The open-source Plex alternative has no premium tier, no Plex Pass, and no account on someone else's server. Pulsar67 Enterprise SAS SSD storage keeps library scans and seeks responsive. Stream your collection from anywhere, on your terms. From $5/mo.
Plex keeps adding ads, walls off features behind subscriptions, and routes auth through their cloud. Jellyfin handles movies, TV, music, books, and photos while the stack lives on a server you control.
No account on someone else's auth server. No analytics. No "we may discontinue this feature." Just MPV-quality streaming over the open internet, with the apps you choose.
GPLv2. No "freemium." Every feature, no upsell, no telemetry pinging home.
20,000-file libraries scan in minutes, not hours. Posters, metadata, intro detection all stay snappy.
Android, iOS, Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, LG webOS, Samsung Tizen, Kodi add-on, web player.
Per-user libraries, watch state, parental controls. Share with family without sharing logins.
Direct-play (no transcoding) is cheap. Transcoding 4K HEVC to 1080p H.264 in real time wants more CPU.
Docker or apt both work. Pick the deployment style you prefer.
Not "SSD-tier" virtualized over a slow backend. Direct SAS SSD, fast seeks, no scan lag.
1080p Blu-ray rips push ~25 Mbps each. Pro plan handles 4 simultaneous remote streams comfortably.
Got a public Jellyfin URL? It won't go down when a bored teenager finds it.
We don't scan your storage, fingerprint your files, or care what you watch. It's your server.
One VPS, one Docker compose file, one click order. Stream your library tonight.
Concrete setup details for the first deploy, the firewall, and the first thing to check when something acts strange.
Jellyfin listens on TCP 8096 by default. Put it behind HTTPS on 443 and avoid exposing the admin interface without TLS.
Starter handles a small direct-play library. Pro is better for multiple users, larger libraries, or frequent metadata scans.
Run Jellyfin with Docker Compose or the official deb repo. Store media on attached storage or mount remote storage with conservative caching.
If playback stutters, check whether the client is transcoding. Direct Play is the goal on CPU-only VPS plans.