Important 2025 Plex Updates

Update 4/30/25Since publishing this post we have changed how remote streaming works for personal media libraries, and it is no...

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Plex reneged on “remote people can stream for free as long as the server owner has a [paid] Plex Pass" and it’s now “remote people _also_ need to have a Plex Pass or a $2/mo / $20/yr sub"

Do not dig it.

(Or, I'm grossly misunderstanding things. Which would be great! But if so, this clause at the top is VERY unclear)

@caseyliss According to the email I got from Plex:

"As a server owner, if you elect to upgrade to a Plex Pass, anyone with access to your server can continue streaming your server content remotely as part of your subscription benefits."

So, it seems like people don't need Plex Pass, only the person serving the content.

@waynedixon Email you got…when?
@caseyliss @waynedixon they broke my plex setup a few days ago, I got an email 90 minutes ago. 😓