Yep you nailed it. That’s all I was saying. None of those things were critical to Jellyfin working.

But I will say for the size of my music library, Jellyfin was not quite as good as plex and was the impetus behind my switch to navidrome for audio.

And navidrome isn’t the best for audiobooks so I’m in the process of testing good audiobook hosting platforms.

So the reply wasn’t wrong either. Plex is just easier for a lot of folks, and that is why I don’t have any ill will towards their changes. They just aren’t for me.