Fakeflix
Web and SaaS
ui clone
SHOW HN2021
153points
79comments
#319of 2,533 in 2021
Top 13%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
8 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.
Design: 6 for, 0 againstIdea: 2 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive, fast UI and CSS work
From 3 comments
It's seriously impressive how much css3 can do. I opened that one https://codepen.io/claudio_bonfati/pen/mdryxPv with the expectation there's going to be a good chunk of…
marto1 on HNAfter seeing this, I thought here goes another programmer in the jail for pirating. But you disappointed. Jokes apart, looks cool and fast.
actuallyakash on HNWell, I'm impressed by the demo. That's fancy and works.
guerrilla on HN
Would like it as a Jellyfin skin
From 2 comments
Oh, I'd love to see this as an Jellyfin skin/theme.
sylwester on HNSecond that, heck I’d pay for that skin in a heartbeat. Fantastic work, really!
blowfish721 on HN
Objections
Site downloads about 75MB on first load
From 1 comment
Warning for all mobile users or those of you without unlimited data: This website will download almost 75MB of data when you first open it.
peer2pay on HN
Not a video player; no streaming backend
From 1 comment
To clarify for anyone wondering, this is just a web dev experiment to create a clone of the Netflix UI. It doesn't let you watch movies, nor does it provide any kind of back end…
stewx on HN
Requests
Make it a Jellyfin skin or theme
From 2 comments
Oh, I'd love to see this as an Jellyfin skin/theme.
sylwester on HNI wonder if this could be connected to Jellyfin.
forgotpwd16 on HN
Questions
Could it connect to Jellyfin or a backend like Popcorn Time?
From 2 comments
I wonder if this could be connected to Jellyfin.
forgotpwd16 on HNHypothetically you could use popcorn time as a back end
quickthrower2 on HN
Alternatives named
Jellyfin
From 2 comments
Check out Jellyfin: https://jellyfin.org/
mxd3 on HNFor those interested in a nice self-hosted media server, I used to use Plex but am really happy with Jellyfin[1] these days. [0]: https://jellyfin.org/
hardwaresofton on HN
Plex and Emby
From 2 comments
I just installed jellyfin this weekend and I'm trying it. IDK why there aren't more open source tools for this, IIRC Emby and Plex are not open source, and using a close source…
Bad_CRC on HNI recently switched from Plex to Jellyfin due to the former's requirement that users must buy a PlexPass to download media you've shared with them. Relying on streaming for movie…
prophesi on HN