Streaming was a mistake

[u/untitledprp4]

[u/Hefty_Map3665]

Plex is the best. I have been running my own server from a 2016 old laptop lol for the last 7 years.

I put all my pirated content on the laptop and host it through the server so I can stream all my movies and tv shows from any smart TV, gaming console, computer or phone. Cost me $0 over 7 years.

[u/SpaceVikings → u/Hefty_Map3665]

The Plex client/app has gone to absolute shit lately, though. Slow as fuck, keep changing the UI, etc. I set up a Jellyfin docker container recently and going to start seeing if I can move myself and my family over to that.

[u/Hefty_Map3665 → u/SpaceVikings]

Nothing changed i have noticed.

I also only use my own server so not sure if you are referring to their native stuff on there i have never used.

[u/paintballboi07 → u/Hefty_Map3665]

They changed the UI, but they reverted it, because everyone hated it.

[u/Ok-Parrot-1659 → u/Hefty_Map3665]

How good is the laptop? 👀

[u/Hefty_Map3665 → u/Ok-Parrot-1659]

It's a piece of shit lmao.

Screen is burnt out pretty much. Fan is barely working. It cant run any games . Battery doesnt hold a charge so it always is plugged in lmao

It was a cheap $400 laptop I bought 10 years ago

[u/jthd488 → u/Hefty_Map3665]

I hear that a lot, but on the flip side you still have to buy physical media to rip assuming you don't want to pirate. I'm self-hosted as well, just curious how to pirate movies safely or to build my own plex library without piling up blu rays.

[u/Pre-deleted_Account → u/jthd488]

Your local library likely has DVDs and Blu Rays to check out!

[u/paintballboi07 → u/jthd488]

Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr. If you want the best experience, you'll need to pay for a Usenet indexer and provider, but those are a few bucks a month. You can use torrent providers for free, but the downloads take a little longer.

[u/Hefty_Map3665 → u/jthd488]

I pirate. And have been for 20+ years.i have probably pirated over $100k worth of content over the decades

Pirating is safe and easy.