I was using this, but Plex has been sucking lately. My server started really acting up with music for some reason and was stuck in an infinite loop scanning music which was putting a strain on my NAS and causing my server to run a lot more. It never seems to end and I’m not sure what started this, but I moved over to Navidrome instead as a result.
Navidrome has been a better substitute but I am now paying for a domain which I am also setting up a VPN for, for about $10 in total for the year.
Jellyfin doesn’t have something comparable in the dedicated (OSS) world, but Symfonium takes a Jellyfin connection and is hands down the single best music player I have ever encountered on any platform.
Finamp is the official iOS Jellyfin music player. If only the would publish the latest beta version to the App Store! Apparently it’s so much better than the current release, but I refuse to sign up for test flight and the associated Apple terms.
Oh, sorry, I did not mean to imply that there re no players (there are, e.g. Finamp), just nowhere near the same level of polish, features and stability.
I know there is a lot about Plex to hate, but I am always grateful for Plexamp. It requires a Plex pass, but it’s worth it for Plexamp alone imo.
I was using this, but Plex has been sucking lately. My server started really acting up with music for some reason and was stuck in an infinite loop scanning music which was putting a strain on my NAS and causing my server to run a lot more. It never seems to end and I’m not sure what started this, but I moved over to Navidrome instead as a result.
Navidrome has been a better substitute but I am now paying for a domain which I am also setting up a VPN for, for about $10 in total for the year.
I mean, if you’re paying for something anyway, Navidrome + Symfonium is (to me) a better option.
Jellyfin doesn’t have something comparable in the dedicated (OSS) world, but Symfonium takes a Jellyfin connection and is hands down the single best music player I have ever encountered on any platform.
Doesn’t finamp provide music player features?
I wish jellyfin would support downloading music out of the box.
Finamp is the official iOS Jellyfin music player. If only the would publish the latest beta version to the App Store! Apparently it’s so much better than the current release, but I refuse to sign up for test flight and the associated Apple terms.
Oh, sorry, I did not mean to imply that there re no players (there are, e.g. Finamp), just nowhere near the same level of polish, features and stability.
My experience with self-hosted apps on my phone are limited. I’ve never used Plex so I never used it’s mobile app.
So thank you for the clarification.
I’d love to try symfonium but I am on iOS.