haui_lemmy

I think you make a hugely important point and I would definitely use it and I might even be able to help making it.

That is pretty much how I imagined it. Sadly, its A TON of work. I have most of this set up in many VPSs for both me and customers (with other services of course) and I can imagine its probably the best solution. I still hate my life when thinking of implementing it. :D I bet its gonna be easier than I think but you may get my point here. Thank you very much for sharing.

yeah, thanks. but thats not gonna work for me. i live in a big city and none of us (me and my server included) have static IPs nor am I gonna get them (at all) and I dont want to pay for them either (because ISPs here want you to pay for them). in any case, thanks for trying to suggest something. it might help someone else who has a different setup. :)

I think I understand why you're going on about this but it's still very confusing.

You're constantly contradicting yourself, one sentence after the other.

Of course windows is closed, the people you deem plebs will not go to massgrave. Windows is closed source software which has the customers data and hardware under control. if you argue that point you can also argue if the world is really round. it is just wasting my time.

Whatever "just works" for them is, is of no concern to me. I know that hundreds of people in my vicinity have adopted linux because it is better. You can now start more mental gymnastics but it still is only wasting time.

I have to remind you again, too: this is not the place to fight for windows or microsoft or any other capitalist hellscape. It is against the rules.

Yeah, that would be nice too. Took me a bit to get it.

Thats not what I meant. I of course have wireguard set up for administration and my own streaming needs. But friends of mine who were able to use plex by just making an account but now they cant because of course there is no relay server etc. I'll have to think of a way to make it available to them (easily!) without putting my network at risk.

awesome. thanks for chiming in. I will have to check how to do external streaming without opening my network up to the world (metaphorically).

You're now using mental gymnastics to blame me for someone else's actions. Sorry mate but I'm not into that mumbo jumbo. good luck somewhere else.

fair enough i guess.

And the next wrong assumption. It's beginning to get really tiring. Maybe try to stop individualizing systemic problems. I know it is counter to our society but it is the only healthy way.

I'm building networks for a living. The situation I'm in has zero to do with my skills and assuming so is highly disrespectful.

But yes, as others have pointed out, it is likely that a configuration back when setting the service up years ago led to it using an outside connection which has only now become an issue because of plex's switch to blocking remote streaming.

No matter because plex works just as well.

So its a thing. Very interesting. Thanks for confirming. Have you tried jellyfin? i switched now and it works great.

Exactly. it is sad that things like this have to happen. capitalism is again asking for your lives.