• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    The problem with Plex is it isn’t fully hosted. Plex controls user passwords. You can’t use it without logging into their servers.

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      9 hours ago

      You can access it through your local network without authentication. Add a vpn and you got the same setup Jellyfin fans will praise

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        7 hours ago

        Not really. The first local login to configure it requires a Plex account. And that account times out maybe monthly? It seems every few months when I remote to the Plex server it wants the plex account to login.