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“Because marketplaces are not policing the products all the time, you can find look-alikes or even the same products just being sold under a different name again, very briefly after they’ve been taken down,” said Sylvia Maurer, director of advocacy coordination at European consumer organization BEUC.

...

Shein, popular with young and lower-income consumers for its ultra-affordable fashion, showcases around 10 million individual items on its website, with the vast majority from third-party vendors rather than its own brand clothes, estimates New York-based e-commerce analyst Juozas Kaziukenas.

“It’s just a massive, massive catalog from all sorts of different manufacturers and sellers, and things you will find are things no person at Shein has manually reviewed to be on the site — it’s just on the site,” said Kaziukenas.

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No one to hold accountable

Marketplaces, as intermediaries, are not liable for the products they sell as they are not the “deemed importer” under European Union law, said Maurer. Her organization is among those pushing for this to change, in the EU’s upcoming customs reform.

Many foreign suppliers get away with selling on platforms with minimal oversight and no EU-based entity, said Gabriela da Costa, partner at law firm K&L Gates in London.

“This leaves the authorities with no one in the Union to hold accountable, compounded by the practical and resource difficulties of enforcing against massive volumes,” she added.

French authorities are investigating online marketplaces Shein, Temu, AliExpress, and Wish for alleged rule breaches that include minors being able to access pornographic content via their marketplaces, the Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday.

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Paris, the global fashion capital, is also increasingly frustrated with platforms selling counterfeit handbags or cosmetics.

“There are, in this massive flow of small parcels inundating our cities and our villages, counterfeit products, unhealthy products, and illicit products,” France’s Foreign Minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, said in a radio interview.

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In this edition, a libertarian who voted for Trump is surprised that Trump is going after Thomas Massie and Rand Paul.

Always been fascinated by the EU and especially the Yuuzhan Vong war and I figured I had to make a start with reading the novels. I found this box deal of the first three novels but the seller suggested me the other books as well and I figured I might as well get them all together.

Afterwards I realized that if I didn't like them I just ordered 19 books lmao, but I'll probably like them so whatever

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38196518

"Only the young can fully exploit the human body's potential. To wait is too late."

Technitium DNS Server (TDNS) has gotten a new release with many awesome features: TOTP authentication, an upgraded .NET library, and many security and performance fixes.

But most important of all, it now supports clustering. A long-awaited feature, this allows Technitium to sync DNS zones and configurations across multiple nodes, without needing an external orchestrator like Kubernetes, or an out-of-band method to replicate underlying data. For selfhosters, this would enable resilience for many use cases, such as internal homelab adblocks or even selfhosting your public domains.

From a discussion with the developer and his sneak peek on Reddit, it is now known that the cluster is set up as a single-primary/multiple-secondary topology. They communicate via good-old REST API calls, and transported via HTTPS for on-the-wire encryption.

To sync DNS zones (i.e. domains), the primary server provisions the "catalog" of domains, for secondary ones to dynamically update records in a method known as Zone Transfers. This feature, standardized as Catalog Zones (RFC9432), were actually supported since the previous v13 release as groundwork for the current implementation.

As an interesting result, nodes can sync to a cluster's catalog zone, as well as define their own zones and even employs other catalog zones from outside the cluster. This would allow setups where, for example, some domains are shared between all nodes, and some others only between a subset of servers.

To sync the rest of the data such as blocklists, allowlists, and installed apps, the software simply sends over incremental backups to secondaries. The admin UI panel is also revamped to improve multi-node management: it now allows logging in to other cluster nodes, as well as collating some aggregated statistics for the central Dashboard. Lastly, a secondary node can be promoted to primary in case of failures, with signing keys also managed within for a seamless transition of DNSSEC signed zones.

More details about configuring clusters is to be provided in a blogpost in the upcoming days. It is important to note that this feature only supports DNS stuff, and not DHCP just yet (Technitium is also a DHCP server). This, along with DHCPv6 and auto-promotion rules for secondaries, is planned for the upcoming major release(s) later on.

