


Open Source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify or enhance. Freeware products can be used free of charge for both personal and professional (commercial use). the one built into your router) to resolve hosts in the LAN, you need to block 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 so Chromecast doesn't have a choice but to use your normal DNS server.įirefox also doesn't seem to like my Chromecast but that's the case for every video I play.Freeware programs can be downloaded used free of charge and without any time limitations. videoplayer.local/servers/jellyfin) but for me that still seems to work, luckily.Īlso make sure the Chromecast can resolve your domain through its DNS resolver.

There's also an issue with putting Jellyfin in a different subdirectory (i.e. For the routing problem there's no solution, you can't, say, have a phone hooked up to a VPN and play to a Chromecast on the local WiFi. You can also use plain HTTP, as long as you don't use self-signed certificates.

It took me a while to realize that Chromecast doesn't play from the phone itself, you need a server with a valid HTTPS certificate that's reachable from the Chromecast itself to play content. DLNA is broken, though, but that's probably a firewall rule. They continue to add features to it.Ĭhromecast works reliably here (served from Debian). I don't see people getting anywhere near as upset at Netflix as they are with Plex.Īs much as they may have deprioritized local streaming - it's not at all dead. But ever since I signed up over 5 years ago (before the streaming services), I knew quite well that I was signing up for a service and that I am not in control. I suppose if you insist on viewing Plex as solely for playing your own content, sure. I never quite understood the hostility towards them on this. I've only had to go to the settings once to disable/hide their annoyances. Every once in a while they make minor changes that seem to promote their services, but they're very ignorable. The main annoyance was done once, and you can just go to the settings and disable it. They suddenly shoved my hosted media into a random sidebar menu and started pushing their "free" content on homepage and also started doing purchases and rentals, so is it just getting close to being another Netflix/Hulu?
