Then Plex Cloud came along and solved most of those problems by allowing users to stream media directly from their favorite cloud storage provider (Google Drive in my case), alleviating the need to run your own in-house server. Plus, if you ever want to share your media with friends and family you’re fully beholden to whatever meager bandwidth and upload speed allotment your ISP has bestowed upon you. The idea of not needing a machine in my house on 24/7 to stream my movies and shows to my TV is very appealing: computers and NASes alike have a high upfront cost and a relatively high cost of maintenance (upgraded storage, anyone?), not to mention the cost of electricity to keep them running. ![]() For me personally, this was devastating news as I’d purchased a Plex Pass back in the “early days” of Plex Cloud. ![]() This September, the makers of Plex - everyone’s favorite way to stream your own media to any device, anywhere - announced their decision to sunset Plex Cloud.
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