Karna@lemmy.mlcake to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoImportant Notice of Security Incidentforums.plex.tvexternal-linkmessage-square123linkfedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1244arrow-down1external-linkImportant Notice of Security Incidentforums.plex.tvKarna@lemmy.mlcake to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square123linkfedilinkfile-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-squareSivilian@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSo is the auth needed to set up your plex in the first place? It has been forever sence I used it.
minus-squaremetaStatic@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·1 year agono, the auth to use it at all … internet goes down and you can’t watch your own movies on your own network. peak self hosting.
minus-squarefemtek@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYou can add IPs that are allowed to use it without auth. The software itself is running on your own server.
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThat’s simply not true. You can just set your local ip range as unauthenticated and use it to your hearts content without an internet connection.
minus-squareSivilian@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoOk that is good to hear!
So is the auth needed to set up your plex in the first place? It has been forever sence I used it.
no, the auth to use it at all … internet goes down and you can’t watch your own movies on your own network. peak self hosting.
You can add IPs that are allowed to use it without auth. The software itself is running on your own server.
That’s simply not true. You can just set your local ip range as unauthenticated and use it to your hearts content without an internet connection.
Ok that is good to hear!