If i have a server and connect to it locally, does it use external bandwidth ?
Secondly, how can I watch plex if my internet is down.
tom80H
January 24, 2022, 8:37am
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Some, e.g. for authentication or when you update the metadata of your libraries.
Unless you have a bad home network / remote access setup, none of the streams will use external bandwidth
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