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plex.direct

DNSSEC⚠️ Not signed
A0.0.0.0
NSns-plexdirect.plex.tv ⭐
A2a05:d018:8af:2306::155e🇮🇪 Amazon2a05:d018:800::/38 AMAZON AWS
A2a05:d018:8af:2307::26c5🇮🇪 Amazon2a05:d018:800::/38 AMAZON AWS
A18.202.136.15🇮🇪 Amazon18.202.0.0/15 EC2 DUB prefix
PTRns2-plexdirect.plex.bz
A52.19.5.174🇮🇪 Amazon52.18.0.0/15 EC2 DUB prefix
PTRns-plexdirect.plex.tv
NSns1-plexdirect.plex.bz
A2600:1f18:5538:480a::9263🇺🇸 Amazon2600:1f18:4000::/35 AMAZON EC2 IAD prefix
A2600:1f18:5538:480b::3195🇺🇸 Amazon2600:1f18:4000::/35 AMAZON EC2 IAD prefix
A34.199.80.118🇺🇸 Amazon34.192.0.0/12 EC2 IAD prefix
PTRec2-34-199-80-118.compute-1.amazonaws.com
A52.203.195.150🇺🇸 Amazon52.200.0.0/13 EC2 IAD prefix
PTRec2-52-203-195-150.compute-1.amazonaws.com
NSns1-plexdirect.plex.tv
A2600:1f18:5538:480a::9263🇺🇸 Amazon2600:1f18:4000::/35 AMAZON EC2 IAD prefix
A2600:1f18:5538:480b::3195🇺🇸 Amazon2600:1f18:4000::/35 AMAZON EC2 IAD prefix
A34.199.80.118🇺🇸 Amazon34.192.0.0/12 EC2 IAD prefix
PTRec2-34-199-80-118.compute-1.amazonaws.com
A52.203.195.150🇺🇸 Amazon52.200.0.0/13 EC2 IAD prefix
PTRec2-52-203-195-150.compute-1.amazonaws.com
NSns2-plexdirect.plex.bz
A2a05:d018:8af:2306::155e🇮🇪 Amazon2a05:d018:800::/38 AMAZON AWS
A2a05:d018:8af:2307::26c5🇮🇪 Amazon2a05:d018:800::/38 AMAZON AWS
A18.202.136.15🇮🇪 Amazon18.202.0.0/15 EC2 DUB prefix
PTRns2-plexdirect.plex.bz
A52.19.5.174🇮🇪 Amazon52.18.0.0/15 EC2 DUB prefix
PTRns-plexdirect.plex.tv
TXThzdvm2btzxkw3s8s7ccyj31kcwnyk5vq
SOAns-plexdirect.plex.tvdns-admin@plex.tv serial=0

direct

DNSSEC🔒 Signed (DS record present)
NSv0n0.nic.direct ⭐
NSv0n1.nic.direct
NSv0n2.nic.direct
NSv0n3.nic.direct
NSv2n0.nic.direct
NSv2n1.nic.direct
SOAv0n0.nic.directhostmaster@donuts.email serial=1781704833
📈 Tranco rank: #1,813

plex.direct

plex.direct is an infrastructure domain owned and operated by Plex, the popular streaming and personal media server platform with over 25 million users worldwide.

Purpose

The plex.direct domain serves as the backbone for Plex's secure connection system. It enables SSL/TLS certificates to work seamlessly across multiple access points - whether users connect to their Plex Media Server via local IP, remote/WAN address, or custom domains. This "DNS magic" allows Plex servers to be accessed securely from anywhere without certificate mismatches.

Each Plex Media Server gets a unique hash-based subdomain (e.g.,abc123def456.plex.direct) that resolves to the server's current IP address, enabling secure HTTPS connections regardless of dynamic IPs or NAT configurations.

Technical Details

  • Nameservers: Operated by Plex across their plex.tv and plex.bz domains

- ns-plexdirect.plex.tv / ns1-plexdirect.plex.tv - ns1-plexdirect.plex.bz / ns2-plexdirect.plex.bz

  • Infrastructure: Hosted on Amazon AWS (US-East and Ireland regions)
  • A Record: Points to 0.0.0.0 at the apex (subdomains resolve to individual server IPs)
  • DNSSEC: Not signed
  • Tranco Rank: #5,753

About Plex

Plex is a streaming entertainment platform that combines free on-demand content (50,000+ titles), 600+ live TV channels, and personal media server capabilities. Founded by Scott Olechowski, the company operates as a fully remote global organization focused on consolidating entertainment discovery and playback into a single platform.

