Karna@lemmy.ml to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoImportant Notice of Security Incidentforums.plex.tvexternal-linkmessage-square126linkfedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1243arrow-down1external-linkImportant Notice of Security Incidentforums.plex.tvKarna@lemmy.ml to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square126linkfedilinkfile-text
Additional read: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/plex-tells-users-to-reset-passwords-after-new-data-breach/
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·13 days agoThe problem with Plex is it isn’t fully hosted. Plex controls user passwords. You can’t use it without logging into their servers.
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·12 days agoYou can access it through your local network without authentication. Add a vpn and you got the same setup Jellyfin fans will praise
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·12 days agoNot 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.
The problem with Plex is it isn’t fully hosted. Plex controls user passwords. You can’t use it without logging into their servers.
You can access it through your local network without authentication. Add a vpn and you got the same setup Jellyfin fans will praise
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.