When Plex first started, we were movie and TV fans who wanted to make something great for people like us. We chose to offer a Lifetime subscription early on because we knew many of our customers would rather pay a higher one-time fee for software that they can depend on every day.

We’ve considered eliminating the Lifetime Plex Pass in the past, given that recurring subscriptions help us sustain long-term development, but we know it’s still a valuable option for many in our community. So instead of retiring it, we’re keeping it available at a price that reflects the real, ongoing value of the software we’re committed to building and maintaining for years to come.

https://www.plex.tv/blog/new-lifetime-plex-pass-pricing/

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[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

They didn’t ask how to expose it on the internet. They asked how to give others access to the library. If they live in a dorm or with roommates it’s as easy as creating a login. If they wanted to give people access over the internet they would have asked that.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 15 hours ago

Also they said they are very technical, so clearly the problem isn’t that they don’t know how to expose services on the internet, they most likely didn’t know that jellyfin has users or multiple logins.