Re:From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server
by endisneigh on Saturday November 12, 2022 @11:01PM
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Both Jellyfin and Plex sync by default automatically but Plex’s default was a few hours or so.
Thanks for the info, didn't know that about Plex. A couple of a hours does not work with my workflow. I get a movie, add it to my media folder, and then I want to watch it, so I'm not surprised I missed it.
Re:From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server
by lostlogin on Saturday November 12, 2022 @11:33PM
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You can have the library update on change or at set time intervals if the auto detect doesn’t work.
See this article:
https://support.plex.tv/articles/200289306-scanning-vs-refre...
Re:From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server
by endisneigh on Saturday November 12, 2022 @11:30PM
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You can change the frequency to be as short as you want, fyi.
Re:From Plex to Jellyfin Media Server
by Gamemaster1379 on Sunday November 13, 2022 @12:10AM
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I believe config settings exist for Plex to be more aggressive. Alternatively if you use third party software like Radarr or Sonarr they can use webhooks to update instantly when media is added
as i said in my ancestor post i'm far from a power user. its quite likely i tweaked some setting several years ago and forgot about it. I put something in my flex drive and it's there within seconds.
Jellyfin syncs on changes if the media location is local, their regular sync is only there as fallback for network shares.
Here's a positive example from my experience from switching to plex to jellyfin. When I drop files into my movie/tv folder jellyfin automatically syncs the files whereas in plex I always had to go to the page and click a menu icon and then click sync folder. Maybe there's a way to do it in plex that I don't know about but jellyfin did it by default.
I also find the web version of the media player better on jellyfin. I hated the google auth login to plex, and so far jellyfin feels lighter weight.
Like you, I don't need advanced sharing options and or anything beyond a private website that I can play my movies/tv shows so plex always felt overkill.