As a single-person copyleft project, the growth of this absolute gem of a software has been tremendous, and can only get better from here. I personally can't wait to try it out soon

Disclaimer: I'm just a user, not the maintainer of the project. Information here may be updated for correctness and you can repost this to whatever

Major airports across the United States were subject to a 4% reduction in flights on Nov. 7, 2025, as the government shutdown began to affect travelers.

Last week, 7,000 people – including Tom Cruise – descended on the West Sussex town for an event that divides local opinion

Smdh you tankies don't appreciate NUANCE

Strange that Alcohol is called Spirits...

As director of the New River Health Association Black Lung Clinic, Emery’s seen guys as young as 45 getting double lung transplants as disease rates soar among miners forced to dig through more rock filled with deadly silica to reach the remaining coal — far worse than the dust their grandfathers inhaled. A rule approved last year by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration would cut the federal limit for allowable respirable crystalline silica dust exposure by half to help protect miners of all types nationwide from the current driving force of black lung and other illnesses.

But, now, it’s in jeopardy amid other Trump administration cutbacks and proposals targeting workers’ health and safety guardrails: Stuck in a politically charged environment that promotes industry, with lawmakers arguing to change it and the federal agency that wrote the rule not pushing to enforce it. Some angry retired miners with black lung are fighting back, demanding that President Donald Trump honor promises he made to the people who voted him in.

I certainly hope the November skies don't turn gloomy.

cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/31558391

TL;DR: Stop running a Jellyfin server. MPV can directly play anything from your NAS, stream YouTube ad-free, handle literally every codec, and is infinitely customizable. It's like vim for video.

Why I ditched my Jellyfin setup

I used to run Jellyfin on my NAS. Transcoding, web interface, the works. Then I realized... why am I running a whole server stack when MPV can just directly play files from my NAS with zero setup?

What MPV Actually Is

MPV is a command-line video player that plays literally everything. But it's way more than that - it's a video engine you can build workflows around.

The Basics That Blow Minds

Direct NAS streaming (zero server needed):

mpv smb://192.168.1.100/media/movies/whatever.mkv
mpv nfs://nas.local/shows/season1/*

No transcoding. No server. No web interface overhead. Just direct file access with perfect quality and zero latency.

YouTube (and 1000+ sites) with ZERO ads:

brew install yt-dlp
mpv "https://youtube.com/watch?v..."

That's it. Ad-free YouTube in your video player with all your custom keybinds. Works with Twitch, Vimeo, Twitter, Reddit, literally hundreds of sites via yt-dlp.

Play entire directories:

mpv /Volumes/NAS/shows/BreakingBad/Season1/*

Boom. Instant binge session. Space bar skips to next episode. No library scanning, no metadata scraping, just files.

Workflows That Changed My Life

1. The "Watch Anywhere" Setup

Mount your NAS shares in Finder (or /etc/fstab for auto-mount). Now MPV treats your entire media library like local files. Add this to your shell config:

alias play="mpv"
alias tv="mpv /Volumes/NAS/shows/"
alias movies="mpv /Volumes/NAS/movies/"

2. YouTube as Your Streaming Service

alias yt="mpv"
alias ytm="mpv --no-video"  # audio only for music

Now:

• yt "youtube-url" = instant ad-free playback
• ytm "youtube-playlist" = whole playlists as audio
• Keep your YouTube history/recommendations in browser, watch in MPV

3. Picture-in-Picture for Anything

Add ontop=yes to config, resize window small = instant PiP for any video source while you work. Works with live streams, security cameras, whatever.

4. The "No Plex Shares Needed" Share

Send someone an SMB/NFS share to your media. They install MPV. They can now browse and play your media library like it's local. No Plex accounts, no streaming limits, no transcoding quality loss.

5. Live Stream Monitoring

mpv http://192.168.1.50:8080/stream.m3u8

Home security cameras, baby monitors, anything streaming HLS/RTMP = instant monitoring with keybind controls.

