Might not be the best place to say this, but considering Plex relies on online authentication servers to function it might be better for you to look into Jellyfin which works fully offline.
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You can just skip auth on local IPs.
Not all clients work without Internet though.
Make sure you don't use bit subnet masking i. e. 192.168.1.0/24
Use 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 version.
Hey I’ve seen this mentioned before on other posts and have done so on my plex server as well.
But this is the first time I saw someone mention bit subnet masking. Would you mind elaborating a bit? I’m also trying to learn a bit of networking so was curious. Thanks!
you should look into IPv4 subnetting.
a brief explanation, v4 address is in a.b.c.d format. a, b, c and d are 8bit decimal (that means 0 to 255)
to get more ip available, address is sub divided into network and host part and is called subnetting.
192.168.0.0/24 = 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 = 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000
that means 192.168.0 is the network and the last 0 is for the hosts. 0 and 255 is reserved for broadcasting.
Thanks for taking the time to answer. I will look into this more and get more familiar with it.
Came here to say this, Jellyfin will be a better option for you
Think it could be worth looking into Jellyfin over plex in this case.
I don’t have much experience with Plex, but if you can map the buttons in autohotkey you may be able to set it up to perform certain tasks in Plex. Also for consideration you should look into getting a small NAS setup with raid 5 in order to keep your media safe in case of a drive failure.
Being offline should not be a problem as long as devices are on the same local network.
I spent a decade without internet. I never did figure out how to get Chromecast to work. Even for plain screen casting it insisted on needing an internet connection. Most of my stuff at the time was YouTube rentals that allowed downloads, so I got the hardware that let me use HDMI to connect my phone to the TV.
A decade without Internet? What were you doing?
We bought a cabin at the lake with an eye to retirement. Dysfunctional workplaces led us to move there nearly 15 years early. We figured that if we were going to work anyway, we might as well do it in a restorative environment.
There is no cell service, landline service is noisy enough that my very nice modem is lucky to hit 20 kbps, and I knew too much about ExploreNet to tolerate their "service". I'm no fan of Musk or the concept of Starlink, but the price/performance is stellar (sorry) and it's nice to be able to get stuff done without having to drive in to the library, especially given that it's only open 15 hours a week.
Xplornet can die in a hole, I don't like Elon either but if they didn't want to lose business to starlink they should have tried to offer a decent product.
Heh. I agree. My only experience with Xplornet was in trying to support people who had it. No internet is far preferable.