Remote access a good idea ?

[MasterCard 3]

Currently my good friend is letting me use his emby for a week while he updates some stuff for me but my question is if I port forward and open up my emby is that not a real big security risk ? how do these guys open a port without the risk I'm lost.

[Luke 42079]

Hi, opening any port comes with risk, but one way to help mitigate that is to have the ability to monitor what comes in and out.

[MasterCard 3]

27 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi, opening any port comes with risk, but one way to help mitigate that is to have the ability to monitor what comes in and out.

How can I do it securely 

[MasterCard 3]

I tried it and it works perfect but I closed port forward out of not wanting to get hacked. Can I use the email quick connect without open up a port ? come on bud you can help me out.

[MasterCard 3]

41 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi, opening any port comes with risk, but one way to help mitigate that is to have the ability to monitor what comes in and out.

How do I do that ?

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

Personally I think allowing anyone into my servers remotely is much too high a risk to happen. I allow nothing to access my computers from anywhere outside my home. I also think storage and the boxes themselves are priced low enough so everyone can have one of their own. 

But I am in the minority here and I have never heard of anyone having real security issues from only allowing Emby to be accessed remotely as long as reasonable precautions are taken. 

Also no remote users should have the rights to change anything on the computer. 

I do not recommend allowing anything other than local access but, with reasonable precautions, you should be OK.

[pwhodges 2012]

5 hours ago, MasterCard said:

How can I do it securely 

A connection to Emby will be just that, only Emby, nothing more.  So long as you configure the Emby user(s) allowed to access remotely to have no rights to change anything, there is no great risk.

That is not to deny that bad things can happen; but that is not limited to Emby - just using email or browsing unknown sites is probably a greater risk!

Some additional security can be gained by setting up a secure link (SSL/HTTPS) or a VPN - but for most people the effort involved will not be worth it.

Paul

[MasterCard 3]

Thank you guys I will not be opening any ports.