From e5663de09e6ff82898a4898cd16a134d081d403e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Fabian=20M=C3=B6ller?= Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2018 11:30:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add section for .plex.direct urls to cache --- docs/content/cache.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/content/cache.md b/docs/content/cache.md index 8e9fef8cb..250fd2b8d 100644 --- a/docs/content/cache.md +++ b/docs/content/cache.md @@ -182,6 +182,28 @@ and password) in your remote and it will be automatically enabled. Affected settings: - `cache-workers`: _Configured value_ during confirmed playback or _1_ all the other times +##### Certificate Validation ##### + +When the Plex server is configured to only accept secure connections, it is +possible to use `.plex.direct` URL's to ensure certificate validation succeeds. +These URL's are used by Plex internally to connect to the Plex server securely. + +The format for this URL's is the following: + +https://ip-with-dots-replaced.server-hash.plex.direct:32400/ + +The `ip-with-dots-replaced` part can be any IPv4 address, where the dots +have been replaced with dashes, e.g. `127.0.0.1` becomes `127-0-0-1`. + +To get the `server-hash` part, the easiest way is to visit + +https://plex.tv/api/resources?includeHttps=1&X-Plex-Token=your-plex-token + +This page will list all the available Plex servers for your account +with at least one `.plex.direct` link for each. Copy one URL and replace +the IP address with the desired address. This can be used as the +`plex_url` value. + ### Known issues ### #### Mount and --dir-cache-time ####