Customization That Makes Jellyfin Look Basic

My Config (vim-style keybinds + YouTube controls)

Saved as ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf:

input-default-bindings=no

> add speed 0.1
< add speed -0.1
j seek -10
k cycle pause
l seek 10
LEFT seek -5
RIGHT seek 5
UP add volume 5
DOWN add volume -5
. frame-step
, frame-back-step

m cycle mute
f cycle fullscreen
s cycle sub
a cycle audio
0 seek 0 absolute-percent
1 seek 10 absolute-percent
2 seek 20 absolute-percent
3 seek 30 absolute-percent
4 seek 40 absolute-percent
5 seek 50 absolute-percent
6 seek 60 absolute-percent
7 seek 70 absolute-percent
8 seek 80 absolute-percent
9 seek 90 absolute-percent

[ add speed -0.25
] add speed 0.25
SPACE cycle pause
ESC set fullscreen no

i script-binding stats/display-stats
S screenshot video

profile=gpu-hq
scale=ewa_lanczossharp
cscale=ewa_lanczossharp
hwdec=auto-safe
vo=gpu

screenshot-format=png
screenshot-png-compression=9
screenshot-directory=~/Downloads

cache=yes
demuxer-max-bytes=150M

osd-level=1
osd-duration=2000
save-position-on-quit=yes
keep-open=yes
alang=jpn,jp,eng,en
slang=eng,en

ytdl-format=bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio/best

Profiles for Different Content

[anime]
profile-desc="Anime settings"
deband=yes

[lowpower]
profile-desc="Laptop battery mode"
profile=fast
hwdec=yes

Use with: mpv --profile=anime episode.mkv

Scripts That Make It Insane

MPV supports Lua/JS scripts. Drop them in ~/.config/mpv/scripts/ and they just work.

Must-have scripts:

1. sponsorblock - Auto-skips YouTube sponsors/intros/outros

   curl -o ~/.config/mpv/scripts/sponsorblock.lua \
     https://raw.githubusercontent.com/po5/mpv_sponsorblock/master/sponsorblock.lua
   

2. quality-menu - Change YouTube quality on the fly

3. autosubsync - Auto-fixes subtitle timing

4. playlistmanager - Visual playlist editor

5. mpv-discordRPC - Show what you're watching on Discord

Advanced Workflows

Watch Parties (Syncplay)

Install syncplay, point it at MPV, now you and friends watch your NAS content together in perfect sync. No Plex share limits, no quality loss.

Audio Streaming

ytm "youtube-playlist-url"
# or
mpv --no-video /Volumes/NAS/music/*

No GUI needed. Terminal command plays audio, you use keybinds (k=pause, j/l=skip, etc). Or just minimize and use as background music player.

For GUI: IINA (Mac) is literally just MPV with a pretty interface and uses your MPV config.

Frame-by-Frame Analysis

Built-in keybinds (. and , in my config) step forward/back frame-by-frame. Perfect for animation analysis, sports breakdown, debugging video issues.

Automated Workflows

# Watch anything in clipboard
mpv $(pbpaste)

# Random episode
mpv "$(find /Volumes/NAS/shows -name "*.mkv" | shuf -n1)"

# Continue last watched (auto position restore)
mpv /Volumes/NAS/shows/CurrentShow/*

Why This Beats Jellyfin For Me

Pros:

• Zero server maintenance
• No transcoding = perfect quality
• Plays literally any codec without setup
• Way faster (direct file access)
• Keyboard-driven workflow
• Works offline/online seamlessly
• Infinitely scriptable
• Cross-platform (Linux/Mac/Windows)

Cons:

• No pretty web UI (I consider this a pro)
• No user management (just use OS permissions)
• No watch tracking (unless you script it)
• No mobile app (VLC on phone + SMB works though)

Who This Is For

• You're comfortable with terminal/config files
• You want maximum quality (no transcoding ever)
• You prefer keyboard controls
• You value simplicity over features
• You already have a NAS/file server
• You want YouTube ad-free without browser extensions

Getting Started

# macOS
brew install mpv yt-dlp

# Linux
sudo apt install mpv yt-dlp

# Windows
scoop install mpv yt-dlp

Create config at:

• Mac/Linux: ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
• Windows: %APPDATA%/mpv/mpv.conf

Mount your NAS shares, point MPV at files. Done.

