# Add users **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [May 24, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732 "2021-05-24T20:10:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kodiarnhem\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kodiarnhem\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kodiarnhem_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/1 "2021-05-24T20:10:36Z")
Goodafternoon, When I send an invite to someone and they click on to the link, they get an error that something is wrong with the invite. Could someone help me please?? Kind regards, Alphard ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/2 "2021-05-24T20:19:43Z")
Have them create a free account at plex.tv if they have not yet done so. They can login at app.plex.tv and accept the invitation under Users & Sharing. ![Screenshot (644)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/4/9/4930ff9298f70b14c8f115f073e7be641344b847.png) ---
**Author:** ![kodiarnhem\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kodiarnhem\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kodiarnhem_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/3 "2021-05-26T07:47:16Z")
Goodmorning FordGuy61, I’ve tried that. I made a free account and accepted the link I received. But now, when I would like to play some music via that free account and connected to my own server with plex-for-a-lifetime, I still have to buy a plex-pass for that free account. Howcome? Did I do soemthing wrong? With kind regards ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/4 "2021-05-26T08:41:08Z")
They might get an option to go premium but they don’t need a Plex Pass to use Plex. ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/5 "2021-05-26T08:53:01Z")
> [@kodiarnhem\_gmail\_com](#): > > I still have to buy a plex-pass for that free account A Plex Pass is not required. Were you using a mobile (phone/tablet) app with the free account? Plex mobile apps are free, but have a one-minute timeout. You can remove the limit three ways: 1. Be invited to the Plex Home of a Plex Pass user. Note this has security implications for the Plex Pass holder (fast account switching, PIN protections, etc). 2. Purchase a one-time activate fee, $4.99 USD, via the Google/Apple/Amazon store from where the app was acquired. 3. Purchase a Plex Pass. Non-mobile Plex clients - Smart TV app, desktop app, etc - have no time limits. Someone using one of those clients can play anything you share with them at no cost and with no time limits. * * * [https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/features/plex-home/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/features/plex-home/) [https://support.plex.tv/articles/203868088-unlocking-or-activating-plex-for-android/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/203868088-unlocking-or-activating-plex-for-android/) [https://support.plex.tv/articles/205556278-unlocking-or-activating-plex-for-ios/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/205556278-unlocking-or-activating-plex-for-ios/) ---
**Author:** ![kodiarnhem\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kodiarnhem\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kodiarnhem_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/6 "2021-05-26T14:04:12Z")
I was. I have an admin-account to control the server. thats on my kodi-mail. Than I would like to make an user-account with my personal mail-account, without needing a flexpass or something cause I want to invite from my admin-account. You understand where I’m going to? Its hard for me in English. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/7 "2021-05-26T15:17:08Z")
Would you like to try this in a different language? You’d be surprised how international this community is 😉 If this is about having a 2nd account for yourself… have you considered making this a “managed account”? Otherwise you will always be able to invite yourself into your “Plex Home”. You should certainly not pose a security risk for yourself 😉 This is useful among users living in the same household / members of your family. FordGuy61’s word of caution referred to the fact that many users invite all kind of people to their home to avoid those users from requiring to activate the Plex app on their phones (see FordGuy’s post above) – ignoring the consequences of being a Plex home > **[Managed Users | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/203948776-managed-users/)** > > The administrator for a Plex Home has the ability to create Managed Users within that home. These are often used... > **[Creating a Plex Home | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/204234323-creating-a-plex-home/)** > > Creating a Plex Home for your setup is easy to do. Related Page: Related Page: Related Page: Access Users To... ---
**Author:** ![kodiarnhem\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kodiarnhem\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kodiarnhem_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/8 "2021-05-26T15:42:04Z")
And thats excactly what I dont want: a managed account. I just want a plain and simple account so, for example my father of 74, can’t screw things up He has done that before… ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/9 "2021-05-26T18:55:03Z")
> [@kodiarnhem\_gmail\_com](#): > > I just want a plain and simple account so, for example my father of 74 He needs a free account at plex.tv. No Plex Pass required. Invite him as a Friend, not a Home User. His account will have no timeouts for non-mobile Plex clients - Plex Web, Smart TV apps, Streaming device apps (AppleTV, AndroidTV, Roku), etc. Mobile apps, phones & tablets, will have a 1 minute limit on streaming content. The limit can be removed for a one-time in-app purchase of $4.99 USD (or your local currency equivalent). His account will see only what you share with him. It will not have any administrative capability for your server. It cannot add or delete media from your server. If you grant permission, he can download media to his mobile and desktop/laptop devices. Uploading pictures/movies from his mobile camera is currently supported, but will be [discontinued in June 2021](https://support.plex.tv/articles/202130466-camera-upload-overview/). ---
**Author:** ![kodiarnhem\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kodiarnhem\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kodiarnhem_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/10 "2021-05-26T19:21:42Z")
So, you are forced to have an account of the price of $4,99 for that one-minute issue ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/11 "2021-05-26T19:41:44Z")
Yes, essentially. Technically, the account at plex.tv is free. The $4.99 applies only to the mobile app. If he does not use the mobile app, then there is no cost. ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/12 "2021-05-26T21:02:04Z")
You can add regular account to your Plex Home ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-users/717732/13 "2021-08-24T21:02:11Z")
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