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Ways to watch movies, shows, and short videos(YouTube) without needing to feed the corporate machine or have content randomly diapear because some streaming platform changed thier licensing.
Did you know? that even if you "purchased" a movie on Amazon streaming it can still unexpectedly be removed from you being able to watch it.
Jellyfin
| watch.abazs.com | or 192.168.1.101:7796 on the Round River network |
For watching Movies and Shows
A self hosted streaming service that can host most media types but is mostly setup to share Movies and Shows with friends and family.
The media library is a work in progress and some file formats won't work in certain browsers or devices. Learn more about how to get the best user experience in the full Jellyfin setup page
Jellyseerr
Jellyseerr can be used to discover movies and shows and request they be added to Jellyfin. You can also report errors with Jellyfin content so that it can be fixed. Your same name and password from Jellyfin work in Jellyseerr.
PeerTube
Is a YouTube clone that is open source, self hostable, and federated. I do not currently have a self hosted site but TILvids is a good one.
A Less Bad YouTube
Short videos are generally stuck with where the creators are posting them which is still primarily YouTube but there are some things one can do to still enjoy those videos but taking Google as much out of the equation as possible.
uBlock Origin
A good open source browser plugin ad blocker is a great start to using YouTube without the horrible user experience of the ads but because of a recent change to Chrome you will also want to switch to a different browser as Chrome has changed the rule prioritizing corporate tracking and advertising over user privary and functionallity.
FreeTube
Is an application that will import all your watch history and subscriptions from YouTube into an application that runs directly on your computer and streams the videos you want to see without the ads, creepy recommendations, and tracking of the YouTube website.
NewPipe
Is an app for your phone that allows you to use YouTube without all the tracking and junk of the native app. The easiest way to install NewPipe and many other open source apps is to use F-Droid