Streaming Services, need a new map!
It used to be that simple: r/plexshares, click any link, join the server, watch all you want.
Well, they really cracked down on that. Plex purged the servers en masse, my server switched to some obscure emby, r/plexshares is closed for good.
I'm in a need of a new server. Where do I even go? What platform is best to sail the seas now? Jellyfin?
P.S. my torrent days are over, thanks. I'm not interested in self-hosting anything either, again, thanks. 10$/month is a reasonable subscription fee for an all-you-can-eat streaming service
The reason you're not finding this is because everyone else was assuming all the risk by streaming the media to you, and that party is over. You were assuming none of the risk. If you want back in, you're going to start having to assume some of the risk again, because that $10/month is what makes the operation actually something that the people offering the service can be criminally prosecuted for.
Come on, get outta here with this self entitled attitude. Would love to help, but it sounds like you don't even want help, really. You just want to pay someone else to commit crimes and risk arrest so you can benefit. Bringing money into it is 100% what has turned it into a crime for the person running the server.
Piracy is a community thing, become part of the community, and maybe someone will just let you on their personal server without a fee, and then nobody is at risk criminally, only civilly. But it means getting involved at least a little bit, and not just expecting others to do it for you.
Ah, and get outta here with this entitled attitude. I want to pay someone for something I can do myself: setup a Linux machine with a torrent, a movie organizer, and a jellyfin server. Easy. But maintaing it just eats too much time, which I don't have.
Forget the legal risk, it's laughable. And with a properly located server no one will even ever bother figuring out who's running it.
If maintaining a server eats too much time, why on earth would someone do it for you for just $10 per month?
Must be why instead of law enforcement it was plex who was shutting down hundreds of paid servers. Seems like way too many people wanted to sell their legal risk for some 10$/month per user. I'm sure they'd still be happy to do it if not for plex's stubborness.
Plex could be held liable as a vicarious enabler of infringement. Your suggestion that they turn a blind eye would endanger their very existence. Of course they are going to capitulate. It's a wonder they still exist as it is.
If you’re willing to pay $10 and you want all the content without torrents, maybe usenet is what you’re looking for?
Pay for Netflix or whatever if you want ease of usage
Piracy isn't supposed to be easy nor should it be spoonfed to you
"obscure Emby"... You don't get out much, do you.
Emby is a direct competitor to Plex, and its better. It doesn't require and internet connection to work, doesnt force signup, its completely self hosted if you want. The dev is responsive, bugs are fixed quickly.
It does have subscription options if you want, none are required for full functionality.
Emby is not FOSS, but neither is Plex.
Isn't jellyfin just Emby under the hood?
Edit:
https://jellyfin.org/docs
Needed a cracked version for Android. I'd pay them 5$ or whatever, but they insisted on a ludicrous subscription. There's a very limited TV support. Web app is glitchy.
We switched from Plex to emby and the difference is night and day.