Subdomains

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz012345.plex.direct
e00ab5bb64f8404ebe8f5eb937097972.plex.direct
0c2c32ce68a94a82b39419bc65640196.plex.direct

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DNS History

16 records (5 active, 11 former)

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026NSns-plexdirect.plex.tvns1-plexdirect.plex.bzns1-plexdirect.plex.tvns2-plexdirect.plex.bzns-plexdirect.plex.bzns-plexdirect.plexapp.comns2-plexdirect.plex.tvns2-plexdirect.plexapp.comns3-plexdirect.plex.bzns3-plexdirect.plex.tvns4-plexdirect.plex.bzns4-plexdirect.plex.tvplex.tvA0.0.0.082.94.168.7fe80::ceb:f3ff:fe81:623f
○NSns-plexdirect.plex.bz2016-01-19 → 2021-09-24 · 4 obs
● 2016-01-19 16:46:08
● 2021-09-24 06:50:52
○ 2026-02-18 16:04:18
○ 2026-06-17 14:34:02
●NSns-plexdirect.plex.tv2016-01-19 → 2026-06-17 · 2 obs
● 2016-01-19 16:46:08
● 2026-06-17 14:34:02
○NSns-plexdirect.plexapp.com2016-01-19 → 2016-11-06 · 4 obs
● 2016-01-19 16:46:08
● 2016-11-06 10:20:56
○ 2016-12-22 18:37:28
○ 2026-06-17 14:34:02
●NSns1-plexdirect.plex.bz2026-02-18 → 2026-06-17 · 3 obs
○ 2021-09-24 06:50:52
● 2026-02-18 16:04:18
● 2026-06-17 14:34:02
●NSns1-plexdirect.plex.tv2026-02-18 → 2026-06-17 · 3 obs
○ 2021-09-24 06:50:52
● 2026-02-18 16:04:18
● 2026-06-17 14:34:02
●NSns2-plexdirect.plex.bz2016-12-22 → 2026-06-17 · 3 obs
○ 2016-11-06 10:20:56
● 2016-12-22 18:37:28
● 2026-06-17 14:34:02
○NSns2-plexdirect.plex.tv2016-01-19 → 2021-09-24 · 4 obs
● 2016-01-19 16:46:08
● 2021-09-24 06:50:52
○ 2026-02-18 16:04:18
○ 2026-06-17 14:34:02
○NSns2-plexdirect.plexapp.com2016-01-19 → 2016-11-06 · 4 obs
● 2016-01-19 16:46:08
● 2016-11-06 10:20:56
○ 2016-12-22 18:37:28
○ 2026-06-17 14:34:02
○NSns3-plexdirect.plex.bz2019-12-31 → 2021-09-24 · 5 obs
○ 2016-12-22 18:37:28
● 2019-12-31 16:11:04
● 2021-09-24 06:50:52
○ 2026-02-18 16:04:18
○ 2026-06-17 14:34:02
○NSns3-plexdirect.plex.tv2019-12-31 → 2021-09-24 · 5 obs
○ 2016-12-22 18:37:28
● 2019-12-31 16:11:04
● 2021-09-24 06:50:52
○ 2026-02-18 16:04:18
○ 2026-06-17 14:34:02
○NSns4-plexdirect.plex.bz2019-12-31 → 2019-12-31 · 4 obs
○ 2016-12-22 18:37:28
● 2019-12-31 16:11:04
○ 2020-12-05 01:17:22
○ 2026-06-17 14:34:02
○NSns4-plexdirect.plex.tv2019-12-31 → 2019-12-31 · 4 obs
○ 2016-12-22 18:37:28
● 2019-12-31 16:11:04
○ 2020-12-05 01:17:22
○ 2026-06-17 14:34:02
○NSplex.tv2016-01-19 → 2016-01-19 · 3 obs
● 2016-01-19 16:46:08
○ 2026-02-18 16:04:18
○ 2026-06-17 14:34:02
●A0.0.0.02026-02-18 → 2026-06-17 · 6 obs
○ 2021-09-24 06:50:52
● 2026-02-18 16:04:18
● 2026-04-08 09:58:54
○ 2026-04-08 19:50:46
● 2026-04-08 23:10:56
● 2026-06-17 14:34:02
○A82.94.168.72016-01-19 → 2021-09-24 · 4 obs
● 2016-01-19 16:46:08
● 2021-09-24 06:50:52
○ 2026-02-18 16:04:18
○ 2026-06-17 14:34:02
○Afe80::ceb:f3ff:fe81:623f2016-01-19 → 2016-03-17 · 4 obs
● 2016-01-19 16:46:08
● 2016-03-17 03:56:00
○ 2016-05-26 12:39:36
○ 2026-06-17 14:34:02

