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Plex server patching required (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Plex has notified some of its users on Thursday to urgently update their media servers due to a recently patched security vulnerability.

The company has yet to assign a CVE-ID to track the flaw and didn't provide additional details regarding the patch, only saying that it impacts Plex Media Server versions 1.41.7.x to 1.42.0.x.

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[–] 57 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I still use Plex because I have a lifetime pass from many years ago and Jellyfin isn't yet as feature-rich and accessible on all of my family's devices.

I expect to someday migrate fully to Jellyfin once Plex is enshittified to the point is being a worse experience, but that hasn't happened yet (with the Plex pass anyway)

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I've never used Plex. What are some of the features that you're missing in Jellyfin? Genuinely curious.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Honestly the primary reason is some specific device support, eg. my TV has a built in Plex app but not a Jellyfin app, so switching also probably involves new hardware. I also couldn't get Jellyfin to work with another TV using Chromecast, but I'm getting rid of that anyway.

    Otherwise, maybe you can update me on these since it's been a few since I last tried Jellyfin, some of the things that come to mind are:

    • Smart collections & playlists
    • Skip intros and credits
    • Overall slick UI
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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Client availability is valid. I use an android tv, that's been easy for me. There are mobile clients for every phone and tablet.

    • I don't know what smart collections are, but I do get automatic collections for franchises (like all "28 x later") via a plugin. I don't have playlists, but I guess I never felt the need for one... What would you use them for, binge watching franchises?
    • skip intro and credits is a thing, built in since a few versions (used to be a plugin)
    • the UI is subjective, and I don't know any other one... I personally like how it looks, I customized quite a bit, easy to do via CSS.
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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Skip intros and credits is available on Jellyfin.

    I think the Plex UI is still better than Jellyfin, but I've gotten used to it.

    Never used the smart collections when I was on plex, so can't speak to that.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    For me personally, integration with something similar to the plex_debrid script. I love how easy it is to add something my plex watchlist and have the plex_debrid script fetch it, add it to my debrid account, update the network mount, and automatically refresh my plex library in a matter of 2 minutes tops.

    If jellyfin had a similar integration/feature I would switch over in a heartbeat.

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