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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
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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 👍

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raphaelmaria commented Jan 3, 2026

Thanks, This is solved my problem with Plex.

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