Resources

• r/mpv
• https://mpv.io/manual/
• https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/User-Scripts

---

EDIT: Holy shit, didn't expect this response. Common questions:

Q: But I need to share with family who aren't technical A: IINA (Mac) or mpv.net (Windows) give them a normal GUI that uses MPV underneath. Or just... teach them? play movie.mkv isn't rocket science.

Q: What about mobile? A: VLC on phone + SMB share to your NAS. Or just use MPV on desktop/laptop like a civilized person.

Q: No watch history tracking? A: save-position-on-quit=yes remembers position per file. For tracking across devices, write a simple script or just... remember what you watched?

Q: This sounds like gatekeeping A: It's literally a config file. If you can set up Jellyfin, you can handle this.

cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/31558391

TL;DR: Stop running a Jellyfin server. MPV can directly play anything from your NAS, stream YouTube ad-free, handle literally every codec, and is infinitely customizable. It's like vim for video.

Why I ditched my Jellyfin setup

I used to run Jellyfin on my NAS. Transcoding, web interface, the works. Then I realized... why am I running a whole server stack when MPV can just directly play files from my NAS with zero setup?

What MPV Actually Is

MPV is a command-line video player that plays literally everything. But it's way more than that - it's a video engine you can build workflows around.

The Basics That Blow Minds

Direct NAS streaming (zero server needed):

mpv smb://192.168.1.100/media/movies/whatever.mkv
mpv nfs://nas.local/shows/season1/*

No transcoding. No server. No web interface overhead. Just direct file access with perfect quality and zero latency.

YouTube (and 1000+ sites) with ZERO ads:

brew install yt-dlp
mpv "https://youtube.com/watch?v..."

That's it. Ad-free YouTube in your video player with all your custom keybinds. Works with Twitch, Vimeo, Twitter, Reddit, literally hundreds of sites via yt-dlp.

Play entire directories:

mpv /Volumes/NAS/shows/BreakingBad/Season1/*

Boom. Instant binge session. Space bar skips to next episode. No library scanning, no metadata scraping, just files.

Workflows That Changed My Life

1. The "Watch Anywhere" Setup

Mount your NAS shares in Finder (or /etc/fstab for auto-mount). Now MPV treats your entire media library like local files. Add this to your shell config:

alias play="mpv"
alias tv="mpv /Volumes/NAS/shows/"
alias movies="mpv /Volumes/NAS/movies/"

2. YouTube as Your Streaming Service

alias yt="mpv"
alias ytm="mpv --no-video"  # audio only for music

Now:

• yt "youtube-url" = instant ad-free playback
• ytm "youtube-playlist" = whole playlists as audio
• Keep your YouTube history/recommendations in browser, watch in MPV

3. Picture-in-Picture for Anything

Add ontop=yes to config, resize window small = instant PiP for any video source while you work. Works with live streams, security cameras, whatever.

4. The "No Plex Shares Needed" Share

Send someone an SMB/NFS share to your media. They install MPV. They can now browse and play your media library like it's local. No Plex accounts, no streaming limits, no transcoding quality loss.

5. Live Stream Monitoring

mpv http://192.168.1.50:8080/stream.m3u8

Home security cameras, baby monitors, anything streaming HLS/RTMP = instant monitoring with keybind controls.

