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Why I moved my Plex library to Jellyfin after 14 years

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Why I moved my Plex library to Jellyfin after 14 years

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Plex, the Slow Creep of Enshittification

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After 14 years with Plex, I finally moved my video library to Jellyfin. Why rising costs, feature restrictions and digital ownership pushed me towards FOSS.

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Where does this myth come from that Plex is secure to share over the open internet?
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  The misunderstanding that funneling your data through plex servers is functionally equivalent to exposing it to the internet.

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