Plex performance issues across site-to-site VPN

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Server Version#: 4.46.2

I have 2 locations that I connected via a VPN so that when I’m remote I can access the devices easily. I’m using OpenVPN and have Ubiquiti USG routers to create the tunnel. When the VPN is up and running I keep getting buffering. The source for my Plex is Gigabit fiber, so there is more than sufficient bandwidth. When I stop the VPN which forces traffic through the public internet I have no issues streaming. I’m currently troubleshooting the VPN performance issues, but I was wondering if there was a way for force PLEX to use the internet and not think my server is local?

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From the client side (Android) there’s a Quality Settings, set the Home Streaming quality same as Remote streaming.

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I’ve done that already. The problem is that while I can stream original quality, my VPN tunnel is causing slowness in my connection. I don’t want to transcode, especially since I have adequate bandwidth between the sites. No VPN = original quality just fine and plex shows as remote; VPN on and I get buffering, plex shows as local. I know this isn’t specifically a plex problem, but if I could tell plex not to use the VPN tunnel it would solve the problem of having lower performance over the VPN tunnel.

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Try adding your encryption domains in the settings where it says something like “consider these networks local”

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