Customization That Makes Jellyfin Look Basic

My Config (vim-style keybinds + YouTube controls)

Saved as ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf:

input-default-bindings=no

> add speed 0.1
< add speed -0.1
j seek -10
k cycle pause
l seek 10
LEFT seek -5
RIGHT seek 5
UP add volume 5
DOWN add volume -5
. frame-step
, frame-back-step

m cycle mute
f cycle fullscreen
s cycle sub
a cycle audio
0 seek 0 absolute-percent
1 seek 10 absolute-percent
2 seek 20 absolute-percent
3 seek 30 absolute-percent
4 seek 40 absolute-percent
5 seek 50 absolute-percent
6 seek 60 absolute-percent
7 seek 70 absolute-percent
8 seek 80 absolute-percent
9 seek 90 absolute-percent

[ add speed -0.25
] add speed 0.25
SPACE cycle pause
ESC set fullscreen no

i script-binding stats/display-stats
S screenshot video

profile=gpu-hq
scale=ewa_lanczossharp
cscale=ewa_lanczossharp
hwdec=auto-safe
vo=gpu

screenshot-format=png
screenshot-png-compression=9
screenshot-directory=~/Downloads

cache=yes
demuxer-max-bytes=150M

osd-level=1
osd-duration=2000
save-position-on-quit=yes
keep-open=yes
alang=jpn,jp,eng,en
slang=eng,en

ytdl-format=bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio/best

Profiles for Different Content

[anime]
profile-desc="Anime settings"
deband=yes

[lowpower]
profile-desc="Laptop battery mode"
profile=fast
hwdec=yes

Use with: mpv --profile=anime episode.mkv

Scripts That Make It Insane

MPV supports Lua/JS scripts. Drop them in ~/.config/mpv/scripts/ and they just work.

Must-have scripts:

1. sponsorblock - Auto-skips YouTube sponsors/intros/outros

   curl -o ~/.config/mpv/scripts/sponsorblock.lua \
     https://raw.githubusercontent.com/po5/mpv_sponsorblock/master/sponsorblock.lua
   

2. quality-menu - Change YouTube quality on the fly

3. autosubsync - Auto-fixes subtitle timing

4. playlistmanager - Visual playlist editor

5. mpv-discordRPC - Show what you're watching on Discord

Advanced Workflows

Watch Parties (Syncplay)

Install syncplay, point it at MPV, now you and friends watch your NAS content together in perfect sync. No Plex share limits, no quality loss.

Audio Streaming

ytm "youtube-playlist-url"
# or
mpv --no-video /Volumes/NAS/music/*

No GUI needed. Terminal command plays audio, you use keybinds (k=pause, j/l=skip, etc). Or just minimize and use as background music player.

For GUI: IINA (Mac) is literally just MPV with a pretty interface and uses your MPV config.

Frame-by-Frame Analysis

Built-in keybinds (. and , in my config) step forward/back frame-by-frame. Perfect for animation analysis, sports breakdown, debugging video issues.

Automated Workflows

# Watch anything in clipboard
mpv $(pbpaste)

# Random episode
mpv "$(find /Volumes/NAS/shows -name "*.mkv" | shuf -n1)"

# Continue last watched (auto position restore)
mpv /Volumes/NAS/shows/CurrentShow/*

Why This Beats Jellyfin For Me

Pros:

• Zero server maintenance
• No transcoding = perfect quality
• Plays literally any codec without setup
• Way faster (direct file access)
• Keyboard-driven workflow
• Works offline/online seamlessly
• Infinitely scriptable
• Cross-platform (Linux/Mac/Windows)

Cons:

• No pretty web UI (I consider this a pro)
• No user management (just use OS permissions)
• No watch tracking (unless you script it)
• No mobile app (VLC on phone + SMB works though)

Who This Is For

• You're comfortable with terminal/config files
• You want maximum quality (no transcoding ever)
• You prefer keyboard controls
• You value simplicity over features
• You already have a NAS/file server
• You want YouTube ad-free without browser extensions

Getting Started

# macOS
brew install mpv yt-dlp

# Linux
sudo apt install mpv yt-dlp

# Windows
scoop install mpv yt-dlp

Create config at:

• Mac/Linux: ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
• Windows: %APPDATA%/mpv/mpv.conf

Mount your NAS shares, point MPV at files. Done.

Resources

• r/mpv
• https://mpv.io/manual/
• https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/User-Scripts

---

EDIT: Holy shit, didn't expect this response. Common questions:

Q: But I need to share with family who aren't technical A: IINA (Mac) or mpv.net (Windows) give them a normal GUI that uses MPV underneath. Or just... teach them? play movie.mkv isn't rocket science.

