Configure remote public address to PMS

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Hi!

I have PMS installed on a dedicated server running with Debian 8. I recently saw this article where I saw (in example screenshot) that the private server address is different than the public remote address.

According to above screenshot, it looks like: 127.0.0.1:32400 <-- 123.123.123.123:55555 <-- Internet

In my PMS “Network” tab, it looks like: SERVER_IP:32400 <-- SERVER_IP:32400 <-- Internet

I would like to know if it’s possible to change my PMS public address like: SERVER_IP:32400 <-- OTHER_IP:32400 <-- Internet
in order to avoid exposing my server’s IP address to Internet and plex.tv.

Firstly is that possible? And then how can I configure that?

Cheers! :slight_smile:

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Plex is made primarily for operation in a private network, where internet connectivity is provided by a gateway (router). The router performs Network Address Translation (NAT) which achieves what you’re after. This is the default for domestic networks.
For any server to be reachable from the internet, the router has to perform also a port forwarding.

None of the above however, will really ‘hide’ your server. The IP that is reported to plex.tv is the public IP of the router. It will be reachable by this IP/Port number combination. Which really is the point of ‘remote access’.