Plex sunsets ‘allowed without auth’ setting.

In Winter 2023, Plex introduced an ad for clients accessing a local Plex server without logging in to Plex’s authentication servers (or Facebook, et al). It advertised the benefits of using a Plex account to enjoy a more enriched experience, though a simple press of the back button quickly dismissed it.

That ability was scrapped this week, now requiring clients to authenticate with Plex’s remote auth servers. All clients tested were known to have successful connections with a local Plex server prior to this week’s change.

Roku Ultra (2x)

Firefox on Ubuntu

Firefox on MacOS

The following tested the same, but are not confirmed to have succesfully connected without logging in:

Chrome

Plex iOS app

Edge

Roku TV

  • voxel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    22 days ago

    well plex doesn’t even advertise itself as a fully self host thing anymore. it’s a way to watch locally dtored media alright, but a lot of stuff requires reaching out to the online services