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/etc/ufw/applications.d/plexmediaserver

[plexmediaserver]
title=Plex Media Server (Standard)
description=The Plex Media Server
ports=32400/tcp|3005/tcp|5353/udp|8324/tcp|32410:32414/udp

[plexmediaserver-dlna]
title=Plex Media Server (DLNA)
description=The Plex Media Server (additional DLNA capability only)
ports=1900/udp|32469/tcp

[plexmediaserver-all]
title=Plex Media Server (Standard + DLNA)
description=The Plex Media Server (with additional DLNA capability)
ports=32400/tcp|3005/tcp|5353/udp|8324/tcp|32410:32414/udp|1900/udp|32469/tcp

Once you have defined your application file tell ufw to reload the application definitions with:

ufw app update plexmediaserver

Use it with:

ufw allow plexmediaserver-all
@rakesh1988

rakesh1988 commented Dec 7, 2017

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i agree that you have opened all the ports as mentioned in https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201543147-What-network-ports-do-I-need-to-allow-through-my-firewall-
still, I see the remote access is disabled.
my ufw log has few entries for blocked connection as below
Dec 7 13:53:28 XXXX kernel: [2168275.032152] [UFW BLOCK] IN=eno1 OUT= MAC=a0:d3:c1:2b:2a:7f:00:XXXXXXXXXXXX SRC=192.168.1.254 DST=192.168.1.25 LEN=293 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=1900 DPT=35513 LEN=273

Dec 7 13:50:13 XXX kernel: [2168080.032481] [UFW BLOCK] IN=eno1 OUT= MAC=a0:d3:c1:2b:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX SRC=192.168.1.20 DST=192.168.1.25 LEN=230 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=8380 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=32414 DPT=39174 LEN=210

Am i missing anything?

@mon0theist

mon0theist commented Mar 5, 2019

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Worked for me, thanks!

@MonKijim

MonKijim commented Mar 20, 2019

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Worked for me too, thank you.

@wax911

wax911 commented Nov 30, 2019

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Thank you, also worked for me too 💯

@jonathan-dejong

jonathan-dejong commented May 24, 2020

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Works well for me as well :)
Remember that if you're not a root user (usually you should not be) you'll need sudo before each command.

@Baledin

Baledin commented Jun 4, 2020

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Fantastic, ty

@x-limitless-x

x-limitless-x commented Dec 23, 2021

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Thank you!

@BNolet

BNolet commented Apr 3, 2022

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You are a gentleman and a scholar, hats off to you!

@naxels

naxels commented Apr 24, 2022

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Awesome, thanks!

ghost commented Jun 15, 2022

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noice

@Lueton

Lueton commented Sep 6, 2022

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thanks a lot!

@rcland12

rcland12 commented Dec 29, 2023

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Thank you so much!

@arlenreyb

arlenreyb commented Nov 20, 2024

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Works perfectly, and I even learned how ufw app lists worked in the process. Thanks!

@cjLGH

cjLGH commented Jan 16, 2025 •
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Works perfectly, and I even learned how ufw app lists worked in the process. Thanks!

same, thanks for this 👍

@raphaelmaria

raphaelmaria commented Jan 3, 2026

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Thanks, This is solved my problem with Plex.

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