# First-run on headless server with container using macvlan networking **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux, server-docker\ **Created:** [December 9, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-run-on-headless-server-with-container-using-macvlan-networking/898379 "2024-12-09T14:01:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![L1512191](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@L1512191](https://forums.plex.tv/u/L1512191)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-run-on-headless-server-with-container-using-macvlan-networking/898379/1 "2024-12-09T14:01:04Z")
Is there any way to do this using macvlan instead of host networking? ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/f/6/f/f6f6fd5faac49d7a2ddf82e2c38a15344f8695c8.png) I’m setting up a headless server using a physical machine running Debian 12 with the minimum amout of packages (base system + SSH server). I’ve installed Docker, set up the macvlan network and deployed the plex container successfully. I’ve also opened up a new ssh connection using `ssh username@10.0.0.25 -L 32400:10.0.0.25:32400 -N` But when I try to open [http://localhost:32400/web](http://localhost:32400/web) I get `ERR_CONNECTION_RESET` in my browser, and the below message in the SSH terminal running the port forwarding. ```auto channel 2: open failed: connect failed: Connection refused channel 3: open failed: connect failed: Connection refused channel 2: open failed: connect failed: Connection refused channel 2: open failed: connect failed: Connection refused channel 3: open failed: connect failed: Connection refused channel 2: open failed: connect failed: Connection refused channel 3: open failed: connect failed: Connection refused ``` **Is there anything I have missed or is it simply not possible?** … Some more info: - I can ping the container on IP 10.0.0.26 from any computer on the network just fine. - I can browse to [http://10.0.0.26:32400/web](http://10.0.0.26:32400/web) from any computer on the network just fine. . Network created with: ```auto docker network create -d macvlan \ --subnet=10.0.0.0/24 \ --gateway=10.0.0.1 \ -o parent=eth0 macvlan-net ``` . Container deployed with: ```auto docker run \ -d \ --name plex \ --network=macvlan-net \ --ip=10.0.0.26 \ -e TZ="Where I am" \ -h PLEXdocker \ -v /etc/plex/config:/config \ -v /etc/plex/transcode:/transcode \ -v /etc/plex/data:/data \ plexinc/pms-docker ``` . I have also tried to add `-p 8080:32400` to the deploy configuration and adjused to `ssh username@10.0.0.25 -L 8080:10.0.0.25:8080 -N` (and the URL) just to see if I can work around it, but to no use. ---
**Author:** ![pl\_5309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@pl\_5309](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pl_5309)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-run-on-headless-server-with-container-using-macvlan-networking/898379/2 "2024-12-09T15:22:36Z")
You tunnel a local port from your pc to the server, not the server to itself. Be easier to add this to your docker cli file: -e PLEX\_CLAIM= \ [https://support.plex.tv/articles/204059436-finding-an-authentication-token-x-plex-token/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/204059436-finding-an-authentication-token-x-plex-token/) ---
**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-run-on-headless-server-with-container-using-macvlan-networking/898379/3 "2024-12-09T17:29:24Z")
There’s an example of how to establish the tunnel correctly in this support article: [https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288586-installation/#toc-2](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288586-installation/#toc-2) In short, run: `ssh -L 8888:127.0.0.1:32400 ip.address.of.server` And then access the server’s web app by browsing to [http://127.0.0.1:8888/web](http://127.0.0.1:8888/web) (on the same system where you ran the above command). ---
**Author:** ![L1512191](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@L1512191](https://forums.plex.tv/u/L1512191)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-run-on-headless-server-with-container-using-macvlan-networking/898379/4 "2024-12-10T12:56:42Z")
@pl_5309 This is my first try at Plex, so I’m not a subscriber yet. I just want it to be future-proof so I can add it later without having to redo the whole setup. That is why I can’t add the Claim Token at this time. @pshanew This yields the same result as my previous attempts, and I’ve tried with SSH in Windows Terminal and in Putty but it makes no difference. ---
**Author:** ![pl\_5309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@pl\_5309](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pl_5309)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-run-on-headless-server-with-container-using-macvlan-networking/898379/5 "2024-12-10T16:58:48Z")
Plex Pass is tied to the account not the server. If this is a Hetzner server you can stop trying, it won’t work. ---
**Author:** ![L1512191](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@L1512191](https://forums.plex.tv/u/L1512191)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-run-on-headless-server-with-container-using-macvlan-networking/898379/6 "2024-12-11T07:46:06Z")
@pl_5309 I have no idea of what a Hetzner server is, so I doubt it… This is just a regular desktop computer where I have installed Debian as the base OS and Docker to deploy a Plex container. I get that Plex Pass is tied to the account. But I have not purchased Plex Pass yet, as I have never used Plex before, so I will need to test it first and see if I like ut enough to spend the money. And with no active Plex Pass, I assume there is no Claim Token to retrive either. ---
**Author:** ![pl\_5309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@pl\_5309](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pl_5309)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-run-on-headless-server-with-container-using-macvlan-networking/898379/7 "2024-12-11T11:44:51Z")
To use the forum you created an account. Servers and if you choose later a Plex Pass get associated to this account. To get the claim token to your account whether you have a Plex Pass or not, use the browser that is logged into Plex forums and on a new tab enter [https://plex.tv/claim](https://plex.tv/claim) . ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/first-run-on-headless-server-with-container-using-macvlan-networking/898379/8 "2025-03-11T11:45:07Z")
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