Karna@lemmy.ml to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoImportant Notice of Security Incidentforums.plex.tvexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1242arrow-down1external-linkImportant Notice of Security Incidentforums.plex.tvKarna@lemmy.ml to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square126fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
Additional read: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/plex-tells-users-to-reset-passwords-after-new-data-breach/
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·5 months 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-down1·5 months 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-down1·5 months 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.