Plex vs Jellyfin: The Real Cost of Self-Hosting Media

Plex just tripled its lifetime pass price and put remote streaming of your own files behind a paywall, so this episode digs into what it actually takes to switch to something like Jellyfin instead. Tyler walks through the real headaches of self-hosting, from CG-NAT and Tailscale to Synology’s drive lock-in and QNAP’s ransomware history. It’s a grounded look at what owning your media really costs in time, money, and know-how, and why that matters for digital ownership in general.