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• Nibodhika@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Using a relay server to separate online from home connection

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  • couch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I don’t see anything in the linked article about a relay server

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    • Nibodhika@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No, the article only mentions the feature by name, the docs for the feature mentions the relay …plex.tv/…/216766168-accessing-a-server-through-r…

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      • couch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I see. So if you read that instruction you’ll see it’s the exact same setup that I outlined. They use a vpn to connect your client to your server and just negotiate the meeting in the middle. It’s the exact same risk scenario as running a reverse proxy on your own vps. Unless I’m missing something else?

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