Server Version#:1.42.1.10060 - truenas/freebsd Player Version#:4.147.1 webapp Good day all, I’m new to the forum and couldn’t find anyone else with the issue I’m currently experiencing exactly, Have been able to view my content on my Plex server via an internal host name DNS override on my router…

Possibly this? [image] Client says it won't play from "remote server", although the server is local if you use the local web app , load it into your browser using the private IP address of your server. Do not use a domain name.

Thank you for the link, I understand that and as stated in my post, that does work - but the dns hostname used to work pre update and I prefer that. Based on the name and descriptions in that post I take it as its a new “forced feature” that I’ve updated into and its now how plex works going forwa…

@evalion In your LAN FQDN, have you given PMS the P12 certificate for the FQDN (Settings - Server - Network)? In that P12 cert, have you included the Key, Cert, and CA [image] Linux Tips Tips, Tricks & How-Tos OpenSSL v3.0.0 and PMS. For those using their …

Thank you for your reply I’m using Let’s Encrypt to create my p12 cert on my router and upload it to all my services that needs it automatically Have been using it like that for more than a year, long after version 32 as mentioned in the post. I also tried it without a certified fqdn and host nam…

Thanks. That explains what you’re seeing. Your server is LAN (RFC-1918 address) A FQDN lookup always returns the Public IP Comparing the Server’s LAN IP vs the Public IP always returns “Not Local” (not same subnet) due to NAT.

How can I test you are correct, and can this be “fixed”, if so, could you direct me to some guide to do so. My apologies my knowledge is somwhat limited and I don’t even know what to look up to begin resolving this. If I ping my plex server via the fqdn I get it’s local ip as a result. Even on my …

@evalion I asked one of my colleagues to take a look at the Plex.tv information as well. We see two custom DNS names attached to two servers: plex.***********.ch plex.v*********.net I must apologize. I overlooked this: We do not see where either server is “Published” (Remote Access enabled…

Thank you for getting back to me Both are for the same server So the *.ch name is what has my p12 cert with https The *.net name is the one I made to use private testing with http I have tried toggling remote settings on and off in an attempt to see if some setting was misbehaving but I’ve left …

How it works :slight_smile: When you create your server, it is private to you (your home) by default. If you wish to share it with family or friends, – Enable Remote Access – Invite the person/people to access your server – After they accept the invitation, they see your server in the…

Thank you for the explanation Unfortunately I don’t see where the problem is or how to resolve it from what you have explained. I might just not be smart enough :sweat_smile: It sounds to me like you are either saying I need to turn on remote access to get the plex to behave correctly or that web …

[Screenshot_20250824-091727~2] [Screenshot_20250824-091741~2] [Screenshot_20250824-090508~2] [Screenshot_20250824-092739~2] Please see screenshots, if anything looks out of place please let me know

Server showing remote if accessed via internal dns

Plex Media Server Remote Access

tom80H August 22, 2025, 10:30pm 2

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Server showing remote if accessed via internal dns

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