Who said anything about authentication to access it? A server cannot be set up without creating an account with the company and allowing the server to send Plex data.
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RaoulDook@lemmy.world 7 months agoYou don’t have to log into it, you can turn off authentication for your local network.
If you’re accessing it over the Internet without a VPN, then it should be no surprise that it requires a “cloud” login.
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
RaoulDook@lemmy.world 7 months ago
You did. It was implied in your statement about logging into their servers. If you didn’t mean that then you should have worded it differently.
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Wow, you not only do think you’re a mind reader, you lecture like a 1st grade English teacher. Way too many decent people on Lemmy to waste time with you.
RaoulDook@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yes, everything that you imagine about me is true. Have fun imagining whatever you want.
subtext@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It is a bit of a surprise though because j can host my own authentication (Keycloak, Authelia, Google OAuth as a stretch), or use the built in auth from the service the way Jellyfin does it.
I use Plex because it Just Works™ for my family, but eagerly waiting for Jellyfin to keep catching up.