Hi there,
I need some clarification please.
I have a Plex server hosted on a Ubunu server with a VPN service, as my wish is to anonymize streaming as much as possible.
As said, PMS is on a server with VPN, so all the connections outside my network are “INDIRECT”.
Is it still encrypted? Is it somehow possible for someone to find out what I am streaming?
Thank you!
You currently use Plex Relay. All traffic is securely routed through a Plex hosted tunnel and the bandwidth is restricted. This is because your server cannot be reached by it’s public VPN IP on TCP port 32400. I suppose that feature is missing in your VPN provider or you forgot to setup port forwarding.
https://support.plex.tv/articles/216766168-accessing-a-server-through-relay/
However, why do you need to hide Plex traffic from your own private server to your own clients? The connection is encrypted by default and nobody else should be able to see what you are watching.
Thank you for your fast reply.
As I am using a VPN on the whole server and server is my PMS too, this is how it works for now untill I get the multi tunneling thingy 
My VPN provider is not allowing port forwarding of any kind 
Do you have a great tutorial maybe for this kinda situation ?
No port forwarding, i.e. your server is not accessible from remote --> only Plex Relay. Nothing you can do about it. However, does your server still listen on it’s normal public IP, i.e. does Plex appear when you access your server on port 32400? https://server-ip:32400/ ? Then please add this URL in the Plex server settings “Custom server access URLs”.
Yeah, is not responding as my VPN is not allowing 32400 port :-/
In my router settings, everythings portforwarded, but the VPN service is not allowing access on ports 32400.
When the VPN is disabled, I can normally connect to my PMS directly. :-/
Typically, you can whitelist ports in the VPN software on the host. If you tell us more about the VPN software you use, maybe I or someone else here in the forum can tell you how to configure it properly to still allow access to port 32400.
You my friend are amazing and thank you for the help.
This is my conf:
Ubuntu Server 16.04
PIA VPN (PrivateInternetAccess VPN)
OpenVPN configuration for connecting to VPN
Router port forwarding to the server is working flawlessly.
VPN blocks the port from outside my network.
Thanks to anyone who helps me get it to work! <3
I’m not an expert on this. However, the internet is full of questions regarding similar setups. Please take for example a look at the following link. However, always remember that toying with the network settings can get you locked out from the server. Make sure to always have a backup plan
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