Using PMS without an account

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I’ve looked through similar questions here (e.g. Use Plex without internet connection) but the answers i found were inconclusive.

First of all, why would PMS ask me to log in to Plex_tv when started from localhost (making an actual redirect to app.plex.tv/auth URL), how would that work if i don’t have any internet connectivity on the subnet PMS is located on, and how do i work around this “feature”? I added my subnet modifier to “no-auth” section, but to no avail. Is having a Plex_tv account mandatory in order to use PMS on local network?

Secondly, why would i enter some four-letter code somewhere on the internet in order to connect my local TV to my local instance of PMS? Again, how would that work with no internet connectivity? How do i pair my Plex TV app with a local PMS?

Thanks in advance!

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Plex is not designed to run fully without internet connectivity.

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But how do other users claim that they manage without internet? Or do they mean situations like disconnects, etc?

So, in other words, I won’t be able to run Plex ecosystem on a closed-circuit intranet (which was my intention in the first place)?

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Yes, usually you can survive temporary disconnects without much trouble (unless you need to authenticate against your plex account - which of course is impossible without connection)

Probably not. At least not authenticated with several different users.
But Plex needs internet not only for user authentication but also for

  • downloading codecs on demand
  • looking up and downloading metadata for movies, tv shows and music
  • access to online-based media

so running it totally without connectivity is not possible (or at least impedes regular operation of Plex in a way that you’ll don’t want to suffer it.)

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Fair enough, thanks for quick answer!

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