Q: What about mobile? A: VLC on phone + SMB share to your NAS. Or just use MPV on desktop/laptop like a civilized person.

Q: No watch history tracking? A: save-position-on-quit=yes remembers position per file. For tracking across devices, write a simple script or just... remember what you watched?

Q: This sounds like gatekeeping A: It's literally a config file. If you can set up Jellyfin, you can handle this.

TL;DR: Stop running a Jellyfin server. MPV can directly play anything from your NAS, stream YouTube ad-free, handle literally every codec, and is infinitely customizable. It's like vim for video.

Why I ditched my Jellyfin setup

I used to run Jellyfin on my NAS. Transcoding, web interface, the works. Then I realized... why am I running a whole server stack when MPV can just directly play files from my NAS with zero setup?

What MPV Actually Is

MPV is a command-line video player that plays literally everything. But it's way more than that - it's a video engine you can build workflows around.

The Basics That Blow Minds

Direct NAS streaming (zero server needed):

mpv smb://192.168.1.100/media/movies/whatever.mkv
mpv nfs://nas.local/shows/season1/*

No transcoding. No server. No web interface overhead. Just direct file access with perfect quality and zero latency.

YouTube (and 1000+ sites) with ZERO ads:

brew install yt-dlp
mpv "https://youtube.com/watch?v..."

That's it. Ad-free YouTube in your video player with all your custom keybinds. Works with Twitch, Vimeo, Twitter, Reddit, literally hundreds of sites via yt-dlp.

Play entire directories:

mpv /Volumes/NAS/shows/BreakingBad/Season1/*

Boom. Instant binge session. Space bar skips to next episode. No library scanning, no metadata scraping, just files.

Workflows That Changed My Life

1. The "Watch Anywhere" Setup

Mount your NAS shares in Finder (or /etc/fstab for auto-mount). Now MPV treats your entire media library like local files. Add this to your shell config:

alias play="mpv"
alias tv="mpv /Volumes/NAS/shows/"
alias movies="mpv /Volumes/NAS/movies/"

2. YouTube as Your Streaming Service

alias yt="mpv"
alias ytm="mpv --no-video"  # audio only for music

Now:

• yt "youtube-url" = instant ad-free playback
• ytm "youtube-playlist" = whole playlists as audio
• Keep your YouTube history/recommendations in browser, watch in MPV

3. Picture-in-Picture for Anything

Add ontop=yes to config, resize window small = instant PiP for any video source while you work. Works with live streams, security cameras, whatever.

4. The "No Plex Shares Needed" Share

Send someone an SMB/NFS share to your media. They install MPV. They can now browse and play your media library like it's local. No Plex accounts, no streaming limits, no transcoding quality loss.

5. Live Stream Monitoring

mpv http://192.168.1.50:8080/stream.m3u8

Home security cameras, baby monitors, anything streaming HLS/RTMP = instant monitoring with keybind controls.

Customization That Makes Jellyfin Look Basic

My Config (vim-style keybinds + YouTube controls)

Saved as ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf:

input-default-bindings=no

> add speed 0.1
< add speed -0.1
j seek -10
k cycle pause
l seek 10
LEFT seek -5
RIGHT seek 5
UP add volume 5
DOWN add volume -5
. frame-step
, frame-back-step

m cycle mute
f cycle fullscreen
s cycle sub
a cycle audio
0 seek 0 absolute-percent
1 seek 10 absolute-percent
2 seek 20 absolute-percent
3 seek 30 absolute-percent
4 seek 40 absolute-percent
5 seek 50 absolute-percent
6 seek 60 absolute-percent
7 seek 70 absolute-percent
8 seek 80 absolute-percent
9 seek 90 absolute-percent

