I finally got my Linux server set up and got Plex moved over to run in a docker container and it’s fan-fucking-tastic.
My next question is about radarr and sonarr. I worry about getting notices, throttled by my ISP, etc. I have a VPN that I use to manually download content, but would prefer the automated method instead which I understand radarr and sonarr are for.
Would I need VPN to use these for this concern? If I do run a VPN, would I encounter issues with my external Plex access? I do often use it out of the house and have others who connect to my server to stream too. If so, is there a way to configure it to work with the VPN? And if I do, do I need to run it under that all the time? I don’t always get the VPN since there are some months where nothing is worth downloading for me, so why pay for it until I need it?
I use a split tunnel for the VPN. You can route specific applications/services to go through the VPN, and leave the Plex access how it is currently if you want. I have my jellyfin server set up that one of my browsers and qbitorrent all go through the VPN tunnel that’s always connected, then RustDesk, my file server, jellyfin and what not runs locally. So I don’t have to lose access to Jellyfin when acquiring any content.
Note: you can actually kick off a download through the VPN, and tell it to download sequentially, then just refresh the movies list in your player(jellyfin for me) and start watching the movie while it downloads. Thought that was a nice surprise.