I run a Jellyfin server, but I have several friends running Jellyfin servers and several more friends running Plex servers. What is the sanest way to go about accessing all of them? How can I get some sort of media overview, even using an external tool like RSS or some other dashboard-like app. Also useful would be a way to search what is on all of the different servers in the same search. Have considered:

  • Running a dedicated device (Apple TV, Nvidia Shield, Kodi) and manually clicking between servers with the dedicated client app. This only displays one at a time and is too confusing for non-technical types. Also not totally sure if this is supported…
  • Perhaps there is a way to run multiples of the Jellyfin and Plex apps in order to browse between all of these servers on a device like an AppleTV. Treating the client apps like running multiple browser profiles…
    • A “dashboard” app could be used to display information from all of these servers simultaneously.

Is there some method I’m missing here? Thanks for the ideas. My current answer is to simply not use most of them out of sheer laziness, but certainly would be cool to better unite access. Everyone has their own solid setup with multiple users, so need to meet them where they are at.

Thanks for any ideas!

  • Ebby@lemmy.ssba.comEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I run multiple Plex servers and just pin libraries to the main screen. It’s pretty straightforward.

    EDIT: Oh! Do you mean Plex and jellyfin on the same interface? Sorry, no clue on that one.

    • kiol@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      4 days ago

      Makes sense. Are you able to search through all of the server libraries simultaneously, even just in Plex itself?

        • kiol@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          4 days ago

          Thanks, makes sense. Definitely an advantage of the Plex pass functionality, but Jellyfin will have to handle it in a different manner.