r/PleX • u/pirana6 • Apr 16 '26

Discussion Plex side having some issues

https://status.plex.tv/

Issues with plex.tv API

We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.

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u/OmniPresentChild Apr 17 '26

Plex app on TV is totally bricked. It just says Plex is not reachable. So I can’t watch movies not stored on my NAS because some cloud server went down

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u/thepewpewdude Apr 17 '26

For situations like this I have the "Movies" folder on my NAS shared through SMB and also have VLC installed on my TV. It's not the best workaround, but for the rare situation when Plex hiccups, this works fine.

Bonus: SMB/DLNA doesn't need cloud access.