[ add speed -0.25
] add speed 0.25
SPACE cycle pause
ESC set fullscreen no

i script-binding stats/display-stats
S screenshot video

profile=gpu-hq
scale=ewa_lanczossharp
cscale=ewa_lanczossharp
hwdec=auto-safe
vo=gpu

screenshot-format=png
screenshot-png-compression=9
screenshot-directory=~/Downloads

cache=yes
demuxer-max-bytes=150M

osd-level=1
osd-duration=2000
save-position-on-quit=yes
keep-open=yes
alang=jpn,jp,eng,en
slang=eng,en

ytdl-format=bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio/best

Profiles for Different Content

[anime]
profile-desc="Anime settings"
deband=yes

[lowpower]
profile-desc="Laptop battery mode"
profile=fast
hwdec=yes

Use with: mpv --profile=anime episode.mkv

Scripts That Make It Insane

MPV supports Lua/JS scripts. Drop them in ~/.config/mpv/scripts/ and they just work.

Must-have scripts:

1. sponsorblock - Auto-skips YouTube sponsors/intros/outros

   curl -o ~/.config/mpv/scripts/sponsorblock.lua \
     https://raw.githubusercontent.com/po5/mpv_sponsorblock/master/sponsorblock.lua
   

2. quality-menu - Change YouTube quality on the fly

3. autosubsync - Auto-fixes subtitle timing

4. playlistmanager - Visual playlist editor

5. mpv-discordRPC - Show what you're watching on Discord

Advanced Workflows

Watch Parties (Syncplay)

Install syncplay, point it at MPV, now you and friends watch your NAS content together in perfect sync. No Plex share limits, no quality loss.

Audio Streaming

ytm "youtube-playlist-url"
# or
mpv --no-video /Volumes/NAS/music/*

No GUI needed. Terminal command plays audio, you use keybinds (k=pause, j/l=skip, etc). Or just minimize and use as background music player.

For GUI: IINA (Mac) is literally just MPV with a pretty interface and uses your MPV config.

Frame-by-Frame Analysis

Built-in keybinds (. and , in my config) step forward/back frame-by-frame. Perfect for animation analysis, sports breakdown, debugging video issues.

Automated Workflows

# Watch anything in clipboard
mpv $(pbpaste)

# Random episode
mpv "$(find /Volumes/NAS/shows -name "*.mkv" | shuf -n1)"

# Continue last watched (auto position restore)
mpv /Volumes/NAS/shows/CurrentShow/*

Why This Beats Jellyfin For Me

Pros:

• Zero server maintenance
• No transcoding = perfect quality
• Plays literally any codec without setup
• Way faster (direct file access)
• Keyboard-driven workflow
• Works offline/online seamlessly
• Infinitely scriptable
• Cross-platform (Linux/Mac/Windows)

Cons:

• No pretty web UI (I consider this a pro)
• No user management (just use OS permissions)
• No watch tracking (unless you script it)
• No mobile app (VLC on phone + SMB works though)

Who This Is For

• You're comfortable with terminal/config files
• You want maximum quality (no transcoding ever)
• You prefer keyboard controls
• You value simplicity over features
• You already have a NAS/file server
• You want YouTube ad-free without browser extensions

Getting Started

# macOS
brew install mpv yt-dlp

# Linux
sudo apt install mpv yt-dlp

# Windows
scoop install mpv yt-dlp

Create config at:

• Mac/Linux: ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
• Windows: %APPDATA%/mpv/mpv.conf

Mount your NAS shares, point MPV at files. Done.

Resources

• r/mpv
• https://mpv.io/manual/
• https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/User-Scripts

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EDIT: Holy shit, didn't expect this response. Common questions:

Q: But I need to share with family who aren't technical A: IINA (Mac) or mpv.net (Windows) give them a normal GUI that uses MPV underneath. Or just... teach them? play movie.mkv isn't rocket science.

Q: What about mobile? A: VLC on phone + SMB share to your NAS. Or just use MPV on desktop/laptop like a civilized person.

Q: No watch history tracking? A: save-position-on-quit=yes remembers position per file. For tracking across devices, write a simple script or just... remember what you watched?

Q: This sounds like gatekeeping A: It's literally a config file. If you can set up Jellyfin, you can handle this.