Jelly Zone, Jelyfin as a Service (JaaS) reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fosterreichert · 2023-10-15 04:44 Hello everyone! I've been a devoted follower of this subreddit and a Jellyfin user for quite some time now. During my search for a Jellyfin-only (no actual cloud storage) VPS option where I wouldn't have to handle server management, I came up empty-handed. So, I'm excited to introduce Jelly Zone! It's my affordable solution (currently I have it priced at $4.99/month/instance) - a managed Jellyfin instance tunneled through Cloudflare's Argo Tunnels. The business side of things is handled via Discord, aiming to create a more personal, non-corporate experience, complete with support and payment services. I've set up file systems/drives synced to local directories using [duck.sh](https://duck.sh), allowing users to maintain their individual libraries on their end. While I'm still in the process of building this service, I'm on the lookout for beta users who can assist in the testing process. In return for your help, I'm offering one to two months of free access once I officially launch the service (definitely negotiable). Feel free to join our new Discord server by clicking the logo at [jelly.zone](https://jelly.zone). I would be more than happy to give a demo of the backend and systems if anyone is interested. Thank you, and I'm eager to hear your thoughts on this idea! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thekrautboy · 2023-10-15 04:56 Paying for Jellyfin hosting for the price of a whole VPS? Nah thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- angerofmars · 2023-10-15 05:03 I thought the whole point of self-hosting JF is so we can avoid, well, this? Did we just come full circle? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ElevenNotes · 2023-10-15 05:18 It would be, but I made that argument once and got downvoted hard by the Tailscale/CF crowd who "selfhost". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ElevenNotes · 2023-10-15 05:18 This is an add. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fosterreichert · 2023-10-15 05:19 You are correct, it is plain hosting, but I don't consider it the opposite of self hosting. I am looking to provide a middle ground between movie hoarders that might not want to manage their own Jellyfin instance, or just can't handle the transcode requirements. This could let them use FreeNAS or whatever self hosted software to get their files accessible, while my team can provide 24+ cores of raw Intel power and 30 series graphics processing for the price of the cheapest DigitalOcean droplet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fosterreichert · 2023-10-15 05:21 It's like a freaky circle. In all seriousness, I want to provide the processing and transcode resources, not host the data. For example, a user would have an instance connected to their own ftp (or another protocol) host, which is where their movies and shows can be stored. Maybe in between SaaS and self hosted, what do you think? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fosterreichert · 2023-10-15 05:23 Im not really trying to promote the platform yet, I'm really looking for testers or and thoughts on the overall idea. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mag37 · 2023-10-15 05:29 Not to be cynical, but what hinders you from accessing the users data or connection back "home" to the media storage? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- selfhosted-ModTeam · 2023-10-15 05:33 This post is being removed due to the subject not being related to the "selfhosted" theme of the community. Please message the mods if you have any questions or believe this removal has been in error. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fosterreichert · 2023-10-15 05:34 That's a good question, and I am still finding the best way to go about this. From my testing, setting up a local sync to, for example, a user's FTP server would give their instance access to their files. They would be able to set this in read-only mode, and restrict the FTP access to a specific directory. This shoulllddd provide a bit of security between myself and the user. I'm curious what might be an alternative way to do this? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- servergeek82 · 2023-10-15 05:47 I got 32 cores of raw Intel power and 256gigs of ram for 0$ . The raw word in my head made it seem like an old school monster truck AD lol. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thekrautboy · 2023-10-15 06:09 Yeah i dont expect anything else. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thekrautboy · 2023-10-15 06:11 Yeah but you would still have read access to their media libraries. If only a few people would sign up for this, you get effectively paid to have free movies and tvshows... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thekrautboy · 2023-10-15 06:11 > Im not really trying to promote the platform yet ... he said while promoting the platform. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thekrautboy · 2023-10-15 06:14 *facepalm* ... good luck! Honestly i dislike everything that involves money when it comes to plex or jellyfin "hosting services". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ElevenNotes · 2023-10-15 06:25 Your "team". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- djbon2112 · 2023-10-15 06:39 Not a big fan personally, but nothing we can really do about it, and it's become more and more common. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TrustyworthyAdult · 2023-10-15 07:01 Boo this man!!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thekrautboy · 2023-10-15 07:12 Yeah true :(