Harness the power of plex
Содержание:
- Creating a Manual Collection
- 3. Completing Plex Media Server Setup
- Preparation
- Your Media
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Вам нужна подписка на Plex Pass?
- Consequences of Being in a Plex Home
- Customizing Collections
- Opening the Plex Web App on a Device Other than the Server Itself
- Collection Inline library display options
- Finding the Collections Within a Library
- Hosted Plex Web App
- Plex – это потоковая служба?
- Официальный сайт
- Opening the Plex Web App on a Device Other than the Server Itself
- Позволь мне посмотреть это
- Apple TV и plex
- Server Installation
- NAS Device
Creating a Manual Collection
You can manually create a collection by adding a Collections tag to an item. Add other items to a collection by giving them the same collection tag. You do this from the library item’s Edit Details screen. To do this:
- Open the Edit details screen for the item
- Navigate to the Tags tab on the left
- Click the Collections box
- If the collection already exists, choose it from the list
- If not, type the name and hit enter
- Save the changes
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You can also add individual items to a collection by selecting individual items, or a the results of a filter, then from the Add To menu select Add to Collection and choose an existing collection, or create a new one. The existing collection tag will be added to the items. If you create a new one the title you give it will be added as a Collection tag to the items.
3. Completing Plex Media Server Setup
The Setup Wizard
The Setup Wizard should be running. It will lead you through a short series of steps to perform actions like naming your server and setting up your media libraries.
Related Page: Installation and Basic Setup
Setting Up Libraries and Adding Media
When the asks you to set up libraries, it means you are organizing your media collections for Plex. As we mentioned earlier in this article, there are five types of libraries you can set up for your media (movies, TV shows, music, photos, and home videos) and Plex uses your file and folder data to match content and then gather awesome metadata for it. For files you have ripped or purchased (without digital rights management)—like movies, TV shows, or music—the metadata, filenames, and folders are usually organized well enough for Plex to enhance correctly, without any issues or need to correct. There are also ways to correct any issues, and they are outlined in the media preparation guide.
We suggest, at this point, that you prepare a test folder for each media type, add libraries, and see how it looks in Plex. Try some movies, TV shows, home videos, music, and photos. You can always go back and update the library, delete it, recreate libraries, or start over with a new library.
This test will give you a sense for the organization and labeling you want. Then, you can decide how you want your libraries grouped and named. For example, you may want to go ahead and add well organized folders to various libraries right away, and then put a bunch of unorganized files and folders into another library—these might be named “Summer Beach Trip 2014 Photos” and “Unorganized 2014 Photos.”
Note: Video content purchased from online stores such as iTunes, Google Play, or Amazon will typically be protected by DRM (digital rights management) and cannot legally be played in other systems such as Plex.
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Test Media Playback with Plex Web App
Once the setup is done, try clicking on media to view or play it. If it isn’t working, try searching or browsing for solutions on our support site.
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Preparation
Before You Begin
Before you begin installing Plex Media Server, it’s strongly recommended that you check that your media collection has been named and organized in a way that Plex will understand. If not, you may notice content isn’t recognized, is mis-matched, or not found at all.
You may already be naming and organizing your media files in a way suitable for Plex. Here are the important things:
- Movies are gathered together in a “Movies” type folder, TV Shows in a “TV Shows” type folder, etc.
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Movies are named as follows:
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TV Show episodes are named with the season and episode:
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TV Show episodes are stored in their own folder as follows:
- For TV shows, the folder structure can be very important. Make sure you have show folders that contain season folders that contain the episodes
Related Page: Your Media
Tip!: It’s important to understand that Plex Media Server does not have its own graphical user interface. When you run the server on your computer, NAS, or other device, you won’t see a window open with a “server UI” or similar. Instead, you use the Plex Web App to manage your server.
Download the Installer
The Plex Media Server can be downloaded for free from the Plex Downloads page. There are many platforms available:
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Compatible NAS devices
From the Downloads page, choose the platform or device you need, and download the installer.
