# Plex Fireside in the Forums

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**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [August 28, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-fireside-in-the-forums/851849 "2023-08-28T19:51:04Z")\
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> [@grhiner](#):
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> Are there any efforts underway to improve/ streamline process of off-line PLEX usage

> [@Divideby0](#):
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> I’d like for a way to authenticate locally and bypass Plex servers if the need arises

Thanks for the comments @grhiner and @Divideby0 !!

While there isn’t current work going on for offline usage, this is an area that we always want to improve upon and will be putting some effort into improving in the future. While this is a technically tricky topic and will take careful consideration to get right, we do agree that this is an area that needs some love! Thanks for bringing up the topic - it is definitely on our roadmap!

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