I access media on my QNAP NAS only with the PLEX app on my Samsung series 5 TV, which is connected to my NAS with an HDMI cable. MY NAS is set to allow ALL CONNECTIONS. Internet access here is unreliable. How can I watch my media without an internet connection?

Check out this guide / thread in the tips & tricks sectino [image] [HowTo] Use Plex with No Internet Tips, Tricks & How-Tos I’ve seen far too many posts regarding “can’t connect to Plex with no internet”, and an uprising/outcry always ensues. It eventually settles down, bu…

Thank you. I read through these tips before I posted. None seem to apply to my setup, NAS to TV via HDMI. I have been using this setup for years and its great when the internet works.

Same ground rules apply… there’s always a client and server when it comes to Plex – even if they’re on the same device – and the client does have those dependencies (or prerequisites/workarounds as described in the post)

AFAIK, there was only a very old and long-deprecated Plex client app for the QNAP platform. I don’t think this will work with current server versions. To my knowledge, even QNAP has long since removed this app from their app store. In other words, a QNAP NAS can only be used as a Plex server, but …

That’s very interesting. I’ll test and let you know.

How to use the Plex TV app without an internet connection

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tom80H October 18, 2021, 9:34pm 2

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