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Plex has paywalled my server! (europe.pub)

submitted 5 days ago by haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I tried testing a movie from my home server in plex through firefox and repeatedly got this message, even after reloading.

I knew that they had paywalled the apps on mobile and streaming from outside the network but now they have also blocked watching your own movies through your own hardware.

I do get the point that making software should be able to sustain people but I dont see the move of plex as a fair thing to do. Yes, they have made great software but taking your home server hostage feels like the wrong move.

Even a pop up that says "we need you to donate please" would have been fine. make it pop up before every movie, play donation ads before any movie but straight up disabling the app is kinda cruel.

Anyway, i have switched to jellyfin and it is insanely good. please give it a try. you can run it alongside plex with not issues (at least i had none) and compare the two.

In any case, good luck. Let me know if you need help.

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[–] HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Make sure your home server config isn’t mistaking this client as a remote user. Check your networking, etc

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[–] oakey66@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I had a plex pass and was still having tons of issues streaming to other devices such as Apple TV. So I switched everything over to jellyfin with news server and have everything scheduled through radarr and sonarr. Never going back.

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[–] NastyNative@mander.xyz 0 points 2 days ago

Im using it locally with no subscription or any payment and it works fine. I stream to other smart tvs on the house not my phone though. If its connected to the local lan you shouldn't have this issue.

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This is just some glitch. They’ve not said anything about watching stuff locally becoming a pay thing.

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