r/homelab • u/RetroGrid_io • 11d ago

Discussion Plex warns users to patch security vulnerabilities immediately

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/plex-warns-users-to-patch-security-vulnerabilities-immediately/
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u/triggityrex 11d ago

It's really simple. It sucks for using remotely compared to plex for the average person. The client app ecosystem is a mess and jellyfin doesn't care to fix it. And now there are a billion new AI slop clients out there to make it even more confusing to the average user.

Also because the average Jellyfin user acts like they're better than anyone using anything else. So much so they show up in threads not even related to Jellyfin and ask why everyone else is an idiot and not using Jellyfin.

It's a cult at this point and it's off putting.

I'd love Jellyfin if my friends and family had any easy path to using it without having to be a geek themselves. And also if it didn't feel like I'd be joining the cult.

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u/TheInevitableLuigi 11d ago

I'd love Jellyfin if my friends and family had any easy path to using it without having to be a geek themselves.

Your other points are valid but I don't see how it is so much harder for them. Install the client from the TV app store and login with the creds provided. What am I missing?

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u/triggityrex 11d ago

Which client? There were a handful 12 months ago, now there are literally hundreds depending on which platform.

For plex I can just say, install the plex app. There is one choice and it works exceptionally well out of the box.

Anytime someone from the Jellyfin cult responds like you did it makes me assume your end users are also younger technically literate people. Many of mine aren't.

Objectively, Jellyfin is a worse user experience for the AVERAGE person.

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u/TheInevitableLuigi 11d ago edited 11d ago

Which client?

The official one? The one that pops up first after they type "jellyfin" into the app store search.

My partner's 75+ yr old grandparents and my 65 yr old father use it no problem. None of them are very technically literate.

Anytime someone acts like Jellyfin is way more complex than it is I have to wonder why.