Here's my setup:
- Home server running Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.13.0-93-generic x86_64)
- Plex Media Server debian package running on server
- Netgear Nighthawk R6900 home router
- Dynamic hostname from no-ip.org, which I'll use for this setup
Prep
Complete up to the "Generate the cert" section in this gist and stop just before the "Set up the certificate" section.
Your ceritifcate files should now be in this directory: /etc/letsencrypt/live/myhostname.no-ip.org/
I also assume your Plex server is port-forwarded to be accessible via port 32400: http://myhostname.no-ip.org:32400
Set up the certificate
Before we begin, we need to generate a PKCS #12 (.pfx) file from the Let's Encrypt certificate files. It's all the Let's Encrypt files archived, and bundled into one file.
Create the PCKS #12 file:
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Run the package command:
sudo openssl pkcs12 -export -out ~/certificate.pfx \ -inkey /etc/letsencrypt/live/myhostname.no-ip.org/privkey.pem \ -in /etc/letsencrypt/live/myhostname.no-ip.org/cert.pem \ -certfile /etc/letsencrypt/live/myhostname.no-ip.org/chain.pem -
You'll first be prompted for your sudo password.
Next you'll be asked to enter a password to encrypt the
.pfxfile. Enter a password you won't mind saving in the Plex settings in plaintext. -
Hand it over to plex.
sudo mv ~/certificate.pfx /var/lib/plexmediaserver sudo chown plex:plex /var/lib/plexmediaserver/certificate.pfx
Have Plex use your PFX file
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Visit the Plex UI on your server: http://myhostname.no-ip.org:32400
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Go to Settings (icon on top right corner) > Server (tab) > Network (left navigation column).
Click "SHOW ADVANCED" to see the necessary fields.
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Enter the following values:
- Custom certificate location: /var/lib/plexmediaserver/certificate.pfx
- Custom certificate encryption key: The password you entered on step 2 of last section
- Custom certificate domain: https://myhostname.no-ip.org:32400
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Save your changes.
That's it. You don't even have to restart plex!
You can check the Plex\ Media\ Server.log file in /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Logs if you want to
verify whether there were any errors.
Visit your server at https://myhostname.no-ip.org:32400 (Custom certificate domain) and see the HTTPS in action.
Thank you for your description! I applied it to Ubuntu 17.10, so I had to change a minimal part of the setup (
cerbot-autorenamed tocertbot), and the cron-job is already included - works like a charm!Did you also created a cron job for converting the certificate to PCKS#12 or are you doing it still manually? :-)
BR frostl