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Can I do VPN + Plex on my hosting server? Do I need it under this circumstance? (hilariouschaos.com)
submitted 1 month ago by NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I finally got my Linux server set up and got Plex moved over to run in a docker container and it’s fan-fucking-tastic.

My next question is about radarr and sonarr. I worry about getting notices, throttled by my ISP, etc. I have a VPN that I use to manually download content, but would prefer the automated method instead which I understand radarr and sonarr are for.

Would I need VPN to use these for this concern? If I do run a VPN, would I encounter issues with my external Plex access? I do often use it out of the house and have others who connect to my server to stream too. If so, is there a way to configure it to work with the VPN? And if I do, do I need to run it under that all the time? I don’t always get the VPN since there are some months where nothing is worth downloading for me, so why pay for it until I need it?

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[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I use a split tunnel for the VPN. You can route specific applications/services to go through the VPN, and leave the Plex access how it is currently if you want. I have my jellyfin server set up that one of my browsers and qbitorrent all go through the VPN tunnel that's always connected, then RustDesk, my file server, jellyfin and what not runs locally. So I don't have to lose access to Jellyfin when acquiring any content.

Note: you can actually kick off a download through the VPN, and tell it to download sequentially, then just refresh the movies list in your player(jellyfin for me) and start watching the movie while it downloads. Thought that was a nice surprise.

[–] Seefoo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

This is the correct answer. There are some occasional docker containers you can use that connect to your VPN for the service you plan to use

[–] beerclue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm using Gluetun to connect to my VPN, and only *arr services and qbit use it. Here's a good example: https://github.com/automation-avenue/arr-gluetun/blob/main/docker-compose.yml

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You don't need to route radarr through it, since it doesn't do any torrenting or other downloading itself.

[–] beerclue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

That's true. I still do, for my entire *arr stack, but you don't need to, except for the torrent client.

[–] melfie@lemy.lol 2 points 1 month ago

I have OpenWRT on my router running a VPN that my servers and various other devices use. I’d rather do that than have to setup a ”kill switch” with iptables that might accidentally conflict with IPAM for k3s.

[–] billbasher@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I do Plex with ProtonVPN for downloads. You can allow Plex to get out to your local network on Linux even if you have a VPN