# Plex Media Server - Proxy Protocol Support **URL:** \ **Category:** Remote Access\ **Tags:** server-linux, server-docker\ **Created:** [March 29, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-proxy-protocol-support/705232 "2021-03-29T00:41:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DaveWut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/davewut/32/234077_2.png) [@DaveWut](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DaveWut)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-proxy-protocol-support/705232/1 "2021-03-29T00:41:36Z")
Hello, First of all, thank you very much for this great software! Plex’s team is doing great in developing something that is quite complex as this. Does Plex has any plan in supporting the Proxy Protocol: [https://www.haproxy.org/download/2.3/doc/proxy-protocol.txt](https://www.haproxy.org/download/2.3/doc/proxy-protocol.txt)? Considering quite a lot of people are setup using reverse proxies, I simply thought it would be natural to go that route. Remote access is setup using the traditional port 32400. Though, since the server is hosted behind an virtual Docker network, I need to have a proxy redirecting the activity to the server. I found out that streaming through proxies isn’t working well except when HAProxy is in TCP mode. The only downside of doing that is obviously the IP address detection. Only the proxy address is showing up, not the client’s. Using the proxy protocol could solve this whole issue though. Thank you! David ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-proxy-protocol-support/705232/2 "2021-03-29T00:56:32Z")
@DaveWut Engineering never gives roadmaps but given where I know their current focus to be, this wouldn’t be high on the list to implement. Most users, as you notice, implement on their own because everyone has a slightly different networking requirement. Plex has enough to do with making the media work. I would think wrangling proxies would be stepping out of scope ? You are always welcome to submit a feature request but sincerely suggest you continue your own endeavors until such time as Engineering might say otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Volts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a5b964/32.png) [@Volts](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Volts)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-proxy-protocol-support/705232/3 "2021-03-29T01:11:50Z")
Plex Media Server supports the **X-Forwarded-For** HTTP/HTTPS header. HAProxy (in HTTP or HTTPS modes) can add **X-Forwarded-For** and **X-Real-IP** headers. I don’t think the Proxy Protocol is necessary. ---
**Author:** ![DaveWut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/davewut/32/234077_2.png) [@DaveWut](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DaveWut)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-proxy-protocol-support/705232/4 "2021-03-29T02:02:00Z")
Hello @ChuckPa , I understand that it might not be a priority to your team to implement such new feature to Plex. I thought I could give it a try and ask if it could be a possibility. I am interested in submitting a feature request. Where should I do that? Thank you! David ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-proxy-protocol-support/705232/5 "2021-03-29T02:42:32Z")
Here’s the link to Feature Suggestions. This is where Engineering will look for ideas. > **[Feature Suggestions](https://forums.plex.tv/c/feature-suggestions/8)** > > You can raise feature requests so that we know what you want in the product. We love hearing from you and we are always looking for ideas to make Plex more awesome. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-proxy-protocol-support/705232/6 "2021-06-27T02:43:24Z")
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