If they have Plex pass then it’s still fine.
Comment on Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Dammit, my friend just said he would give me access to his file server, all I have to do is install Plex. Presumably this announcement means that will become impossible without a subscription.
Legume5534@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
cortex7979@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Tell him to switch to jellyfin and that he should give you tailscale access
Critical_Thinker@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
I think most people probably have a lifetime plex pass for their plex server, or they are using alternative servers.
Lifetime pass grants licenses to all clients, at least it used to unless this changes that.
nibble4bits@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Mmmmmaybe.
A lot of what they paywall depends on if the server runner’s account is a Plexpass holder. You might have to pay a one time fee for the app depending on what platform you choose.
Then again, there’s different ways of sharing your server, they might be keen on only including Plexpass for the Plex Home users and then paywall the E-mail shared users.
ifItWasUpToMe@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
All it means is you can’t go through their servers. If you setup a different way to access your network (VPN) it’ll still work.