Family streaming guide

Use Plex for our movies and shows. Ask Oliver about joining Plex, HBO Max, YouTube Premium Family, or Google One with AI Pro.

Want to join?

Plex and Seerr. Your first Cineplux sign-in sends Oliver an access request.

Other services. Email Oliver the service you want and your email address. Use your personal Google address for YouTube or Google One. For Tailscale help, include your device.

Request accessEmail Oliver

Watch in Plex

Watch movies and shows from Oliver’s server. The library prioritizes 4K video, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos when available. What plays in those formats depends on the title and your setup.

  1. Accept your Plex invite from your email.
  2. Sign in with the address that received the invite. Create a Plex account if you need one.
  3. Open Plex on your TV, phone, tablet, or computer and pick something to watch.

Open PlexDownload Plex

If playback keeps stopping

In the playback settings, try 720p at 2 Mbps. If it still stops, lower the quality.

Request a movie or show

Open Cineplux and choose Email me a code. Use the same email as on Plex. Google also works if it uses that address. Once Oliver approves your request, use Seerr to ask for a title.

Open CinepluxOpen Seerr

Watch HBO Max

Watch HBO Max with your own login and profile. Ask Oliver about an Extra Member invite. For eligible U.S. plans, you must be in the country where the subscription started.

Extra Member costs about US$8/month plus tax.

Open HBO Max

Join YouTube Premium Family or Google One

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YouTube Premium Family: Accept the Google family group invite and sign in to YouTube with that same account to watch without ads. YouTube requires you to live at the same address as the family manager. Tailscale gives you access to the home internet connection. Eligibility still depends on where you live.

Google One with AI Pro: Get shared storage for Drive, Gmail, and Photos, plus eligible AI features such as Gemini. Google requires family group members to live in the same country as the family manager.

YouTube family rules · Google One family sharing

Use the home connection with Tailscale

Tailscale routes your device through Oliver’s home internet. Streaming access depends on the account you sign in with.

  1. Your deviceTailscale connected
  2. Oliver’s networkMac Studio
  3. Streaming appOpen it as usual

Set it up once

App StoreGoogle PlayDesktop

  1. Install Tailscale on the device you watch on.
  2. Accept Oliver’s private invite with the account he shared it with.
  3. If you were using WiFiman or UniFi, disconnect it on that device.

When you want to watch

In Tailscale, choose Exit Node → Studio. Then open your streaming app. To go back to your regular internet, choose Exit Node → None.

If Tailscale disconnects, reopen it and select Studio again.

Reconnect automatically on a Mac

In Tailscale settings, turn on VPN On Demand. Set the connections you use to Always.