Related Page: Plex DownloadsRelated Page: NAS Devices
Get a Plex (Player) App
While you’re on the Downloads page, you may wish to download a player app as well. The server includes the browser-based Plex Web App, but you’ll probably want to download an app for other devices. There are many available:
- Windows/macOS Desktop PCs: Plex for Windows, Plex for macOS, or Plex Media Player (primarily intended for HTPC usage)
- Mobile Devices: Android, iOS
- Connected Devices: Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Smart TVs, game consoles, and more
Related Page: Player Apps and Platforms
Your Media
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- Naming and organizing your Movie files
- Multi-Version Movies
- Local Media Assets – Movies
- Local Files for Movie Trailers and Extras
- Special Keyword File/Folder Exclusion
- ISO, IMG, and Video_TS Movie files
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- Naming and Organizing Your TV Show Files
- Local Media Assets – TV Shows
- Special Keyword File/Folder Exclusion
- Local Files for TV Show Trailers and Extras
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- Adding Music Media From Folders
- Adding Local Artist and Music Videos
- Adding Local Lyrics
- Identifying Music Media Using Embedded Metadata
- Special Keyword File/Folder Exclusion
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- Personal Media Movies
- Naming Home Series Media
- Special Keyword File/Folder Exclusion
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- Description
- Fetching Internet Sourced & Using Your Own Subtitle Files
- Configuring Subtitle Support
- Adding Local Subtitles to Your Media
- Troubleshooting Subtitles
- On-Demand Subtitle Search
- Import or Delete a Subtitle File
- Subtitle Offsets
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Working with Your Media
- Overview
- Edit Details
- Mark as Watched or Unwatched
- Fix Match / Match
- Collections
- Investigate Media Information and Formats
- Merge or Split Items
- Changing Artist, Album, or Track Information
- How do I find duplicate or merged content?
- Unmatch an Item
- Sync Content
- Download Media
- Rename a badly named file
- Converting ISO, Video_TS, and Other Disk Image Formats
- Remuxing Files to MKV
- Scanning Disk Image Format Media
- TV Theme Music & Submissions
- Generating Sample Files from Media
- Publishing Collections
Frequently Asked Questions
Where did all these extra collections come from? I didn’t add them.
There are three ways “automatic” collections can be made.
- You may have enabled the Use collection info from The Movie Database metadata agent setting (for legacy agents). When enabled (it is disabled by default), that will try to gather collection information from The Movie Database. This may cause many unwanted collections to be automatically created, particularly collections where you only have one item. You can disable that preference in the server metadata agent settings for the “Plex Movie (Legacy)” and “The Movie Database” metadata agents. This will only prevent collections from getting automatically added to items added to your library in the future. It will not remove collections from existing library items.
- When using the current “Plex Movie” scanner/agent combo, you’ve set the Minimum automatic collection size preference for a library. You can set it to Disabled if you do not want it to automatically create collections. Again, the change only applies to future added items or metadata refreshes.
- If you have MP4s with an embedded “Album” tag, the Local Media Assets agent may pick it up as a collection. Note that the Local Media agent also picks up external subtitles, extras, and other embedded metadata in MP4s (and other files), so be aware of this if you choose to disable the agent source.
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Why are there collections with zero items?
You will find after removing all the collection tags from items, the collapsed collection itself remains, but with zero items in it. These are kept because you might have made customizations to the collection (artwork, a description, etc.). We don’t want automatically remove the collection, in case you were only temporarily emptying it before you add other items to it.
If you want to get rid of an empty collection, delete the collection as described above.
Can I make a photo or music collection?
Collection tags cannot be added to photos.
You can add music artists or albums to a collection. You’ll be able to filter by the collection as normal, but there are no “collection details page” screens in music libraries, nor will they appear “collapsed” inline when browsing the music library.
If you add an artist or album to a collection with the same name as a collection in a movie or TV library, the artist or album collection can appear as a related item in that movie or TV library collection preplay, as described earlier.
Last modified on: July 26, 2021
Вам нужна подписка на Plex Pass?
Вот пять сложных задач, которые вы можете выполнить без Plex Pass.
1. Удаленная потоковая передача
Одним из лучших атрибутов Plex является его функция удаленной потоковой передачи. Он позволяет просматривать все ваши медиафайлы из любой точки мира, если на устройстве, которое вы хотите смотреть, установлено приложение Plex.
Это особенно полезно для развлечения детей, когда вы находитесь вдали от дома или если вы проводите много времени, бегая по отелям, как часть вашей работы. В конце концов, только так долго вы можете смотреть MTV и международные новостные каналы, прежде чем вы начнете вырывать свои волосы.
