Multiple users on single Plex server

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1

Here’s my situation:

  • I run Infuse (paid subscription #1) locally on my AppleTV to connect to a my local Plex server.
  • A friend runs Infuse (paid subscription #2) remotely on his AppleTV to connect to this same Plex server.

Two paid Infuse subscriptions, one Plex server.

We’re forced to share a single Plex profile because Infuse doesn’t support multiple Plex profiles.

This is super annoying.

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2

I have a solution for you.

  • Open your plex admin
  • Go to the spanner
  • Click manage library access on the left
  • Grant library access
  • Enter your friends email address
  • Select the libraries you want to share
  • Untick add to plex home
  • Click Send

Your friend will get an email with the shared library they need to

  • Open the email
  • Accept the invitation
  • Sign in or sign up for Plex
  • Open infuse
  • Remove the current Plex share
  • Add a new plex share
  • Use their plex login rather than yours

You will then have separate watch history.

3

Thank you!

I’ll give that a shot.

4

Is there a similar workaround but for Emby instead of Plex? TIA

5

What you want is a standard feature of Plex, Emby etc. They can do multi-user pretty much from the start. But the point here is that you can’t simply switch between these different Plex, Jellyfin and Emby users. My wife, for example, has a completely different progression with series than I do. I need access to different Jellyfin accounts for this, but I don’t want to put a second Apple TV in the living room.

Best regards
johannes

6

His solution does work, if you use multiple profiles on the Apple TV, then you have two separate Infuses instances.

7

Maybe I am doing something wrong, but changing profiles does not change the infuse instance for me

8

Nope. Can’t confirm.