# HTTPS option for plex server

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/https-option-for-plex-server/23351>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [November 18, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/https-option-for-plex-server/23351 "2012-11-18T13:17:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![DeinGott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/deingott/32/1676_2.png) [@DeinGott](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DeinGott)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/https-option-for-plex-server/23351/1 "2012-11-18T13:17:05Z")

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it would be great to have an option to activate HTTPS with a custom certificate.   
  
  
  
It is more important for the web client, since I enter my myPlex credentials in an unencrypted website.

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**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Gundy)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/https-option-for-plex-server/23351/2 "2012-11-18T16:00:41Z")

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+1  
  
  
  
Quite important if you are on a hotel WLAN or any other public WLAN where you don’t know if someone is sniffing.

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**Author:** ![mgecko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@mgecko](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mgecko)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/https-option-for-plex-server/23351/3 "2012-11-24T19:39:10Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![marbj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@marbj](https://forums.plex.tv/u/marbj)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/https-option-for-plex-server/23351/4 "2013-01-20T19:40:39Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/https-option-for-plex-server/23351/5 "2021-01-10T19:01:11Z")

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Closed on January 10, 2021, 7:01pm UTC

Early 2021 clean-up: implemented

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/https-option-for-plex-server/23351/6 "2021-06-10T01:02:07Z")

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Archived on June 10, 2021, 1:02am UTC