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Port 32400 Plex

Plex Media Server.

Protocol
TCP
Service
Plex
Exposing to the internet
Normal to expose

Check if port 32400 is open

Is it safe to open

Cameras and video recorders are among the most hacked devices. Do not forward their ports; use the vendor cloud with 2FA or a VPN, and update firmware.

How to open port 32400

Open to everyone

# Linux iptables
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 32400 -j ACCEPT
# Ubuntu ufw
ufw allow 32400/tcp
# firewalld
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=32400/tcp && firewall-cmd --reload
# MikroTik
/ip firewall filter add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=32400 action=accept place-before=0 comment="port 32400"
# Windows (PowerShell)
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Port 32400 TCP" -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 32400 -Action Allow

Only for your addresses

# allow only one address or network (replace 203.0.113.0/24)
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 32400 -s 203.0.113.0/24 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 32400 -j DROP
ufw allow from 203.0.113.0/24 to any port 32400 proto tcp
/ip firewall filter add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=32400 src-address=203.0.113.0/24 action=accept
/ip firewall filter add chain=input protocol=tcp dst-port=32400 action=drop

If the server is behind a router, you also need a port forward (dst-nat). Behind ISP CGNAT (100.64.0.0/10 on the WAN) forwarding will not help: you need a public IP or a VPN.

What is listening

Check on the server

# what listens on the port
ss -lntup | grep ':32400 '
netstat -ano | findstr :32400   # Windows
lsof -i :32400   # macOS
# test from another machine
nc -vz example.com 32400

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