MRW my significant other asks why the Disney+ password isn't working : iasip

[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I've been running a Plex server for a few years now. At the beginning of this year, I finally cancelled all my streaming services (including Disney+ and Hulu) and use Plex almost exclusively. It's always sad to see a boycott going on that I can't participate in because I've already quit the service.

I do still pay for Curiosity Stream, but that's basically like Netflix exclusively for documentaries. And super cheap compared to other streaming services. (Most expensive service is just under $6/mo if you pay annually) Gotta support the educational services!

I saw someone link to the PBS Passport here yesterday. I need to look into that too. PBS needs donations to stay alive, especially with our current administration trying to gut it.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I pay for Nebula.tv for a similar reason. Mostly for Legal Eagle and City Beautiful.

[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I paid for Nebula's Lifetime account, back when it was much cheaper. If I can avoid subscriptions, I will. Because subscriptions always end up more expensive than a one-time purchase.

EDIT: I follow Legal Eagle on Nebula too. I used to follow Charles Cornell as well, but he's stopped releasing content on Nebula and has switched back to YouTube exclusively. I have a few others I follow on Nebula, but they haven't been posting much content lately. I'll have to check out City Beautiful.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago

I’ll shout out NASA+, there isn’t a lot on there but it’s free.

[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 7 points 1 week ago

There's not a ton of content on PBS passport. I just keep the subscription running and check it every six months or so for new content.

I haven't heard of Curiosity Stream, but sounds like something I'd actually watch. Thanks for dropping that name

[–] psivchaz@reddthat.com 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you're into small streaming services, also look at Dropout for your comedy needs.

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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Damn, Sherlock is on PBS Passport? Crazy, great show

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 22 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Since casting JF to a Chromecast requires that it be resolvable by Google's DNS (or at least, it used to be that way I think), here's a fun trick to get it working: point your public DNS record to your private IP. It's apparently not always supported by your DNS provider, but it works great for me (namecheap).

No need to expose your JF instance over the Internet this way, and no need for complicated DNS interception stuff with your router.

You may need to have SSL certs for casting, not sure.

[–] SpatchyIsOnline@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Here's hoping FCast gets the traction it deserves soon and more open source projects start supporting it over Chromecast's proprietary bs

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago

Why aren't they implementing openscreen?

https://github.com/w3c/openscreenprotocol

[–] thisisnotausername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago

Com to c/selfhosted, we'll help

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

complicated DNS interception stuff with your router.

It's often not that hard. Many routers have a setting for local dns records.

If you do make a public DNS record, I recommend not putting "plex" or "jellyfin" or "TV" in the domain or subdomain. Make it something more generic.

I recently got a domain from Namecheap, $100 for ten years. If you want something that changes every year, you can get some .xyz domain for like $2 for the first year (and then it'll go up to more the next years.)

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It's often not that hard. Many routers have a setting for local dns records.

Right, that's easy, but IIRC google devices hard code their DNS servers for casting, so you need to intercept traffic bound for 8.8.8.8.

These folks suggest that just blocking the DNS servers allows you to use your own fallback. Haven't personally tried that, but perhaps more straightforward.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Good to know. I don't have a setup yet, but I might soon.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I redirect all DNS to my router. Its how my ad block works. No matter what you try all DNS leads to the router.

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[–] mlg@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

Jellyfin is pretty good though I'm still not a fan of the player just because it doesn't give you options for transcode disable without setting it for a specific user.

Although it has gotten much better at not bothering to transcode when the device supports the source codec.

But hey I mean its miles better than the vomit UI that are streaming apps these days. And you can always just use your favorite player like Kodi or VLC if you want.

[–] tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (6 children)

What happened at Disney, I've been pirating since forever lol

[–] remon@ani.social 10 points 1 week ago

The whole Jimmy Kimmel cancellation.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago

Bent the knee to losing the first amendment

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They fired Jimmy Kimmel after he said a very mild comment about Charlie Kirk's alleged killer, all because the FCC head threatened to take away their license, despite the fact that he was simply using his first amendment right to free speech.

Thankfully Disney had the sense to rehire him, but the fact that they caved to pressure from Fascists to begin with is some unforgivable shit.

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[–] vonbaronhans@midwest.social 9 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I've been running a jellyfin server for a while now but barely use it. For some reason I can't get other devices on my local network to be able to sign into it. One out of ten times it'll work, but the other nine times it just doesn't and says it can't connect. I dunno. Probably a me problem.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is the computer running it going to sleep and coming back with a new IP address maybe? Or just asleep when you’re trying to use it? Gotta set it to never-sleep, just display off

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You should be able to tell your router to always assign the same IP to the same MAC for specific machines.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (6 children)

That too yes, but by denying sleep mode it never changes anyway. My router will give it the same IP after a reboot, but if it’s off for a while it will get a new one. I’m not sure if that’s the same with all routers.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

If the DHCP lease has expired while the device is off or asleep it may or may not get the same IP when it reconnects depending on the settings on your router. If the machine is on when the lease expires it can typically renew the lease and retain the same IP. Generally DHCP leases default to 1440 minutes (24 hours).

Best practice is to do what I mentioned before and have your router reserve the IP so if the settings on your device get reset for some reason you won’t have to go hunting the IP. At least though, you should have a range of IPs outside your lease pool so you can assign static IPs on the device without running into a DHCP conflict, but this runs into the aforementioned issue of the device forgetting its settings.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

That seems like a problem with the router.

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[–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 3 points 1 week ago

What sort of clients? What apps or browsers?
Are you attempting to connect using the IP address of the server, or by the device/domain name or whatever?
Is it just that your app cannot find the server, or is it able to find the server but the login credentials are not working or something?

[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

What is the error/issue I found it really straightforward especially with the QR code for quick connect

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[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Actually me lolll

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

How does Jellyfin compare to Stremio? The wife likes Stremio because it works exactly like any other streaming app: get recommended stuff based on your viewing habits, pick something to watch, stream instantly. HDR and Dolby Atmos just works out of the box too. Couldn't be simpler.

Is Jellyfin similar, or does it work more like Plex/Kodi, where you have to acquire the content, stick it on a server, and build up a movie/TV collection manually?

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

yes, but with Sonarr/Radarr/Lidarr/Etc, you can automate it. You just add tv/movies/music you want to download, and it will periodically check torrents/usenet for releases that match your criteria. It's pretty cool.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

But why go through all that effort when I could just continue using Stremio instead? There is nothing to automate in Stremio. You just pick what you want to watch and watch it.

Maybe people aren't explaining it in a way that clicks with me, but I just don't understand the benefit of Jellyfin. It seems like a lot of unnecessary hassle for no reason.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Often, torrents aren't seeded. At least for me. With the Arr stack, you can download from usenet. But I agree, that's why I don't run my NAS or jellyfin anymore and stick with stremio. I have come across a few titles that aren't seeded, but i just go without in that case.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Its like plex but without any of the features and free content. You have to set more up yourself to use jellyfin, and you need your own content. You could technically watch plex's free content without bringing your own though.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Okay thanks for the info.

We'll be sticking with Stremio. It's just too convenient.

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

More like Plex but without the 'corporate' that Plex has these days.

[–] Muffi@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I recently grabbed the new RPi 5 and a 16TB external drive, slapped Jellyfin, Tailscale and qBittorrent on it. It runs flawlessly and I will never go back.

[–] TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

Is there somewhere that explains how to do this susscinctly?

[–] rapchee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

is tailscale for accessing stuff from outside? as i see it's a vpn thing

[–] Lord743@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, accessible out side without port forwarding.

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