Однако существует мнение, что вам нужен Plex Pass для удаленного просмотра. Это неправда. Все пользователи могут удаленно выполнять потоковую передачу, если вы правильно настроили сервер Plex. Голова к Настройки> Удаленный доступ> Включить удаленный доступ установить это.
В этом отношении Plex Pass полезен только в том случае, если вы собираетесь находиться в месте, где нет интернета, — он позволяет сохранять контент непосредственно на вашем устройстве.
2. Используйте Plex на мобильном телефоне
Если вы хотите получить доступ к удаленной потоковой передаче на мобильном устройстве, а не на ноутбуке, вам необходимо установить соответствующее приложение Plex.
Приложение бесплатное, но имеет некоторые ограничения. Каждое видео и музыкальный файл ограничено одной минутой воспроизведения, и к вашим фотографиям будет добавлен водяной знак.
Чтобы снять ограничения, вас попросят уплатить единовременный сбор в размере 4,99 долл. США. Это часть стоимости полного Plex Pass. Конечно, у вас нет доступа к каким-либо функциям Plex Pass, но если вы просто хотите просматривать контент на планшете несколько раз в год, этого более чем достаточно.
Вы также можете получить доступ к своему серверу Plex через веб-браузер вашего мобильного устройства, если вы не хотите платить за приложение.
3. Поделиться медиатеками
Вы технический гуру в вашем доме? Если да, то есть большая вероятность, что вы захотите поделиться преимуществами Plex с остальными членами вашей семьи.
Но настройка Plex на множестве разных устройств отнимает много времени. И если вы не хотите постоянно добавлять новые медиа на компьютеры других людей, почти невозможно держать всех в курсе.
К счастью, Plex позволяет вам делиться вашей библиотекой с кем угодно. Они даже не должны быть в той же сети, что и вы. Лучше всего то, что для этой функции не требуется пропуск Plex — все, что нужно другому человеку, — это бесплатная учетная запись Plex.
Чтобы поделиться своей библиотекой с друзьями и семьей, откройте приложение Plex Server и убедитесь, что вы вошли в систему, а затем перейдите к Настройки> Семья и друзья> Поделиться> Пригласить друга, Заполните учетные данные пользователя Plex, и они получат приглашение в свой почтовый ящик.
4. Синхронизация контента на мобильном телефоне
Существует постоянное заблуждение о том, как работает мобильная синхронизация. Как упоминалось ранее, вам нужен Plex Pass, если вы хотите загружать контент на мобильное устройство для просмотра в автономном режиме. Это понятно.
Однако, если у вас есть Plex Pass, любой, кому вы предоставили доступ к вашему серверу, не нуждается в Plex Pass. Пока сервер зарегистрирован для вашей учетной записи, они могут загружать контент для просмотра в автономном режиме. В результате вам, вероятно, понадобится всего лишь один Plex Pass на семью (или даже на семью).
Есть только один улов. Другой пользователь должен будет заплатить вышеупомянутую единовременную плату в размере $ 4,99.
Чтобы позволить другим пользователям синхронизировать ваш контент на своем устройстве, откройте Plex Server и перейдите к Настройки> Пользователи> Мой дом> > Ограничения> Разрешить синхронизацию,
5. Non-Mobile Plex Apps
Все немобильные приложения Plex полностью бесплатны для загрузки и использования. Это включает в себя собственные приложения для Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox, PlayStation и, где применимо, Smart TV.
Если вы используете приложение в локальной сети или хотите использовать потоковый ключ во время путешествия, вам не нужен Plex Pass для доступа к преимуществам.
Вы также можете бесплатно получить доступ к своему серверу Plex из любого приложения медиаплеера Plex.
Consequences of Being in a Plex Home
When you create a Plex Home, there are certain things you should be aware of that may be important to you.
- There is a single admin for the Plex Home; this is the user that created the Home originally.
- When switching to another member, you have all of the access and abilities of that user.
- Some changes will be made on the Server:
- Any App, device, or tool communicating with your Server will need to be signed in to a Plex Account.
- The DLNA server will be disabled by default.
- You need an active internet connection to be able to do Fast User Switching between members of a Plex Home.
