# Membership now compulsory?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/membership-now-compulsory/937152>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2026, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/membership-now-compulsory/937152 "2026-03-16T06:31:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![norwichred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/db5fbb/32.png) [@norwichred](https://forums.plex.tv/u/norwichred)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/membership-now-compulsory/937152/1 "2026-03-16T06:31:18Z")

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I use plex to serve my own media (videos) to my friends and family around the world. People on the reddit thread are posting that they have received an email saying that from 23rd March a plex pass is compulsory to watch your own media. I have received no such email. Is this true?

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/membership-now-compulsory/937152/2 "2026-03-16T07:13:15Z")

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Reads like an announcement from 2025. You’ll need a Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass to stream media outside your home network (remote access).

[https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/](https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/)  
[https://support.plex.tv/articles/requirements-for-remote-playback-of-personal-media/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/requirements-for-remote-playback-of-personal-media/)

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**Author:** ![norwichred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/db5fbb/32.png) [@norwichred](https://forums.plex.tv/u/norwichred)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/membership-now-compulsory/937152/3 "2026-03-16T07:39:38Z")

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Perfect! Thank you so much!

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**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/membership-now-compulsory/937152/4 "2026-03-16T07:40:10Z")

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Also this recent announcement: [Changes Coming to Remote Streaming on Smart TVs](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changes-coming-to-remote-streaming-on-smart-tvs/937015)

> Today, we’re writing to let you know that **starting March 23, 2026, remote streaming of personal media will require a Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass on Plex for Smart TV devices.**

The announcement from 2025 applies to mobile, Roku, Plex Desktop, & Plex Web clients. Starting March 23rd, it also includes Smart TVs.

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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:** [June 14, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/membership-now-compulsory/937152/5 "2026-06-14T07:40:47Z")

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