# Authentication Server Down? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [January 31, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/authentication-server-down/223687 "2018-01-31T06:13:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pruitt62](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pruitt62/32/5104_2.png) [@pruitt62](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pruitt62)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/authentication-server-down/223687/1 "2018-01-31T06:13:08Z")
Remote connections do not work, and it doesn’t even allow me to sign into my server on the PC it’s installed on? All was working fine just a few short minutes ago, but now everything is FUBAR. What’s up? And how about fixing it, and letting us know when there are issues like this? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![schwyl\_gmail.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@schwyl\_gmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/schwyl_gmail.com)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/authentication-server-down/223687/2 "2018-01-31T06:17:56Z")
Yep they’ve decided to screw us over without at least providing lube ---
**Author:** ![MyRCode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MyRCode](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MyRCode)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/authentication-server-down/223687/3 "2018-01-31T06:24:28Z")
Down for me also. ---
**Author:** ![pruitt62](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pruitt62/32/5104_2.png) [@pruitt62](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pruitt62)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/authentication-server-down/223687/4 "2018-01-31T06:26:47Z")
Good to hear it’s not just me. Sucks that it happened at all though, but sh\*t happens. Hopefully they are aware of the problem, and resolve it soon. ---
**Author:** ![mracrawford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mracrawford](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mracrawford)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/authentication-server-down/223687/5 "2018-01-31T06:27:38Z")
A friend of mine was able to login remotely now, give it a shot. ---
**Author:** ![wcolbert\_apps\_gmail.com](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/wcolbert_apps_gmail.com/32/25381_2.png) [@wcolbert\_apps\_gmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wcolbert_apps_gmail.com)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/authentication-server-down/223687/6 "2018-01-31T06:29:08Z")
I miss the days when I could access my server without logging into a central server. This is crazy! You guys need to figure out a graduated failure approach. If central servers fail, there is reduced functionality, not a total fail state. ---
**Author:** ![kitsuna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kitsuna/32/24315_2.png) [@kitsuna](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kitsuna)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/authentication-server-down/223687/7 "2018-01-31T06:29:27Z")
This is why the forced auth servers are bullshit. This just ruined my groups weekly movie night. We only have enough time to watch the movie immediately it was the best time slot we could all get together as a group what with jobs and life. Now this week we missed out because plex wouldn’t let me sign in to my LOCAL ON LAN SERVER. and i did not have anything setup for doing direct file playback. Sadly its time for me to search for an alternative because i am not going to put up with this ■■■■. ---
**Author:** ![quindarious](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/quindarious/32/12806_2.png) [@quindarious](https://forums.plex.tv/u/quindarious)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/authentication-server-down/223687/8 "2018-01-31T06:49:55Z")
Yep this is bullshit. Unable to watch anything on the LAN just because the tards at [plex.tv](http://plex.tv) can’t keep an auth server running? So basically I’ve paid $150 to a company to lock me out of my own media. Nice work. Spastics. ---
**Author:** ![henk\_vd\_bosch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@henk\_vd\_bosch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/henk_vd_bosch)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/authentication-server-down/223687/9 "2018-01-31T07:08:25Z")
i do not have any problems ---
**Author:** ![PlexK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5e925/32.png) [@PlexK](https://forums.plex.tv/u/PlexK)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/authentication-server-down/223687/10 "2018-01-31T18:35:03Z")
Could someone from Plex please explain why the app needs to connect out to switch Plex Home users on my Roku? Maybe we can help you find a workaround to the problem you are having to solve this? You have so many users - quite a few of them technically savvy - surely we can crowd-source a solution to the problem with downed connections. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/authentication-server-down/223687/11 "2020-01-08T00:32:35Z")
Closed on January 8, 2020, 12:32am UTC