<![CDATA[I’m curious.]]>I’m curious. For those of you who run your own media server, please pick your **primary** server **for your own use**.

If you use something other than the three listed here, feel free to reply.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/0d77e046-7909-484f-896f-87f83e01c252/i-m-curious.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 04:10:19 GMTFri, 17 Apr 2026 15:20:43 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:39:06 GMT]]>@caseyliss Plex since 2008!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116415131962871677/statuses/116421030480588640https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116415131962871677/statuses/116421030480588640Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:39:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:36:27 GMT]]>@caseyliss Jellyfin + Infuse. I mention because technically Infuse doesn’t need a media server back end as it can manage libraries directly from a file share.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/geraint/statuses/116421020030767374https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/geraint/statuses/116421020030767374Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:36:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:28:27 GMT]]>@caseyliss
Video: NAS Samba Share + Infuse
Audiobooks: Audiobookshelf + plappa

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/fex/statuses/116420988610782710https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/fex/statuses/116420988610782710Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:28:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:28:24 GMT]]>@caseyliss Jellyfin has been ideal for me! Zero regrets

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://corteximplant.com/users/jadedtwin/statuses/116420988408391171https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://corteximplant.com/users/jadedtwin/statuses/116420988408391171Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:28:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:26:56 GMT]]>@caseyliss 16TB Plex, verrrrry full.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lo_fye/statuses/116420982640511746https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lo_fye/statuses/116420982640511746Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:26:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:24:08 GMT]]>@caseyliss I use Plex, but I LOVE Channels DVR!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/n5wwy/statuses/116420971629050701https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/n5wwy/statuses/116420971629050701Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:24:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:13:24 GMT]]>@caseyliss rip my Squeezebox 😞

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ggulrajani/statuses/116420929420796023https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ggulrajani/statuses/116420929420796023Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:13:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:11:34 GMT]]>@caseyliss I use SMB file sharing and then the client that I primarily use, Kodi (formerly XBMC) does its own content management. It doesn't sync across devices because each client is independent, but since I only use it with the one device it's perfect for me.

I would use Plex, but it doesn't have features I consider must-have. Like the ability to retime audio sync while playing back. Or automatic display of Forced subtitles while subtitles are disabled. (Plex wants you to turn on a separate subtitle track that only has the forced subtitles in it, Kodi looks for Forced subtites in the normal subtitle track and displays them. Much more "Just Works" for me.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/troldann/statuses/116420922187940977https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/troldann/statuses/116420922187940977Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:11:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:10:00 GMT]]>@ronmccoy @caseyliss *whispers* jellyfin:)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/bithive/statuses/116420916054065501https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/bithive/statuses/116420916054065501Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:10:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:01:02 GMT]]>@caseyliss Plex on Synology but playback via Infuse cos for some unfindable reason, Plex says the (gigabit Ethernet!) connection to the 4K ATV is “too slow to play this content” even for 720p h265 files. Infuse has no issues. So weird. Gave up debugging years ago. Luckily Infuse syncs with Plex libraries.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/andrewwade/statuses/116420880808977954https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/andrewwade/statuses/116420880808977954Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:01:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:52:21 GMT]]>@caseyliss I like it to be available on all devices, to non-technical family members who I don’t live with - so Plex without question.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/digitalpardoe/statuses/116420846676440636https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/digitalpardoe/statuses/116420846676440636Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:52:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:50:53 GMT]]>@caseyliss Infuse with plain SMB.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tobsen/statuses/116420840896106484https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tobsen/statuses/116420840896106484Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:50:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:48:25 GMT]]>@caseyliss If it wouldn’t be blocked at Hetzner I’d run Plex, but now I’m using Jellyfin which is find but the apps (Especially tvOS) are not there yet.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dewey/statuses/116420831181711425https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dewey/statuses/116420831181711425Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:48:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:40:35 GMT]]>@caseyliss STFP server feeding into InFuse.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://narrativ.es/users/janl/statuses/116420800389978574https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://narrativ.es/users/janl/statuses/116420800389978574Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:40:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:39:27 GMT]]>@caseyliss nginx webserver and i just yeet media directly into vlc from there

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://slime.global/users/whyrlpool/statuses/116420795947971092https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://slime.global/users/whyrlpool/statuses/116420795947971092Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:39:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:38:43 GMT]]>@caseyliss Currently investigating this for myself. Plex is where I started, but I was quickly redirected to Jellyfin.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/niclake/statuses/116420793070334407https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/niclake/statuses/116420793070334407Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:38:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:37:01 GMT]]>@caseyliss Long time Plex user. I keep trying alternatives from time to time, but for now, I find the Plex tvOS app to be the more intuitive and stable one of them all.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.skbo.net/users/skbo/statuses/116420786346141733https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.skbo.net/users/skbo/statuses/116420786346141733Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:37:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:33:25 GMT]]>@caseyliss Used to have plex but switched to Jellyfin when I wanted to add remote access. It is working well enough that I will stick with it unless something changes.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/13pt8plus/statuses/116420772193086263https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/13pt8plus/statuses/116420772193086263Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:33:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:30:22 GMT]]>@caseyliss I'm currently running Plex and Jellyfin in parallel, mostly because I just don't understand what Plex is doing these days. They aren't really shipping new features but the app gets updated? They took out music and photos and now they're putting them back? Plex just has kind of a weird little smell right now that makes me think it's wise to be running an alternative in parallel.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jawns.club/users/hoagie/statuses/116420760195195998https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jawns.club/users/hoagie/statuses/116420760195195998Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:30:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:28:43 GMT]]>@caseyliss Navidrome is very popular for music specifically.

📈 https://www.navidrome.org/analytics/

(Of course, I have to run them all. But if not for my day job, I would probably just use Navidrome.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dmd/statuses/116420753695717464https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dmd/statuses/116420753695717464Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:28:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:28:02 GMT]]>@mrsp Haha, it me.

SenPlayer is pretty good and one-time purchase if you’re casting about for a different client. The Jellyfin server is inoffensive to me but the client apps SUCK

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/caseyliss/statuses/116420751006457980https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/caseyliss/statuses/116420751006457980Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:28:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:27:45 GMT]]>@caseyliss I also keep separate instances of audiobook server and kavita, for comics. Jellyfin and Plex can work for both, but there's some serious drawbacks that annoy me. (Like losing track of the place I left off in the audiobook)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://federatedfandom.net/users/kate/statuses/116420749893995997https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://federatedfandom.net/users/kate/statuses/116420749893995997Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:27:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:27:35 GMT]]>@caseyliss channels

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fancypat/statuses/116420749219980832https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fancypat/statuses/116420749219980832Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:27:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’m curious. on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:25:49 GMT]]>@caseyliss Qualifier, Plex for now. I have Jellyfin running, it’s fine but maybe not exactly what I want. Basically still looking.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.cloud/users/mrsp/statuses/116420742305708249https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.cloud/users/mrsp/statuses/116420742305708249Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:25:49 GMT