I can watch it without Internet
Comment on Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April
spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I used to use Plex, then one day my internet was down and since Plex couldn’t phone home, it wouldn’t let me log in to watch media ON MY LAN.
So yeah it’s inherently broken. That’s before you even consider the licensing.
parrhesia@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
hedgehog@ttrpg.network 2 weeks ago
Depending on setup this can be true with Jellyfin, too. I have a domain registered, use dynamic DNS, and have Traefik direct a subdomain to my Jellyfin server. My mobile clients are configured using that. My local clients use the local static IP.
If my internet goes down, my mobile clients can’t connect, even on the LAN.
kieron115@startrek.website 2 weeks ago
i’m not sure why it would do this, i’ve never had any issues with watching plex while the internet is down (in fact that was one of my original uses for it, to have movies and tv in a building without internet). I don’t have it turned on but I do know you can go into server settings -> network and set a list of IPs/subnets that can access without any authorization at all. That lets you use plex without even having a plex account afaik.
Ushmel@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It has to do with the app used. I think it will work with web player and maybe the windows app, but it won’t work on Android/iOS.
kieron115@startrek.website 2 weeks ago
oh okay, interesting. well, you could always use the web browser on your phone/ipad i guess. not a great experience but i know for a fact that plex works on ios in chrome at the very least.
spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 1 week ago
This is provably what I would have needed. But since I couldn’t log in, I couldn’t do anything.