# Plex/Plexamp on Android no longer finding media server behind VPN **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** networking, plexamp\ **Created:** [November 4, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-on-android-no-longer-finding-media-server-behind-vpn/933182 "2025-11-04T20:27:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![giggle292](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb9ed0/32.png) [@giggle292](https://forums.plex.tv/u/giggle292)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-on-android-no-longer-finding-media-server-behind-vpn/933182/1 "2025-11-04T20:27:19Z")
Server Version#: 4.147.1 Player Version#: 4.12.4 Both Plex and Plexamp can no longer find my media server when the server PC has VPN enabled. It has been working fine until today. If I turn off VPN, the server is found. ---
**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-on-android-no-longer-finding-media-server-behind-vpn/933182/2 "2025-11-04T20:39:06Z")
"Doctor, it hurts when I do X” You need to make sure Plex Media Server is properly configured for remote access, including potentially custom access URLs. ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-on-android-no-longer-finding-media-server-behind-vpn/933182/3 "2025-11-04T21:02:27Z")
Also make sure VPN split tunneling is correctly configured. ---
**Author:** ![giggle292](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb9ed0/32.png) [@giggle292](https://forums.plex.tv/u/giggle292)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-on-android-no-longer-finding-media-server-behind-vpn/933182/4 "2025-11-04T22:11:15Z")
Remote access has been working for years, long before I started paying to access my personal media server remotely. The configuration has not changed and my Plex media server says it’s fully accessible outside my network. ---
**Author:** ![giggle292](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb9ed0/32.png) [@giggle292](https://forums.plex.tv/u/giggle292)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-on-android-no-longer-finding-media-server-behind-vpn/933182/5 "2025-11-04T22:13:20Z")
Split tunneling has never been configured and it has worked this way for years. I guess I’m thinking that with more and more sites challenging VPN connections, maybe Plex has jumped on that boat, too. ---
**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-on-android-no-longer-finding-media-server-behind-vpn/933182/6 "2025-11-04T22:26:47Z")
Nothing has changed in the Plexamp code in terms of finding media server, so it must be something external. We’re happy to look at [Plexamp logs](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-debug-logs-how-to-extract-them/753427) to see what connections it’s trying if it’s helpful. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plexamp-on-android-no-longer-finding-media-server-behind-vpn/933182/7 "2026-02-02T22:27:18Z")
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