# Does remote access work, or not...?
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-remote-access-work-or-not/828851
**Category:** Remote Access
**Tags:** server-linux
**Created:** [January 30, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-remote-access-work-or-not/828851 "2023-01-30T11:50:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@orhaN\_utanG](https://forums.plex.tv/u/orhaN_utanG)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-remote-access-work-or-not/828851/1 "2023-01-30T11:50:17Z")
Hello guys,
I’m using the latest plex server in docker.
I am also using NGINX Proxy manager to proxy the plex app.
When i access the remote access tab, that’s what i get:
However after clicking on “try again” i’m gettin this:
as soon as i leave the window, it’s back to “no remote connection”.
What can i do besides exposing the plex port to the WWW (which i dont want)?
Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-remote-access-work-or-not/828851/2 "2023-01-30T11:54:49Z")
> [@orhaN\_utanG](#):
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> What can i do besides exposing the plex port to the WWW (which i dont want)?
What is the rationale behind this?
By putting a proxy in front of the port, you are not increasing the protection.
You are doubling the vulnerability, because now there are 2 software components whose (theoretically possible) vulnerabilities may be exploited by an attacker.
So far there have been no known exploits of the exposed port of a Plex Media Server.
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### Author:  [@orhaN\_utanG](https://forums.plex.tv/u/orhaN_utanG)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-remote-access-work-or-not/828851/3 "2023-01-30T13:00:28Z")
Hey, thanks for the insight @OttoKerner
I have several reasons, but I am far from being an expert, so you might debunk my ideas.
My two main reasons are:
1. masking/protecting the backend
2. easy and automated issuing of SSL certificates
The reverse proxy service exists anyway, so it would be unnecessary not to use it and instead create an isolated solution for plex where I have to e.g. manually renew the SSL certificate etc.
But after some reading I think I understood anyway that the message is not correct and that connecting, for example, a TV to the domain that redirects to Plex would be a direct connection?
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-remote-access-work-or-not/828851/4 "2023-01-30T13:22:13Z")
There is no need to handle certificates. That’s automatically done, once you add a server to your Plex.tv account. [https://support.plex.tv/articles/206225077-how-to-use-secure-server-connections/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/206225077-how-to-use-secure-server-connections/)
> [@orhaN\_utanG](#):
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> masking/protecting the backend
Services like Shodan will be able to identify Plex anyway. No matter if it’s behind a proxy or not.
A client-server connection is considered “local” if both are in the same local network segment. Which has nothing to do with domain names. Only with IP adresses and net masks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/does-remote-access-work-or-not/828851/5 "2023-04-30T13:22:58Z")
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