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This is not correct. I've tried the LAN no-login settings and it does not work for many devices (Roku/smart tv/phones). They also fail if you're not on the sa

This is not correct. I've tried the LAN no-login settings and it does not work for many devices (Roku/smart tv/phones). They also fail if you're not on the same subnet as Plex. For this infuriating reason, moving off of Plex is on my to-do list.

colechristensen 4y ago
Are there alternatives with smart tv apps?
- yots 4y ago
  Emby is close, it missed some video features last I checked but it may be good enough for you.
- 0xC0ncord 4y ago
  Jellyfin has an official app for Roku but I am not sure about other platforms like webOS.
  - Zhyl 4y ago
    No app for webOS (although emby exists). You can, of course, use the Web player over your local network.
    - MikusR 4y ago
      Just released on Official store. https://jellyfin.org/posts/webos-july2022/ https://jellyfin.org/posts/webos-july2022/
      - Zhyl 4y ago
        Wow, they literally released it a few days after I checked for it :D
  - eljimmy 4y ago
    It appears it does exist: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-webos https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-webos
  - rudemaniac 4y ago
    But full functionality on Roku is really lacking. They really have not put too much into the Roku client and made the Amazon client way better.
arrakeen 4y ago
yup--the weekend my internet went out was a real eye-opener and a number of things in my house got the axe including plex. i use kodi now and while its UX is nowhere near as good as plex, at least it works with a LAN-only connection
- smileybarry 4y ago
  Oh definitely, once you connect it to an account it nearly refuses to work locally. I tried to set up a cloud-based Plex instance once and I connected it too early, breaking it because UPNP/port forwarding didn't work (yet) and local access was auto-disabled. Even enabled it only half-worked.
- jjcon 4y ago
  Interesting - I don’t have any issues accessing my server without internet, the default for me seems to be run local and then via internet.
_boffin_ 4y ago
I’m currently not logging in while using plex. Just providing that datapoint edit: You can also do this: https://support.plex.tv/articles/200890058-authentication-for-local-network-access/ https://support.plex.tv/articles/200890058-authentication-fo...
- jjeaff 4y ago
  It is very client device dependent. And I found that when my internet went out, most devices would not work. But after several hours and some restarts it finally started working on some devices. I think this was because of some dns caching issues.

colechristensen 4y ago

Are there alternatives with smart tv apps?

yots 4y ago
Emby is close, it missed some video features last I checked but it may be good enough for you.
0xC0ncord 4y ago
Jellyfin has an official app for Roku but I am not sure about other platforms like webOS.
- Zhyl 4y ago
  No app for webOS (although emby exists). You can, of course, use the Web player over your local network.
  - MikusR 4y ago
    Just released on Official store. https://jellyfin.org/posts/webos-july2022/ https://jellyfin.org/posts/webos-july2022/
    - Zhyl 4y ago
      Wow, they literally released it a few days after I checked for it :D
- eljimmy 4y ago
  It appears it does exist: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-webos https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-webos
- rudemaniac 4y ago
  But full functionality on Roku is really lacking. They really have not put too much into the Roku client and made the Amazon client way better.

arrakeen 4y ago

yup--the weekend my internet went out was a real eye-opener and a number of things in my house got the axe including plex. i use kodi now and while its UX is nowhere near as good as plex, at least it works with a LAN-only connection

smileybarry 4y ago
Oh definitely, once you connect it to an account it nearly refuses to work locally. I tried to set up a cloud-based Plex instance once and I connected it too early, breaking it because UPNP/port forwarding didn't work (yet) and local access was auto-disabled. Even enabled it only half-worked.
jjcon 4y ago
Interesting - I don’t have any issues accessing my server without internet, the default for me seems to be run local and then via internet.

_boffin_ 4y ago

I’m currently not logging in while using plex. Just providing that datapoint edit: You can also do this: https://support.plex.tv/articles/200890058-authentication-for-local-network-access/ https://support.plex.tv/articles/200890058-authentication-fo...

jjeaff 4y ago
It is very client device dependent. And I found that when my internet went out, most devices would not work. But after several hours and some restarts it finally started working on some devices. I think this was because of some dns caching issues.