PlexConnect port forwarding for external network

Hello everyone,
 
I managed to configure PlexConnect with my Apache server by changing its configuration (proxyreverse) and by implementing the certificates.
 
It works perfectly.
 
I would like now to enable in my friends access to my PlexConnect from home. This allows them to avoid having a machine (or rpi, etc.) all the time for it.
 
Unfortunately this does not work, I redirected TCP ports 80 and 443 and UDP 53 without success.
 
I have traveled the forum but I have not managed to find if possible.
 
Thank you in advance for your answers.

Opening port 53 to the Internet is very dangerous and unless you know how to restrict it to just your friends this is not recommended or supported as the DNS server component in Plexconnect has not had any penetration testing and it has been seen in the past to be used by hackers, causing your Plexconnect to become un-responsive because of all their traffic

On top of that many ISP's will block that traffic and/or drop your service :)

Tell them to install a local copy of plexconnect and point to your shared server. Opening plexconnect to the world is not a good idea. You can't even have a password on it! Plus, I don't think they would even be able to connect to your plexconnect.

A few other options you have is a jailbroken aTV2 with PlexConnect directly installed upon it. Also you can use a plexconnect host at the your friends house like @Pouper suggested, personally I prefer using a old iOS jailbroken device with PlexConnect installed upon it, enabling airplane mode then re-enabling wifi to keep it always running. Either way you go as everyone has told you don't open those ports and you will need to login to myplex to be most secure. Here is the links to the aTV2 & jailbroken iOS devices if interested/desired:

jailbroken aTV2 & Plexconnect running on any jailbroken iOS device.

Also you could run PHT (Plex Home Theater) or AFTV (Amazon Fire Tv) as clients as well as many other client solutions all which would still need to be signed into myplex.

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