# Feature Request: device limit per user account on Multi-User feature **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [October 16, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903 "2014-10-16T15:17:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SYSOP-BiBou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@SYSOP-BiBou](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SYSOP-BiBou)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/1 "2014-10-16T15:17:26Z")
hi, I recently shared content of my account with friends, but I soon realized they shared their account with many other people. If I put up a filter by IP,  it puts a limit at Plex services. (dynamic ip for smartphone, tablet etc ...) So it would be interesting to implement a new feature:   **"devices limit per user account on Multi-User features"** ---
**Author:** ![TheSatman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/thesatman/32/5244_2.png) [@TheSatman](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TheSatman)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/2 "2014-11-11T10:57:24Z")
I would prefer "max concurrent connections", not "max devices". This way, if a user shares his account with another friend, he is shooting himself in the foot by locking himself out. This as a result of his friend that is being logged in and blocking the one connection he is entitled to. ---
**Author:** ![peef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a8b319/32.png) [@peef](https://forums.plex.tv/u/peef)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/3 "2014-11-22T02:28:45Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![Wookiehk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Wookiehk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Wookiehk)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/4 "2014-11-23T01:31:50Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![jstevenson72](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jstevenson72/32/108170_2.png) [@jstevenson72](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jstevenson72)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/5 "2014-11-24T19:43:53Z")
+1 Need to limit family and friend's connections. ---
**Author:** ![badrene](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/badrene/32/3562_2.png) [@badrene](https://forums.plex.tv/u/badrene)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/6 "2014-12-25T21:15:26Z")
+1   Anyone think authorization by device id or mac address would be good?  If a device tries to connect you would get an alert and you can then deny or authorize it to connect to your server.  The only way they would be able to share their account would be if they loaned their device. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![pikeupe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pikeupe/32/84088_2.png) [@pikeupe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pikeupe)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/7 "2014-12-27T10:24:17Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![flocons\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/53a042/32.png) [@flocons\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/flocons_1)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/8 "2015-01-05T04:57:02Z")
+1 please! I would say do both: 1) Max concurrent connections per Plex username 2) Max concurrent connections per IP address ---
**Author:** ![archangel00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@archangel00](https://forums.plex.tv/u/archangel00)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/9 "2015-01-12T00:21:15Z")
+1 it would be useful! ---
**Author:** ![jwillmer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jwillmer/32/87240_2.png) [@jwillmer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jwillmer)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/10 "2015-01-12T12:50:49Z")
maybe a combination of **connection limit** and **bandwith limit**? ---
**Author:** ![ratis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@ratis](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ratis)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/11 "2015-01-15T15:55:45Z")
why is plex not adding thie feature this ????? :9 :( :( ---
**Author:** ![string97bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@string97bean](https://forums.plex.tv/u/string97bean)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/12 "2015-01-17T03:57:10Z")
I would also like this feature.  I have a few friends that have shared their account with family members and now I am getting 2-3 streams from one account at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![al9a3eqa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@al9a3eqa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/al9a3eqa)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/13 "2015-02-04T05:18:38Z")
Hope this feature is added ASAP ---
**Author:** ![petepineda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/petepineda/32/7549_2.png) [@petepineda](https://forums.plex.tv/u/petepineda)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/14 "2015-02-24T01:33:54Z")
Adding my support to this.  I would love limiting concurrent access per account.  Or if anyone has a way they have limited it themselves.   Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![webrats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d26b3c/32.png) [@webrats](https://forums.plex.tv/u/webrats)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/15 "2015-03-03T03:57:13Z")
+1 here ---
**Author:** ![reed0010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@reed0010](https://forums.plex.tv/u/reed0010)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/16 "2015-03-05T20:53:36Z")
Another +1 to this request.  I've understand the responses from those who say "just pull the account from friends who share", but this feature would make management immensely easier!  In addition, as stated above, It seems like it would also encourage people to purchase the Plex App on devices instead of just sharing one account around! ---
**Author:** ![warplayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@warplayer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/warplayer)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/17 "2015-03-06T00:53:06Z")
+1 to this much needed feature! I've instituted a "no sharing" policy with zero tolerance - anyone I catch sharing accounts gets disabled immediately, but I would love to not have to take such a stance at all by having this feature. It would be nice to not have to run my Plex server like the dictatorship of a small country. ---
**Author:** ![Gigantor85](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/gigantor85/32/7581_2.png) [@Gigantor85](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Gigantor85)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/18 "2015-03-13T22:08:32Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![NerdBitMn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@NerdBitMn](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NerdBitMn)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/19 "2015-03-13T22:16:29Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![firstdib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c6cbf5/32.png) [@firstdib](https://forums.plex.tv/u/firstdib)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903/20 "2015-03-18T14:27:21Z")
This would be a great feature. I think Spotify has implemented this well. [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-device-limit-per-user-account-on-multi-user-feature/79903.md?page=2)