You may not need Plex to do anything, but it’s kinda disingenuous to say most people can easily and securely set up port forwarding and a DNS service/reverse proxy/etc to keep outside access working.
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Dojan@pawb.social 2 days ago specially if they actually provide the bandwidth to let you access your media from outside home.
Why would Plex need to do that? I can access my Jellyfin and outside of my home just fine without someone else acting as a middle man.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 1 day ago Its not even the easiest to use the default configuration stack most people use with Plex or jellyfin. I mean if you’re techy its not hard, but it definitely takes time to set up. I see why people use Plex as the media player, it is stupid easy for everyone else to use. Its like a Facebook invite for media.
- Dojan@pawb.social 2 days ago
I don’t mean that as a “I can do it so obviously everyone else can” I mean it more as a “what purpose does plex even serve in this regard?”
Like what do you mean plex provides bandwidth? It’s hosted locally, no? From your network and your server? They provide software but surely plex as a company doesn’t host your media?
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They provide super-simple access from outside your home without any tech knowledge. Automagically. It even works (albeit slowly) without port forwarding.
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I guess I don’t understand why remote access is such a popular use case. Throw some shit on your phone, h/d, or thumbdrive and you’re good for a few hours. I crammed 4 full seasons of STNG on my phone recently.
- Dojan@pawb.social 2 days ago
Is it like a TURN server that provides p2p connection or do they proxy it?
Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 2 days ago Isn’t that the plesk added value?
lokalhorst@feddit.org 2 days ago
I don’t know much about Plex but I guess because it is not easy for the average guy. Setting up a remote connection without a VPN is definitely not something I would recommend to someone who is just a media enthusiast.