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TIP: don't update your plex server. Really all you want is to watch your stuff and don't want any of the junk they keep pushing. You can get that by not succumb
by vlod 3y ago
TIP: don't update your plex server. Really all you want is to watch your stuff and don't want any of the junk they keep pushing. You can get that by not succumbing to FOMO.
Obvious disclaimer is to not connect your server to the internet.
- prepend 3y agoI think my Plex version is 5-10 years old. I really don’t need any new features and my next upgrade will probably be to jellyfin or something else.
- ryaneager 3y agoOr switch to Jellyfin and forget about all the Plex bullshit.
- username190 3y agoBear in mind that not updating your Plex server could leave you open to security vulnerabilities. The most notable example of this is last year's massive LastPass breach, which began with malware installed on a LastPass employee's home computer via a RCE exploit in their out-of-date Plex Media Server instance. [1] [1] https://www.pcmag.com/news/lastpass-employee-couldve-prevented-hack-with-a-software-update https://www.pcmag.com/news/lastpass-employee-couldve-prevent...
- solardev 3y agoWhy is "LastPass" almost always followed up with "Breach"? Are they exceptionally insecure, or just exceptionally transparent?
- QuarterReptile 3y agoThey are the most transparent company I have ever seen. And they have a big target on their backs...
- olyjohn 3y agoMeh, this guy was targeted and opened an attachment or was tricked into doing something, that's how the malware originally got on his home computer, which then targeted the Plex server. You don't just randomly exploit someone's Plex server when it's behind their firewall.