So here is my setup -
I purchased my own domain name, and pointed it at my home external IP address. I put up a static landing page with a link to my plex server ( http://mydomain.com:port/web/index.html )
When inspecting elements and resources the browser attempts to get via Adblock Plus, and Privacy Badger, I noticed that Plex is revealing the internal address of my server, as well as a friend’s server. This is while viewing the website from a remote location.
Attached is a graphic showing what I’m seeing. Identifying info blocked out.
Is this to be expected, or is something goofed up on my install, or is this something that needs to be addressed?
You are only seeing this information, because you are already authenticated.
That is hardly a prviacy issue. Any other user who is not authenticated against plex.tv or with whom you have not shared your server, will see nothing.
Here is the info I received from ChuckPa via PM, but didn’t get published to this thread. Same answer, but explained a bit more in detail for those that might have the same question.
Thank you all, for your help.
ChuckPa 5:37PM
Answer in hand.
Once you share with a user, your server’s public IP is published to them. This is the trusted connection you two have.
Until sharing, this information is not available. The only information they would get is via your Web page direct launch & subsequent sign-in.
When sharing, because Plex doesn’t know if they are on the same LAN, VPN, or just a WAN connection, It sends what it has.
The local PMS and client, next check to see if local discovery and Plex.tv agree. If they do, the brokered connection is complete. Plex.tv steps out, local PMS takes over.
The logic behind this is: “If you trust someone enough to share your media, you trust them enough to share the benign local LAN ip addresses.”
