In this digital age of software that requires internet connectivity… I’m cutting the Plex cord. I have now setup Emby and it requires no internet connection. I have paid for the lifetime plex pass and I’m giving it up. Bye Plex, wish you didn’t require a login and internet to function… -Tevis

You can set up Plex to function without internet btw.

[image] sixxnet: You can set up Plex to function without internet btw. That’s some amazing insight. Perhaps expanding on that might be helpful to others who feel the same. Also, from what I’ve see, both Plex Media Server and the Plex client prompts for a LOGIN the moment you first open it… S…

So what. Plex can work without internet if setup correctly. I don’t need to expand on anything. There are step by step guides to follow.

Yes there are caveats for Plex authorisation in a internet outage. My recent experience of two days no internet, I tried Tethering to my Mobile phone using a hotspot. This worked a treat and had an active Plex account as i liked it. Happy Plexing…

Thanks for drawing up this guide to include various helpful resources. I read through it and it was very informative, and even highlights the flaws built into the plex authentication process for local only access when needed. It’s unfortunate Plex users have to jump through so many “workaround” hoo…

I'm done with Plex

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mspacek March 23, 2022, 3:43am 6

Here’s the link I bookmarked, although I haven’t tried it yet. If anyone has better, please share.

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