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by xienze 168 days ago
> 'For some reason'? You mean for the sharing library and streaming services and all the other features that require identification to even use ...?

All I wanted to do was self host a Plex server and access it from devices on my intranet using Infuse. Why should I have to bounce to a third party server to do that?

And to be clear, the devices using Infuse didn't have to do that, but accessing the dashboard (for admin) did require an external hop. There's no reason IMO for that to be necessary.
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bigstrat2003 168 days ago
> Why should I have to bounce to a third party server to do that?

You don't. There's a setting for which networks are allowed access without authentication.

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zen928 168 days ago
> All I wanted to do was self host a Plex server and access it from devices on my intranet using Infuse. Why should I have to bounce to a third party server to do that?

Cool, a real discussion. Plex has the weakness of requiring a first time online auth because they didnt implement a local ldap/oauth/sso pathway. After that point, Settings > Network > "List of IP addresses and networks that are allowed without auth", use a generous netmask. Entirely local after that point if desired.

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xienze 168 days ago
Well, I didn't know that at the time, and I was so annoyed by it I just moved to Jellyfin. And based on another comment in this thread:

> https://support.plex.tv/articles/200890058-authentication-fo...

They certainly try to scare people away from changing this setting, which is not a good look IMO.

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