Comment on FFS Plex, the server is on my local network
xcjs@programming.dev 16 hours agoThey charge for remote access whether it’s through their relay service or not, and you can’t opt out of fallback to their relay service.
Comment on FFS Plex, the server is on my local network
xcjs@programming.dev 16 hours agoThey charge for remote access whether it’s through their relay service or not, and you can’t opt out of fallback to their relay service.
absentbird@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
If you connect with the IP address it doesn’t charge you. You can use ZeroTier to connect from anywhere.
xcjs@programming.dev 14 hours ago
That’s not quite the same - that gives you the appearance of being a local device, which is enough to fool the restriction.
Their policy and technology enforcement is to charge for remote access, not relaying.
absentbird@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Can you give me an example of remote direct access that would be blocked? You can use nginx to forward your public IP to your Plex and it’s fine, you can forward ports directly on your router and connect to your public IP, you can use a VPN to connect from a different network; what are they limiting? It’s the hurdle you have to overcome with Jellyfin.
themachine@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Yes, however using the relay is not a prerequisite to being required to pay for a Plex subscription. That is what he is trying to say.
I can run Plex on the open internet and not use their relay at all, however if the IP of the viewer is not an interal IP on the same subnet as Plex (I assume the same subnet is required) then you’ll be greeted with the Plex paywall.
You are absolutely correct that it costs money to run a relay, but the relay has nothing to directly do with the paywall.