Comment on FFS Plex, the server is on my local network

• xcjs@programming.dev ⁨17⁩ ⁨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.

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  • absentbird@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨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.

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    • themachine@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨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.

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      • absentbird@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        That isn’t how it used to work.

        Why would they care what subnet the request is coming from? That’s wack.

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      • xcjs@programming.dev ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Thank you! That is exactly my point.

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