I can’t host PLEX in my DMZ because their app sucks on some clients, hiding or not allowing finding the server via IP so it does the local scan junk. It’s virtually bridged to 2 VLANs as a result. Also this would become a 10G upgrade for my router if I did this but different topic.
This means direct port forwarding is off the table. Is there a service I can use to act as a middleman (ideally hosted in my DMZ) to access the client, without directly exposing PLEX to the WAN but that also doesn’t involve directly exposing my media server full of “Linux ISOs” to a cloud?
Before you tell me to use Jellyfin I am holding off for more feature parity, but this is the eventual plan.
You’re doing something wrong or you have an incompatible isp. If you want to have it in your dmz, great poke firewall rules for 32400 and set up the internal subnet as an approved lan subnet.
Many clients including the mobile app hide, don’t have or otherwise have the function to add a server via IP broken.
Why would I route through the internet and back to handle local traffic? That’s the reason PLEX isn’t in a DMZ
You don’t add it from the app. You add it in server settings. And you wouldn’t hairpin, you’d have the firewall rules. Having it in dmz would segregate it from your internal network so outside users could hit it … If you so choose.
Plex pass lifetime is $89.99 on black friday right now. 100% worth it if youre sharing your library
I have PLEX Pass but haven’t set this up yet, not so sure about exposing my library to their service.
If this is the meta and worth it I will simply use it
Like others have said VPN, but you can setup remote with Plex directly using their proxy as well.