# Friend access my media server

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/friend-access-my-media-server/593623>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [May 21, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/friend-access-my-media-server/593623 "2020-05-21T21:07:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SekiTimewalker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sekitimewalker/32/190306_2.png) [@SekiTimewalker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SekiTimewalker)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/friend-access-my-media-server/593623/1 "2020-05-21T21:07:37Z")

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I’m trying to give my friend access to my media server from his house, but giving him my public url just asks him to log into my account. Is there a way he can access it without logging in? I’m fairly new to Plex, and am unsure about things. Haha

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**Author:** ![beckfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/beckfield/32/7227_2.png) [@beckfield](https://forums.plex.tv/u/beckfield)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/friend-access-my-media-server/593623/2 "2020-05-21T21:14:13Z")

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> **[Creating and Managing Server Shares | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201105738-creating-and-managing-server-shares/)**
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> You can easily share one or more of your libraries with family or friends. The ability to share is intended...

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**Author:** ![SekiTimewalker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sekitimewalker/32/190306_2.png) [@SekiTimewalker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SekiTimewalker)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/friend-access-my-media-server/593623/3 "2020-05-21T21:21:43Z")

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I was hoping to do it without him creating an account, but I told him he’d have to. Thank you. :=)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/friend-access-my-media-server/593623/4 "2020-08-19T21:21:51Z")

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