My wife is slowly getting used to Jellyfin. We’ve already cancelled Amazon. More to follow.
Wife Acceptance Factor is key for these things. It was a chore to make mine understand why I was eliminating Netflix, Amazon, Spotify, etc., and have her start using my self-hosted services. Took le about a year, but now she loves just firing up FOSS apps and they just work. She does bug me every now and then about the UI on some of the apps, but nothing that will requires attorneys to get involved.
Agree a combo of stremio and jellyfin for me, just for a backup. I pay for VPN and a debrid service. I generally browse and watch disposable content on stremio, but also like jellyfin picking up my regular tv shows and my repeat/keeping content.
qBittorrent does not.
Emby doesnt
does it run in docker and with a vpn like proton, which i not using? i dont wanna fire up nord again. been using transmission in an old container!
Yes, example: https://hub.docker.com/r/dyonr/qbittorrentvpn
tbh I would just combo a compose with a seperate qbittorrent and vpn container on the same pod.
That way you can set proper iptable rules if needed and perma bind qbittorrent to the vpn interface.
gluetun (a container) enables you to put every sort of container behind it to act as a kill switch.
If you have a .conf or .ovpn file, you can plug it in there.
But they also support many providers natively
Ceo be like: “Hey, everyones leaving. We should milk more data from the idiots who stayed.”
Geez, I wonder why I’m running my own jellyfin library
By now the number of titles would rival a small Netflix and I’m growing
Ive got Plex and im sitting on about 40tb of Films and TV shows. I got in early with the perpetual licence a few years back.
Stremio. And everything can be 4k hdr10
Also Nuvio, a fork of Stremio that seems to modernize the interface a bit more.
Yeah, Stremio + SmartTube + CloudStream + my deGoogled Onn 4k TV Box rules.
Smarttube…is a hero!
How do you deGoogle an Onn box/device?
Thanks. From what I gather, you still need to connect a Google account to it though. Is that correct or did I miss something?
https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/13xwvwi/new_box_setup_onn_google_account_required/
https://www.reddit.com/r/OnnStreamingTV/comments/1au9leg/setup_onn_4k_box_without_gmail_address_use/
https://androidtvnews.com/android-tv-without-google-account/
There are workarounds. If it does require a Google account, set one up with fake info, then delete it once getting past the initial setup screen.
Did the fake info, but it’s impossible to remove the Google account, it seems. It only allows you to switch to another Google account. But not remove entirely.
Hm, weird. I was able to remove my temp Google account from the OS.
What is that, it just links out to other platforms where it is hosted?
By default, yes, to avoid legal problems, but there are a lot of pirate plugins
And you can use it legally too… It just integrates a lot. Basically, what Plex should have been…
The only bad thing is it can’t run in offline mode I found
Kinda. Mostly used as an interface for piracy torrent trackers like realdebrid or torbox rather than people hooking it up to regular streaming platforms though.
Real-Debrid started blocking content, so I’ve been testing Torbox instead and it seems to be working better.
Any guides on this, I have been off the high seas for years. I used to use rargb and torlock for manually downloading torrents. No idea how these plugins ad such work
Here’s a comprehensive guide. It’s a bit wordy, so if there’s anything confusing about it I’d be glad to help clarify. 👍
I have stemio installed on a few devices. Mostly tv boxes and i have installed it on firesticks for my fam members. You can install it on your laptop etc.
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YFrom your preferred device download the stremio app (on firestick/tv boxes you need to get the downloader app first…there are plenty of guides).
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Once you have the app installed set up a stremio account via here https://www.stremio.com/
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Sign into your app using those login details.
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You will see something like this. As you scroll down you will see lists of libraries such as ‘public domain’ content or ‘popular’ these can be altered in the addons (left menu)
- Configure or add the addons. I delete a lot of the general stuff like YT and choose which libraries i wanna see in there for example i have common libraries using the stremio-netflix-catalog-addon you may have to use a serch engine to find that or it may be a community addon. Green cog is to configure.
It will take you out of stremio to a browser site for you to configure (pick what lists you want) If you like to use vpn etc you can add them here too. Make sure to choose the install addon to activate it in your stremio app.
- When you go back to stremio you will see your chosen libraries to browse media. when coosing a movie or sow for example you it will give you some sources. Where the media files come from is down to you based on where you source…there are more addons for this too. The sources you pick that’s your business but its always good to consider a VPN and tor service which work with most addons. Stemio allows you to source your files from your netflix account too.
