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Setting Up Plex-Tunnel

Setting Up Plex-Tunnel on Nébulaura

Plex-Tunnel is a configuration tool that reroutes your Plex traffic through a VPS of your choice to improve routing and streaming performance.

Initial Setup

⚠️ Caution
To set up Plex-Tunnel, you must provide your own external VPS. This is not included in the Nébulaura service. The tunnel allows you to create a custom route to the server instead of relying on the default server-to-ISP peering.

Requirements

Before proceeding, ensure you have:

  • The IP address of your VPS
  • The SSH port for your VPS (default is 22)
  • The username for SSH access
  • Whether the user has root/sudo access

If the user does not have root or sudo access, you must manually configure the SSH daemon on your VPS:

  1. Add the following line to /etc/ssh/sshd_config: 
    GatewayPorts yes
  2. Restart the SSH daemon: 
    sudo systemctl restart sshd

Installation

To install Plex-Tunnel:

  1. Connect to your slot via SSH. If you need help connecting, refer to the help article.
  2. Run the following command:
    box install plex-tunnel
  3. Provide the requested information during setup:
    • VPS IP
    • SSH port
    • Username
    • Root/sudo access (if applicable)

How to Access

Once the tunnel is created, you will no longer access Plex via the original hostname of your Nébulaura slot. Instead:

  • Use the Plex.tv dashboard to access Plex.
  • Directly access Plex via your VPS:
    https://<VPSIP>:32400

Service Management

As with all Nébulaura-configured applications, Plex-Tunnel can be managed via SSH using the following commands:

  • Status: Check the current status of the Plex-Tunnel.
  • Start: Start the Plex-Tunnel service.
  • Stop: Stop the Plex-Tunnel service.
  • Restart: Restart the Plex-Tunnel service.
  • Enable: Configure Plex-Tunnel to start automatically at boot.
  • Disable: Prevent Plex-Tunnel from starting at boot.

Example:

box start plex-tunnel

Enhance Your Plex Streaming

By routing Plex traffic through your own VPS, Plex-Tunnel optimizes streaming performance and improves the viewing experience. Set it up today for seamless media access!