-free-vs-paid/