PMS only binding to localhost interface

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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For some reason my PMS instance has only been binding to the localhost interface, and refuses to be available over the rest of the network.

This is intertiatin as it’s running in a FreeNAS jail, so I can’t even get the server config page very easily (been using wget in the jail to debug).

It’s also odd that the PMS logs show it trying to connect to itself using it network IP, but getting “connection refused” errors.

Any ideas on how I might fix this?

PMS Version: plexmediaserver-plexpass-0.9.16.6.1993
FreeNAS Version: FreeNAS-9.10-STABLE-201605240427 (64fcd8e)

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You likely have the preference allowLocalhostOnly set for some reason. This is a hidden preference; see https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201105343-Advanced-Server-Settings for more information.

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@gbooker02 said:
You likely have the preference allowLocalhostOnly set for some reason. This is a hidden preference; see https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201105343-Advanced-Server-Settings for more information.

Does this option still exist? I am not seeing it on the article you have linked. I am in a situation where I cannot block the port and have disabled enable remote access although Plex traffic still comes through to the plex.tv site.

It seems to work for me even though it isn’t listed on the doc.

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the above was about accessing Plex in your local network and limiting access to the local machine only. your issue appears to be related to remote access (accessing/restricting access from outside your network). what exactly are you trying to achieve?

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@tom80H said:
the above was about accessing Plex in your local network and limiting access to the local machine only. your issue appears to be related to remote access (accessing/restricting access from outside your network). what exactly are you trying to achieve?

This was what I was looking for, I wanted to bind plex to localhost only and prevent it from being accessed remotely.

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Settings > Server > Remote Access and Disable Remote Access should do the job (as in you’ll no longer be able to access Plex through a client outside your network). PMS itself will still connect to plex.tv for various services (authenticating your Plex Pass, video matching…)

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@tom80H said:
Settings > Server > Remote Access and Disable Remote Access should do the job (as in you’ll no longer be able to access Plex through a client outside your network). PMS itself will still connect to plex.tv for various services (authenticating your Plex Pass, video matching…)

Disable Remote Access doesn’t work when a custom port is defined though.

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so uncheck it? :wink:

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@tom80H said:
so uncheck it? :wink:

If I could I would. But using a port other than 32400 doesn’t allow for remote access to be disabled.