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How does Jellyfin compare to Stremio? The wife likes Stremio because it works exactly like any other streaming app: get recommended stuff based on your viewing habits, pick something to watch, stream instantly. HDR and Dolby Atmos just works out of the box too. Couldn't be simpler.
Is Jellyfin similar, or does it work more like Plex/Kodi, where you have to acquire the content, stick it on a server, and build up a movie/TV collection manually?
yes, but with Sonarr/Radarr/Lidarr/Etc, you can automate it. You just add tv/movies/music you want to download, and it will periodically check torrents/usenet for releases that match your criteria. It's pretty cool.
But why go through all that effort when I could just continue using Stremio instead? There is nothing to automate in Stremio. You just pick what you want to watch and watch it.
Maybe people aren't explaining it in a way that clicks with me, but I just don't understand the benefit of Jellyfin. It seems like a lot of unnecessary hassle for no reason.
Often, torrents aren't seeded. At least for me. With the Arr stack, you can download from usenet. But I agree, that's why I don't run my NAS or jellyfin anymore and stick with stremio. I have come across a few titles that aren't seeded, but i just go without in that case.
More like Plex but without the 'corporate' that Plex has these days.