If the host is on a VPN then you need access to that VPN to be able to access Plex.
FreedomAdvocate
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Set up Bazarr.
Yeah a VPN isn't "necessary", but it's the most straightforward way. Unfortunately it's not really at all feasible for many people who currently play from other peoples plex libraries.
The closest thing to justification I can figure is “all my clients are borderline illiterate as well and it upset them”.
And now OP is saying that he's switching to Jellfin and thinks that all of his borderline illiterate "clients" will be ok with using a VPN to access Jellyfin, if their device even has Jellyfin lol.
Also the way that OP says "users" and "clients" makes it pretty clear that he is charging people for access to his library. He is ok with making money off Plex's work, but hates the idea of Plex making money.
If they can’t do anything better than jellyfin which is fully free open source I don’t see why they should expect money.
Plex is much better than jellyfin, especially for the exact thing this whole outrage is about - remote streaming.
Bob your uncle will absolutely not use Tailscale to stream from Jellyfin, so Bob your uncle will no longer have access to OPs library.
It’s also fucking wild to me that people are defending a monetization model that is on self hosted hardware.
It's wild to me that people who claim to be tech savvy don't understand that Plex Server, the software, is what makes Plex what it is and as popular as it is. No other solution exists that is as easy as Plex and as secure as Plex. Jellyfin, Emby, Kodi, etc are nowhere near as simple to use and don't have the breadth of app support that Plex does. Plex is basically on every device anyone owns. They sign in and they can stream from everyones libraries. No VPNs needed, no other hoops.
I paid like $100 for a lifetime Plex Pass like 10 years ago. The 2 dozen friends and family that share my server don't pay a cent and this changes nothing.
Just on this - this was widely misrepresented just like this plex announcement is. Just so you are aware of the actual truth - the new + Synology NAS's do not require Synology branded drives. They will still accept and work with all drives including WD, Iron Wolf, Seagate, etc.
All that is changing is that only the Synology branded drives will get some of the "smart health" monitoring features and easy firmware updating (of the hdd). Nothing else is changing. You will still be able to buy all of the new Synology devices and plug in whatever HDDs you want and they'll work fine.