I tried testing a movie from my home server in plex through firefox and repeatedly got this message, even after reloading.

I knew that they had paywalled the apps on mobile and streaming from outside the network but now they have also blocked watching your own movies through your own hardware.

I do get the point that making software should be able to sustain people but I dont see the move of plex as a fair thing to do. Yes, they have made great software but taking your home server hostage feels like the wrong move.

Even a pop up that says “we need you to donate please” would have been fine. make it pop up before every movie, play donation ads before any movie but straight up disabling the app is kinda cruel.

Anyway, i have switched to jellyfin and it is insanely good. please give it a try. you can run it alongside plex with not issues (at least i had none) and compare the two.

In any case, good luck. Let me know if you need help.

  • AtariDump@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    21 hours ago

    I’m not asking how to do it without a VPN, I’m asking how to do it WITH a VPN.

    Not sure what’s hard to understand.

    • Psythik@lemm.eeEnglish
      11·
      21 hours ago

      And I’m telling you that you don’t have to if you use a Debrid service.

      But if you insist: all you gotta do set it up on the DNS level. Find out the IP needed to connect to your VPN via DNS, then change your TV’s DNS servers to that IP in its internet connection settings.

      • AtariDump@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        20 hours ago

        “…all you gotta do set it up on the DNS level. Find out the IP needed to connect to your VPN via DNS, then change your TV’s DNS servers to that IP in its internet connection settings.”

        To anyone reading this, this is not how a VPN works. A VPN (generally) requires a piece of software that gets installed on a client device and securely connects your device to a VPN server. Just pointing DNS entries to the IP address you use to connect to a VPN won’t actually connect you to the VPN.

        If that worked, why would the major VPN providers have software based clients?

        • Psythik@lemm.eeEnglish
          21·
          20 hours ago

          I know but what you specifically want is not possible. But yet again it doesn’t matter because you don’t need a VPN when you use a Debrid service.

          At this point you’re just harassing me to be a pendantic asshole. So I’m going to do what’s best for my mental health and dip out of this conversation. You are exhausting. ✌️

          • AtariDump@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            9 hours ago

            You would have saved yourself the headache if you responded to my question with “…what you specifically want is not possible.”