Debrid services are generally cheaper than VPN services and effectively serve the same purpose by making it so the user isn’t torrenting content, while having a backup of the data saved to the Debrid cache in case there aren’t enough seeders at any given moment.
Which VPN is best for this use case? I tried SurfShark but it keeps blocking the torrent streams which doesn’t make sense to me.
I wanted to do Stremio + TorBox + SurfShark. Afaik that’s the only thing that’s needed?
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What content is RD blocking and how could you tell?
Real-Debrid and a couple other Debrid providers are now actively complying with DMCA takedown requests, so lots of content will simply say that it was taken down due to such a request. Here’s what appears if you find something that’s impacted:
Thanks for the heads up! I haven’t come across this yet but maybe it’s time for me to switch from RD when my current subscription is up
As I was running multiple Real-Debrid accounts for relatives, a side benefit of switching was that Torbox and Premiumize allow simultaneous connections, removing the need for multiple accounts. Went with the basic Torbox account as a test, but if there’s anything I can’t find I might get the higher one for the convenience of usenet access. 🤔
I do wish they had profiles though, and a queue separate from the library for that matter
Stremio is enshitifying. Profiles were a long asked feature and they are implementing that in a paid Stremio subscription.
So you either suck it up and pay or hope that alternatives like Nuvio, Aurora and RealStream gain more traction and support.
This
I wouldn’t even have a problem for paying for Netflix honestly, if the base plan was 4k.
But it’s not.
I can’t even watch 4k with a 4k subscription because they don’t allow that on the desktop.
But pirates don’t care and I can enjoy the show like it was meant to be.
I wouldn’t have a problem paying for it if they were making good content consistently. I think KPop Demon Hunters and Stranger Things are the only things I’ve watched on there since Marvel took their ball.
The other issue i had honestly, is that the last few things i watched on there, turned out was from Australian TV anyway lol (like Rake, utopia).
You don’t need to say “this”. It adds nothing. Just upvote and move on
This.
Come to my jellyfish instance. The only thing I want you tied to is to my bedroom
Giggity.
Have you tried the new rewrite of jellyfin?
They sunsetted the current release version entirely.
I have not heard about that. I’ll have to look into that after work.
Nope, I rarely do upgrades tbh.
Oh well, I hope gosuckadick2@proton.com and gosuckadick3@proton.com aren’t taken yet…
Yep. Aliases all the way down.
Its just a nuisance, I can sign up for tons of free email. What does this really accomplish?
The move is anti privacy. I bet they will only accept kyc emails. Like Google and Microsoft, which nowadays demand proof of ID in surreptitious ways. I have met already several big tech services that refuse emails from alternative providers.
How? Every email now requires a phone number, which I don’t want linked. Every account someone who isn’t me makes gets immediately frozen because they are on some dubious blacklist.
Where is this “free email” you are talking about.
“Dang.” adds two new email aliases.
Exactly. I’ve had my own domains since 1996.
“Share your passwords, we don’t care.”
My wife gives me shit for downloading stuff from Netflix…This shit is why.
What do you
Jeanmean by downloading things from Netflix? How do you do that? Asking for a friendFirst it’s about having it available when Netflix inevitably decides they’re not going to license it anymore… But for Netflix originals, it’s so my extended family can enjoy the good stuff without having to pay Netflix their stupid rates… especially now that I’m not allowed to share my netflix password with family (which used to be encouraged)
I don’t download directly from Netflix, though I understand it’s possible, but I find stuff on Netflix I like and then go dig up the torrent… Someone else has always pre-done the heavy lifting for me. :)
Not a problem. I dumped Netflix a long time ago.
The garbage took itself out. Much appreciated.
On iPhone, I can set it to an email alias and deactivate the alias. If they say they need to email me, I can reactivate it.
Not sure how easy email aliases are on other platforms. I don’t imagine it’s a big challenge for anybody.
Isn’t this the requirement of every website with a login system since the 90s? Never used Netflix, was it possible to subscribe without providing an email address?
Also, temporary email addresses exist, as well as setting up a throw away email address; don’t see much of a problem with this.
This is for profiles. You can have up to 6 per account
With one account you used to be able to have multiple profiles.
I used to have a profile on my parents account. Never linked any email to that profile.
We obviously quite the subscription when they didn’t allow profiles to exist in different houses.
