# Question about VPN's

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/question-about-vpns/883140>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [July 21, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/question-about-vpns/883140 "2024-07-21T06:05:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![tmd102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@tmd102](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tmd102)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/question-about-vpns/883140/1 "2024-07-21T06:05:52Z")

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I thought i recalled in the past when i was using a VPN it was stopping my friends from accessing my server. Can I use a VPN and people still have access?

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**Author:** ![herman\_munster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/838e76/32.png) [@herman\_munster](https://forums.plex.tv/u/herman_munster)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/question-about-vpns/883140/2 "2024-07-22T10:50:39Z")

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depends on various things.

are you putting your plex server behind a VPN? if you are then most certainly that could cause issues with people trying to connect. you are changing the WAN IP of your plex service, routing it thru a VPN, and that VPN provider might block port access that plex needs.

not sure why you would want to do that, make zero sense.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/question-about-vpns/883140/3 "2024-10-20T10:51:20Z")

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