Plex increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750 - 9to5Mac
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Plex has announced a massive price increase for the Lifetime tier of its Plex Pass plan. Starting in July, Plex...
    • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I didn’t get into self-hosting until recently, and people recommended Jellyfin, so I don’t even know what I’m missing with Plex, if anything. It feels like Jellyfin does everything I need.

      • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I’ve had my instance open to the internet for about two years with no issues.

          • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
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            2 months ago

            I mean, the worst that could happen is they delete everything on the server and I have to spend time restoring from a backup. Not exactly the riskiest thing to do.

            • frongt@lemmy.zipEnglish
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              2 months ago

              Well, the worst that could happen is they start hosting CSAM out of your house and then the FBI knocks on your door.

                • frongt@lemmy.zipEnglish
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                  2 months ago

                  No. More likely is an automated botnet mining cryptocurrency or running a DDoS. That’s usually what happens.

    • pikl@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Literally just a media server you can watch your downloads from or steam your mp3s