minus-squareSpooky Mulder@lemmy.4d2.orgtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•How big is your media library?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThe short answer is because it’s a fun project, and I wanted to see if I had it in me to make exactly the media server I want. The longer answer is that I wanted something dramatically and fundamentally different from what either Jellyfin or Plex have to offer. Can run without breaking a sweat on junk/old/cheap hardware like a Raspberry Pi or old laptop. Can be safely Internet-facing – no anonymous access, and no web-based admin features or API. Hyper-lean and minimal. All-in, I wanted something on the order of 1MB for client app, server, all dependencies, everything. I don’t see either of those goals happening with a contribution or fork, because achieving them would require some dramatic feature deprecation. linkfedilink
The short answer is because it’s a fun project, and I wanted to see if I had it in me to make exactly the media server I want.
The longer answer is that I wanted something dramatically and fundamentally different from what either Jellyfin or Plex have to offer.
I don’t see either of those goals happening with a contribution or fork, because achieving them would require some dramatic feature deprecation.