[solved] Misconfigured ports for Plex, I need a quick advice please.

[Polopollo]

Hello,

 

I am trying to configure Plex properly, but I am very noob with configuring both my router and the Plex docker.

 

Here is an image album of what I have done: https://imgur.com/a/73nRb0Y

So my questions are:

1. Is the Plex docker configured on "host" instead of "bridge" the right way to do it?
2. Then I don't understand why the docker has so many ports used... Should I open all of them?! Edit: if yes, i used the ports listen on the right?
3. Finally this UI for my Linksys router is confusing the hell out of me. I am not even sure this is the right place to do so. I think I successfully applied the static IP to the unRaid tower, but the ports seems to require a lot of clicks in the configuration. I am very lost here.

 

Thank you in advance for any help on this, I want to have this thing configured well and also understand better what I am doing.

Edited January 2, 2020 by Polopollo

[Squid]

3 hours ago, Polopollo said:

Is the Plex docker configured on "host" instead of "bridge" the right way to do it?

Host is right

 

3 hours ago, Polopollo said:

Then I don't understand why the docker has so many ports used... Should I open all of them?! Edit: if yes, i used the ports listen on the right

You only need to forward port 32400 to the server

 

3 hours ago, Polopollo said:

Finally this UI for my Linksys router is confusing the hell out of me. I am not even sure this is the right place to do so. I think I successfully applied the static IP to the unRaid tower, but the ports seems to require a lot of clicks in the configuration. I am very lost here

The manual for the router might help or possibly  https://portforward.com/

[Polopollo]

Ok thank you!

 

Your link https://portforward.com/ is amazing! I found where it was on the server. Such a weird spot.

The TCP was open for the port 32400 for Plex and UDP on 1900. I deactivated both and set it like this:

I also checked the checkbox for manual port 32400 for Plex and it seems to show it green now.

 

Now, I still don't understand what are all these ports here:

Should I open them as well? Wont the server need that to send the stream to my Plex users?

[mlapaglia]

You only need 32400, all those other ports are not needed when running in host mode. Outgoing connections don't need ports opened or forwarded, only incoming. 

Edited January 2, 2020 by mlapaglia

[Polopollo]

Thank you for your explanation! That was perfect! I will try to mark the thread as solved