Recently sold my house and in prep for moving got rid of home internet. For that brief week, I noticed the plex did not function locally. Thought it would, so it was a surprise. Was something else wrong, or did I not have an option box checked to enable such a thing? Looked for a setting, but fell asleep. Is this a known feature of plex, or is there another service that would enable local content without internet? Just thinking ahead to the end times.
Known feature, the devices phone home to authenticate to log into Plex.
You can change the network settings for List of IP addresses and networks that are allowed without auth to specify devices on your local LAN which can access the server without it needing to phone home for authentication.
There’s also a troubleshooting article that offers some other tips.
Also, [HowTo] Use Plex with No Internet .
Note that no authorization means no login required. The device has access to all libraries. Something to keep in mind if you’ve children or others who have limited access. Also, if using Plex Web or Plex Desktop, the client can reach and change server settings.
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