Plex remote acess

General Discussions
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How does plex remote access work? Like ports, access, security, encryption, and so on?

I am curious on how safe it is to use. Is it something I am better leaving off or using in a DMZ?

2

https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/206225077-How-to-Use-Secure-Server-Connections

Avoid DMZ by all means. It creates an open (and unsecured) door to your server.

3

@moody_blue said:
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/206225077-How-to-Use-Secure-Server-Connections

Avoid DMZ by all means. It creates an open (and unsecured) door to your server.

I was thinking of creating a back up plex server for a DMZ so it has only shows and movies on it with 0 personal data and prevents access to my network.

also what TLS version? Not all TLS is secure anymore. Also how is it implemented?

4

My suggestion would be to publish your server externally on a port high up in the 50 000 (avoid the 32400) and ensure that only email is a viable login method for the owner account.

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@Peter_W said:
How Plex is doing HTTPS for all its users

My suggestion would be to publish your server externally on a port high up in the 50 000 (avoid the 32400) and ensure that only email is a viable login method for the owner account.

thansk that was really helpful but any idea on what version it is though? Just curious

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I use my plex behind a reverse proxy for webui, then normal for the rest with IDS/IPS infront.