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Hi, all. So I want to set up a media server using my Raspberry Pi. It will be used by me and my partner, who is very much tech illiterate. She knows how to use Plex, but I'm tempted by the open nature of Jellyfin. How steep is the learning curve there? Should I just go with Plex and keep it simple? Or is Jellyfin manageable if I set it up for her?

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[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago (17 children)

Conversely, letting friends use your Jellyfin is complicated.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 2 days ago (9 children)

eh, maybe. for me it was opening a port and adding a dns record. took me all of 4 minutes

im kinda lucky in that my isp uses 'sticky' ips so while its not static, ive had the same ip for 5 years

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

But now you've exposed your network to the open internet without any sort of security.

[–] turdas@suppo.fi 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No you haven't. The security is the Jellyfin login prompt, then Jellyfin itself, then the Jellyfin container, and if you're really paranoid, that container won't be in your LAN.

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