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

ZoneNameserversGlue
directv0n0.nic.direct, v0n1.nic.direct, v0n2.nic.direct, v0n3.nic.direct...12 records
plex.directns2-plexdirect.plex.bz, ns1-plexdirect.plex.tv, ns-plexdirect.plex.tv, ns1-plexdirect.plex.bz-

✅ Authoritative Response

Server:18.202.136.15

NS records: ns2-plexdirect.plex.bz, ns1-plexdirect.plex.tv, ns-plexdirect.plex.tv, ns1-plexdirect.plex.bz

🔒 DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

No DS record for plex.direct (unsigned zone)

⏱️ Timing

Total: 885ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

TypeCountSample Data
A10.0.0.0
NS4ns-plexdirect.plex.tv, ns1-plexdirect.plex.bz...
MX1. (pri: 0)
TXT1hzdvm2btzxkw3s8s7ccyj31kcwnyk5vq
SOA1ns-plexdirect.plex.tv dns-admin.plex.tv

📌 Glue Records Collected

Total: 12

In-bailiwick: 12 (v0n0.nic.direct, v0n0.nic.direct, v0n1.nic.direct...)

Analysis

Hierarchy

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz012345.plex.direct, e00ab5bb64f8404ebe8f5eb937097972.plex.direct and 0c2c32ce68a94a82b39419bc65640196.plex.direct are all subdomains of plex.direct.

IP Addresses

plex.direct has exactly one IP address — 0.0.0.0.

mjznh.com, ucerugo.ddns.net, 0ca760b5c61b7ad504e68e3d0723d561.l2.nessus.org plus two other host names have IP numbers in common with plex.direct.

Name Servers

Four name servers handle the delegation for plex.direct: ns1-plexdirect.plex.bz, ns2-plexdirect.plex.bz, ns-plexdirect.plex.tv and ns1-plexdirect.plex.tv.

The name servers of plex.direct overlap at least partially with those of other domains — among them abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz012345.plex.direct, 172-23-0-1.abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz012345.plex.direct, 10-0-7-1.abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz012345.plex.direct and two more.

The hostnames ns1-plexdirect.plex.bz, ns2-plexdirect.plex.bz, ns-plexdirect.plex.tv and ns1-plexdirect.plex.tv each point to four IP numbers. Specifically, ns1-plexdirect.plex.bz and ns1-plexdirect.plex.tv resolve to 34.199.80.118, 52.203.195.150, 2600:1f18:5538:480a::9263 and 2600:1f18:5538:480b::3195, while ns2-plexdirect.plex.bz and ns-plexdirect.plex.tv resolve to 18.202.136.15, 52.19.5.174, 2a05:d018:8af:2306::155e and 2a05:d018:8af:2307::26c5.

ns1-plexdirect.plex.bz along with ns1-plexdirect.plex.tv each resolve to 2600:1f18:5538:480a::9263 IP addresses.

ns1-plexdirect.plex.bz along with ns1-plexdirect.plex.tv each resolve to 2600:1f18:5538:480b::3195 IP addresses.

ns1-plexdirect.plex.bz along with ns1-plexdirect.plex.tv each resolve to 34.199.80.118 IP addresses.

ns1-plexdirect.plex.bz along with ns1-plexdirect.plex.tv each resolve to 52.203.195.150 IP addresses.

ns2-plexdirect.plex.bz along with ns-plexdirect.plex.tv each resolve to 2a05:d018:8af:2306::155e IP addresses.

ns2-plexdirect.plex.bz along with ns-plexdirect.plex.tv each resolve to 2a05:d018:8af:2307::26c5 IP addresses.

ns2-plexdirect.plex.bz along with ns-plexdirect.plex.tv each resolve to 18.202.136.15 IP addresses.

ns2-plexdirect.plex.bz along with ns-plexdirect.plex.tv each resolve to 52.19.5.174 IP addresses.