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…a subscription. One moment you could be using all the automation and fancy features that come with your expensive upgrade, and the next it could be completely bricked, or cost a monthly…
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6 Jellyfin plugins that add free features Plex charges you for
…Remote streaming requires a Plex Pass Your own server shouldn't require a subscription to leave the house Remote Streaming was one of the main reasons many users stayed loyal to Plex…
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I set up a home server for the first time and these 5 apps changed everything
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The cheapest smart home automation I ever set up cost me less than a dollar
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4 reasons Plex is pushing me further and further towards Jellyfin
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NAS makers are slowly admitting people want home servers, not just storage boxes
…At some point in the last few years, subscription costs began to pile up , streaming libraries fragment further every quarter, and the idea of paying indefinitely for software you could run yourself…