Pretty much. Even if I didn’t prefer owning the actual files and managing my own media server, streaming services are just dogshit these days anyway. Overpriced, libraries are all ass, no one service will ever have everything you want, constantly removing shit, they’re awful.
A jellyfin setup backed by an *arr stack may be a lot more work than a Netflix subscription but it’s legitimately better in every single way otherwise.
I feel like this is a trend on free software, where instead of enshitifying, software always starts being worse but slowly gets better overtime until it surpasses the commercial alternatives (libre office, blender, firefox, thunderbird, …). Unless the project dies of course, which happens when it doesn’t get enough support.
This is me
Pretty much. Even if I didn’t prefer owning the actual files and managing my own media server, streaming services are just dogshit these days anyway. Overpriced, libraries are all ass, no one service will ever have everything you want, constantly removing shit, they’re awful.
A jellyfin setup backed by an *arr stack may be a lot more work than a Netflix subscription but it’s legitimately better in every single way otherwise.
+1 for Jellyfin. Better than Plex because it’s free. Still worse on some features, but let’s hope!
let’s wait or help instead!
I feel like this is a trend on free software, where instead of enshitifying, software always starts being worse but slowly gets better overtime until it surpasses the commercial alternatives (libre office, blender, firefox, thunderbird, …). Unless the project dies of course, which happens when it doesn’t get enough support.
Once burnt, twice shy.
And that’s without even considering proprietary software to get content, DRM, remote deletion, etc.
Me too!
I would try but there are just so many streaming platforms it’s not even worth it plus I would want one that lets me put it on my jellyfin so…