I’m planning on installing a plex server at home on a NAS (qnap). I only want to stream its media on a Raspberry Pi running Kodi (with plex add-on). Both the NAS and the raspberry have access to the internet. However, I want the “Plex environment” to work ONLY on local.
Is it possible to totally isolate both the Plex server (on a NAS) and the Plex client (kodi add-on on a raspberry) from the internet? It’s ok if internet is needed for set up, but once it’s set up, can they be “cut” from the internet?
You will be better off with emby, which doesn’t require access to the internet to use a media server and client on your local network. As a Plex lifetime subscriber I keep checking back from time to time, but until this changes (which I don’t think it ever will now) emby > Plex.
I already use kodi and I plan to keep it this way. I just wanna use plex as the middleman between my files and Kodi (there are apps for both the NAS and for Kodi). The reason I want to do so is because I’m having issues with file-sharing between my NAS and Kodi. Plex would be the lesser-evil. No ideal, but functional.
I’m all for open-source
Thank you for giving me more options! I’ll look into emby. I’ve seen there is an app for my NAS. I’ll give it a try. But first, I’ll go for Jellyfin. It is an open source fork of Emby (since it became propietary since 3.5.3). Open source is always way better than proprietary. So, Jellyfin it is. I’ll try to install the server to the NAS (I think I’ll have to do it in the dock) and then, access it from Kodi.
Plex gets parked away!
I’m sure Jellyfin is worth a look if you’re starting from scratch, but my worry would be the pace of development. I’m sure you can find a much better information about the whys and wherefores of Jellyfin, but from my perspective this was forked as emby were trying to protect some of their IPR as some people were trying to access premiere features without supporting the development. Most of emby is still open source, but it also has a commercial element which I’m more than happy to support as it works very well for me.
Plex did that job too for several years before I switched, but the direction Plex took didn’t work for me and I’m glad I jumped ship when I did. Good luck with whichever route you take…
I have a similar question, but with another background. Some weeks ago, our intenernet provider had an issue (no internet for 1 1/2 days), and I thought no problem for me, I have my local NETFLIX, and my perfectly setup and indexed and everything else perfect library was not working!
My son has an internet usage limit setup on our router, so local lan should work. But if he is running out of internet time he is unable to use the Plex content!
This makes perfectly no sense to me, a local media server which needs internet to be able to watch a movie!
