[ COMMUNITY ] - c/Plex Sunday Advice / NSQ Post - 2023-08-20
[ COMMUNITY ] - c/Plex Sunday Advice / NSQ Post - 2023-08-20
Weekly Advice / No Stupid Questions Post
This is part of a weekly series of Plex Advice threads for novices and pros alike to ask questions, give advice, troubleshoot, and share knowledge and resources! Please be polite and helpful to beginners just getting started out, and we want to be as welcoming as we can to newcomers to this community.
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Does Plex need users to install / setup security things for streaming safely over the internet? I see this discussed a lot on Jellyfin forums. But the setup is too complicated for me.
I’ve also just started using Plexamp. Am considering the lifetime subscription to get bit perfect playback.
No, you don’t need a VPN If you open the port that plex uses. Then users can just log on their accounts and it should pull everything!
Edit for accuracy.
Oh, so I should do some Googling and find some options. I do have a VPN service but I don’t usually keep it on.
Nvm, I misread your question. Using a VPN is only necessary if your server is behind a CGNAT or your ISP disallows you to open ports manually.
I mean, Jellyfin people are always talking about reverse proxies and whatnot. That’s what I’ve been assuming isn’t necessary for Plex. I’m under the impression Plex is safer by default.
I can’t speak for Jellyfin as I haven’t used it, but in Plex you can set a reverse proxy to connect to it and all, but it isn’t necessary. In mine, I run it in a VPS with just the port exposed to the internet, every other port is blocked externally in ufw. And for me and a friend that uses, it works perfectly well regardless of the network or location.