Route Plexio traffic through gluetun VPN proxy to bypass provider IP block#1
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[WIP] Troubleshoot connectivity issue with Plexio Docker container
Route Plexio traffic through gluetun VPN proxy to bypass provider IP block
Mar 3, 2026
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VPS IP appears blacklisted by Appbox provider after disclosing Plexio usage. Direct Plex access works from home IP; Plexio fails from all locations — classic server-side IP block.
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apps/plexio/compose.yaml: Addeddepends_on: gluetunwith health check gate, matching existingtweakiopatternapps/plexio/.env: AddedHTTP_PROXY/HTTPS_PROXYpointing tohttp://gluetun:8080(gost HTTP proxy running in gluetun's network namespace)Why proxy env vars over
network_mode: service:gluetunPlexio needs its own network namespace for Traefik label discovery and healthcheck routing. Standard Python HTTP libraries (
requests,httpx,aiohttp) all respectHTTP_PROXY/HTTPS_PROXY, so outbound requests get tunneled while inbound access stays intact.Warp alternative
Documented in
.envcomments — swap tosocks5://warp:1080and enable thewarpprofile if preferred over gluetun.🔒 GitHub Advanced Security automatically protects Copilot coding agent pull requests. You can protect all pull requests by enabling Advanced Security for your repositories. Learn more about Advanced Security.