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by some-human 1504 days ago
> Plex no longer worked offline at all.

In Plex settings you need to the IP addresses of devices you will allow to connect to your server without authentication. The setting is listed as "List of IP addresses and networks that are allowed without auth". That way, if Plex or your internet is down, those devices will bypass a check for credentials and have access.

>Plex also doesn’t let me pay for one premium subscription for the server so my family can watch old family guy episodes

Set them up as managed accounts. You can have 15 users on one Plex pass subscription.