Up to you whether you want to limit your answer to software that is possible/realistic

  • quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    A multimedia centre like Kodi or Jellyfin with the ability to schedule shows like it was a regular TV channel. With shows playing on their time slots, a random movie starting every day at ten.

    There are times that I just want to turn on the TV and watch whatever is on without having to scroll through the entire library for something I could be in the mood for.

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      3 hours ago

      Jellyfin has this awesome option “sort library randomly”. I use that for music and it is great for discovery of music or to find music I haven’t listened to in years. So maybe try this for movies and watch the first one?

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          6 hours ago

          FYI, the dev has abandoned this software. It shouldn’t matter too much, because you should NOT put it on the internet as it has not auth at all. So it shouldn’t matter too much. But just fyi

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            5 hours ago

            Thanks for the heads up.

            I always get nervous with these warnings because I never use anything remotely so I don’t really know what it means to put it on the internet. Can it be put accidentally or it requires a series of steps for it to be accessed?

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              5 hours ago

              Depends on your setup. Is it at home behind NAT? You’ll be fine. If it is on a vps, you’ll need to block the port on your server.

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      1 day ago

      I use kodi on a pretty basic level for about 15 years now. I’m almost sure that somethi g like this should exist, no?