Build your own streaming server

NICK PEERS

YOU’LL NEED THIS (https://jellyfin.org) comes as a server component for PC and Mac, plus client devices across all major mobile, desktop, and streaming box/TV platforms IF YOU PREFER OWNED MEDIA to paying expensive monthly subscription services for the likes of Netflix or Amazon, then why not have the best of both worlds? Self-hosted services like Plex and Jellyfin make it possible to present your media in a way that’s easy and quick to access—no navigating multiple platforms or disc menus. Plex may be the king, but many of its best features are hidden away behind the Plex Pass paywall. Thankfully, you can enjoy virtually all of Plex’s best features without paying a dime, thanks to the brilliant open-source Jellyfin. Since forking from another media server (Emby), Jellyfin has gone from strength…

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