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Plex behind cloudflare tunnel (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I currently have my Plex server open to the world. I realise that's probably not best practice, so I'm trying to find a solution that can work for me.

I've been looking at cloudflare tunnels and it seems like thats probably what I want. Giving me access to my home server from outside. And it's free, which is a nice perk

I've noticed however that the terms of service don't allow for video streaming, but is allowed in the paid tier. Before I commit to spending money, I'm curious if it's even technically possible. Plex tends to phone home to allow users to authenticate and locate their servers, so is that possible through tunnels?

Is this a waste of time? Is there a better solution? How are others dealing with this problem?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really should look into these cloudflare tunnels people keep speaking of. A simple enough solution is to host a VPN server of your choice with cert and pass and it'll make it pretty well impossible to reach by anyone without the required creds.

[–] astraeus 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Just make sure you keep in mind that security with Cloudflare is not 100%, you may need to do a bit more on your ends to keep things locked down.

https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/researcher-reveal-new-technique-to.html?m=1

I’m not entirely sure this affects Tunnels, but it’s good to make sure if you plan to use that service.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That was recently discovered , I am certain that Cloudfare will fix it as soon as possible.

[–] astraeus 1 points 1 year ago

I agree that they will probably resolve this sooner than later, I prefer Cloudflare for a lot of things. I point this out because if you are working with sensitive/personal data that you want secure, you may want to do some due diligence to make sure it stays secure.