Select or invite friends and playback will start automatically when everyone is ready.
Plex Media Server lets you access your media on a local web connection or remotely over the internet.
But did you know you could also use Plex to host a watch party with other users?
Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek
Here’s how it works.
With your server set up and ready to go, find something you want to watch.
You may need to use the “…” context menu, depending on the app you’re using.
In the pop-up, choose whoever you want to watch with.
you might invite friends using their Plex username, or alternatively use an email.
They will be invited to join Plex.
Once they’ve joined you should see their username appear in the “Watch Together” pop-up.
You may need to kickstart your player to complete the invite process.
To watch content with your friends, you’ll need to grant them access to your library.
If you don’t do this, they’ll get an error saying your server is unreachable.
You’ll be dropped into a lobby while you wait for everyone else to join.
This can be used to join or resume a Watch Together session.
How Does a Plex Watch Party Work?
Each person watching constitutes a new stream.
During a watch party, all users can control the stream.
Unlike playback, audio and subtitle controls are tied to an individual user’s preferences.
Alternatively,use Discord to host watch partiesby streaming content to your friends.
