The easiest, but most expensive option, is to pay for a static IP address which can be port-forwarded from your router.Īnother option, which we are going to present here, is to download the free third party tool ngrok, So what options are available to Plex users who are behind CGNAT? Security purposes, and is more common if you live in an apartment block. The main use of CGNAT is to limit the number of public IP addresses an organisation can use, for both economic or Usually a firewall, assigns a public address to a computer (or group of computers) inside a private network. This is the process where a network device, Through something called Carrier Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT). What happens is that ISP’s bundle together the IP addresses of multiple households into one single external address Pay for a static IP address which can be pricey in the long run. Unfortunately it has become increasingly common nowadays not to have direct access to your home network, unless you * Assumes that you have not subscribed to the Plex Pass. You are able to connect to your home network. To pay any subscription fees.* You may also want to be able to remotely access your files, which is easy, as long as One of the key benefits of running your own Plex Server is to have full control over your content as well as not having How to access a Plex Server behind CGNAT with ngrok

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