Instead of Plex
Media server with apps on every television.
Swap it
Jellyfin is the default now. The apps are good enough, there is no account in the middle, and nothing phones home.
You lose: Plex's polish and its remote streaming, which is genuinely easier to set up.
Start here
Jellyfin
Apps are less polished on some TVs and remote access is your job.
github.com/jellyfin/jellyfinjellyfin.org
A compose file, a domain and a reverse proxy.
Also worth a look
- Kodi
A player on the device, not a server. No one else can watch from the sofa.
What the desk has written
Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.