Server Version#: 1.42.2.10156 Player Version#: varies Does anyone know why you can’t access your local PMS without an active Internet connection? My Internet recently went out for some time and thought no big deal I’ll watch shows on my Plex. Turns out I wasn’t able to do that as my devices kept g…

You should definitely set yourself up via the How To that @darganbright56 linked to. But, as a backup, I suggest you install Jellyfin to run concurrent to your PMS. PMS is more polished, but Jellyfin is 100% local login, so as long as your internal network up, your Jellyfin clients will work just …

Thanks for the advice. I made the suggested change to the network settings to allow access without authentication. This worked for the web client, but not for the android client (v 2025.27.0). I pretty sure I used be able to access Plex without Internet using both the android client and smart tv cl…

PMS doesn't work locally without Internet

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darganbright56 October 22, 2025, 4:25pm 2

How to use Plex with no internet (temporarily)

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PMS doesn't work locally without Internet

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