How do I set up a new plex server at home on an external network?
Because there was a problem with Plex in my QNAP NAS, I uninstalled it and reinstalled it. I can’t go home right now and I know that by default the new plex can only be configured from a local area network, so I used the vpn but it shows that I can’t connect to plex. So, is it possible to initialize the configuration of the new plex server from the Internet? Thank you.
SSH tunnel into the qnap.
If you were on local LAN, it would be this command:
ssh -L 8888:127.0.0.1:32400 LAN.IP.of.QNAP
PMS would then be accessible on port 8888 (http://127.0.0.1:8888/web)
Putty supports SSH Tunnel as well.
If you can get onto your local LAN over the VPN then you should also be able to get to the QNAP by IP through the tunnel with the SSH tunnel.
I can do what you’re trying to do via my wireguard tunnel.
I tunnel into the machine and get SSH command line.
There is another method where you claim the machine using the curl command with a claim token.
Once claimed, that will work too.
Also, I wrote a shell utility to help with claiming from that SSH’d command line.
