ive been using kodi (xbmc was better moniker) since google killed sagetv. i recall attempting plex, but it seemed to lack some open/extensibility (its been awhile).

i have a side project i want to make as a modular plugin generating a cable layout with original air orders and networks/channels… kodi seems most optimal, but ill admit its been a long while since i looked at plex.

so why plex over kodi?

  • webhead@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Have you used Plex before? No they don't need to know anything. They sign up and you grant them access (or even just give them a user in your home and they just sign in by texting you a code). It is as easy or easier than signing into your typical streaming app. Just extremely easy. Jellyfin is great and I hope they keep going but they're not at the same level as Plex. I've been using Plex for nearly a decade now and I've tried out jellyfin a few times. I'll keep trying because I don't want to use Plex forever but I'm not going to pretend they're the same. Hopefully they will be eventually.

    • Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      In the case we are talking about different self hosting things

      I used to have Plex with a domain

      It's not a problem for me to connect domains, dns, reverse proxies, etc. Because i'm already hosting like everything, email, my own dns server, websites, nextcloud, basically everything