DJSADERS 0 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Hi Guys, I am planning on moving to Emby from Plex however i have a question. In our house we have young children so currently have a Kids account and password protected Adult account, which can be selected from a profile screen. No passwords are required to load the Kids account at all, or access the profile screen after connecting the app to the server. My server is 100% remote (it's hosted by Hetzner)... This isn't a problem for plex however. So to change an account all we choose is the cog button then select switch user, the profile selection screen comes up, and the kids can access their section easily. So how can i achieve the same thing from within emby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathsquirrel 741 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Install Emby. Create two user accounts. Set a password for one but not for the other. I suggest setting the kids-only content to its own library so you don't see it at all when logged in as an adult. You can grant your kids access to both libraries, with parental controls based on movie ratings, but give yourself access only to the library you want to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37096 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 @@DJSADERS, please let us know if this helps. thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSADERS 0 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Hi thanks for the reply However this doesnt solve my problem... As anyone that may find my emby server could access my library... as stated the server is remote (its in finland im in the uk). On plex it works like this: Connect App to Plex Account -> Profile selection Screen -> Media This is on a remote connection, if you try to manually connect to the server or browse to the interface you need to login with an account before the profile selection screen appears. Netflix also has a similar layout... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37096 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Hi, our profiles are full user accounts and they can login individually. What you want to do is give each user a password, and then activate the setting to allow them to login on the home network without a password. Please let us know if this helps. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSADERS 0 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 This is looking more like a lost cause... I need sub profiles the same as Netflix and Plex have... Also as mentioned TWICE before my sever is REMOTE so the home network setup will not work for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37096 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Why not just let each user login individually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpi 72 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 [...] and then activate the setting to allow them to login on the home network without a password. I've read this before in another thread and would like to use it, but where do I find this setting? Ciao, Alfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I need sub profiles the same as Netflix and Plex have... Both of those services require you to have a central account with that company's website in order to access your system. Our system is not designed that way. Instead, you are in complete control of the user accounts - it doesn't go through us to get to your server. This is why you are finding it difficult to create a central login with then sub-access to other profiles. I think with a remote-only server, you will have no choice but to put passwords on each account if you don't want them easily exposed to anyone. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSADERS 0 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Why not just let each user login individually? Because my children are too young to understand how to signout and relogin with the details. Also The downstairs TV, and XBOX is ahred between myself and the children so profiles would work in this case. If this is not possible, i am happy to leave emby now before i put anymore time into it... However it's a big feature that after searching on the forums has been requested a few times before, and other media software providers also have built in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 If this is not possible, i am happy to leave emby now before i put anymore time into it... However it's a big feature that after searching on the forums has been requested a few times before, and other media software providers also have built in. It is possible in almost all instances as we have built special provisions into the system for it. However, those provisions require the use of a local server instance. That is the part that is unusual about your setup and that makes it more difficult. I just wanted to be sure that was clear for any readers. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSADERS 0 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 It is possible in almost all instances as we have built special provisions into the system for it. However, those provisions require the use of a local server instance. That is the part that is unusual about your setup and that makes it more difficult. I just wanted to be sure that was clear for any readers. Thanks. On the back of that i would say remote servers are becoming more popular with the cloud storage providers now offering affordable space for example i pay £5 per month for unlimited google drive space. This means that remote streaming is very easy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 On the back of that i would say remote servers are becoming more popular with the cloud storage providers now offering affordable space for example i pay £5 per month for unlimited google drive space. This means that remote streaming is very easy... Yes, but read your TOS with that cloud storage provider... . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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