Plex debuts 5-year membership pass for $250 (arstechnica.com)

Jellyfin exists.

Anyone want a lifetime pass for less than this?

I no longer use them.

$250 doesn't buy you out of them monetizing your data. last year they started selling what content is being watched. next money grab will be selling the list of what's in your media library, all they have to do is update their terms to allow it, like they did last year.

Plex + Tailscale = access it from “localhost” wherever you are. Just set up Tailscale serve to serve it in your tailnet.

Problem solved. Plex is free again