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[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yea, Plex requiring an internet connect just to stream locally tells me all I need to know about them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

If I understand correctly, it was originally implemented when they made it so you could use ssl to access your media without any configuration or cost: https://www.plex.tv/blog/its-not-easy-being-green-secure-communication-arrives/

I also think you can watch locally without logging in, but, it’s a less than ideal way of doing it: https://www.plexopedia.com/plex-media-server/general/plex-no-internet/

Unfortunately, the biggest red flag about Plex is that they now offer their own streaming media. That means they’re in bed with media companies which is at odds with the goals and needs of the original fans and users of Plex servers.

When I saw the first slow steps Plex’s encruddification, I was relieved to find out Jellyfin exists. I wish it had more features, but it’s being actively developed and totally usable already. Also, I’m not a fan of the name, but that’s a stupid thing to complain about.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m not sure why you think that’s the case. I use Plex entirely locally and have never had an issue when the internet was out. In fact my modem went kaput last year and I had a solid 2 days without internet connection. Plex didn’t even blink. The only thing I couldn’t access was Actor/Crew individual pages, as those don’t store metadata locally and are fetched on demand by the client.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure that if you had not already been signed in, you would not have been able to use it. As the login page requires an internet connection.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

so your issue is not that you can’t access the server offline, it’s that you can’t log in while offline?

i have never needed to log in locally since the initial setup. it can also broadcast as a DLNA server which would be trivial to access without authentication.

you’re very opinionated for someone who is totally clueless on the subject.