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Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April (www.plex.tv)

submitted 1 week ago by Sl00k@programming.dev to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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We are also changing how remote playback works for streaming personal media (that is, playback when not on the same local network as the server). The reality is that we need more resources to continue putting forth the best personal media experience, and as a result, we will no longer offer remote playback as a free feature. This—alongside the new Plex Pass pricing—will help provide those resources. This change will apply to the future release of our new Plex experience for mobile and other platforms.

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[-] jia_tan 4 points 1 week ago

Bro what

[-] Old_Yharnam@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Would Tailscale/ZeroTier work as a workaround for this or do you think Plex would also put that behind a paywall?

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[-] chalupapocalypse@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

If the server you are stealing movies from has a pass you still don't need to pay

They could have worded this better

[-] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

If you are currently a Plex user i highly suggest at least putting together an exit strategy. I am in the process of it but it's rough. In fact, i think Plex might be the last thing i replace with a FOSS solution.

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