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Last modified on: October 12, 2020
Customizing Collections
After creating a collection you will notice the collapsed collection has a poster with up to 4 images from items in that collection. You can edit the collection’s own metadata to add a custom poster, a summary, a background image (fanart), and (for manual collections) choose the sort order for the collection.
- Open the web app
- If you do not have collections displayed inline then switch to view by collections
- Select the edit icon on when hovering on a collection poster or on its preplay screen
- Make edits as you see fit
Custom Collection Order
The content of regular “dumb” collections can be reordered in any arbitrary way the server admin chooses.
This requires Plex Web App v4.61.2 or newer.
When on the collection details page, the posters of items in the collection will have a drag handle on the top center when hovering over them. Simply drag-and-drop the items to the desired order. This is not available for “smart” collections, which are always ordered by the sort chosen when creating or editing the filter for the smart collection.
Opening the Plex Web App on a Device Other than the Server Itself
On the Same Local Network
To open the Plex Web App from a different device than the server computer while still on the same network:
- Open a browser window
- Type into the address bar (e.g “http://192.168.1.5:32400/web”)
- The browser will connect to the server and load Plex Web App
On a Different Network
If you’re on a different network than the server computer, you’ll first need to set up a SSH tunnel so that you can access things as if they were local. This is only necessary for the initial setup. After initial setup, you should be able to access by using the network IP address as normal.
OS X or Linux
- Open a Terminal window or your command prompt
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Enter the following command (substituting the IP address of your server as appropriate):
- Open a browser window
- Type into the address bar
- The browser will connect to the server as if it were local and load Plex Web App
Windows
If you’re using Windows on your local system and your server is on Linux or OS X, you’ll need to use an application such as Putty that can create the SSH tunnel for you. You can use instructions like these for setting up the Putty/SSH connection. If following that, you would use this information:
- Gateway: ip.address.of.server
- Source Port: 8888
- Destination: localhost:32400
Once you have the SSH tunnel set up:
- Open a browser window
- Type into the address bar
- The browser will connect to the Server as if it were local and load Plex Web App
If your server is running Windows, then you could do a standard Remote Desktop session or similar.
Last modified on: February 28, 2019
Collection Inline library display options
It’s possible to “collapse” collections for TV and movie (including “Other Videos”) libraries so that an entry for the collection appears inline with other items when browsing your library. This can be set or changed on the Advanced tab when creating or editing the corresponding library.
Setting options:
- Disabled: Don’t display collections inline at all, show items. Regardless of individual collections settings, they will only be shown in the libraries collection tab.
- Hide items which are in collections: If an item belongs to a collection, do not show the item in the main library when browsing. Entries for collections are shown inline.
- Show collections and their items: Entries for collections are shown inline and items belonging to a collection also still appear in the main library when browsing.
When enabled, these “inline collections” will only appear when the library is sorted by Title/Name. For TV libraries, it applies only when viewing the library by shows (sorted by title) and not episodes or seasons.
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Finding the Collections Within a Library
Collections can be discovered or viewed in four main ways:
- Filter by the collection
- Item details/preplay screen
- Viewing the library “By Collection”
- Add as a recommendation row to your library or home screen
- Inline and collapsed with other items when browsing a library
Filter by Collection
Filtering by collection leaves out all other items in your media list except the items in the collection. Note this is different from the “details” screen described later.
Item Details/Preplay Screen
When viewing the details/preplay screen for a specific item that belongs to a collection, the entire collection may be shown as “related” information on the screen. This is only applicable for movie and TV libraries.
Viewing the Library by Collections
Only show collections that exist in the library. Opening a collection goes to the “collection details page” screen (see below).
Add as a Recommendation Row
As of Plex Media Server 1.22.3 a server owner can set a collection to appear as a row on the Home or library Recommended screens.
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Collapsed inline with other items in library
This is a library display option described in more detail below. They will only appear when the library is sorted by Title/Name. For TV libraries, it applies only to viewing the library by shows (and not episodes or seasons). Opening a collection goes to the “collection details page” screen (see below).
Hosted Plex Web App
You can access the Plex Web App from wherever you are by making use of the version hosted on the plex.tv website. To use it:
- Open a browser window
- Visit https://app.plex.tv/desktop
or:
- Sign in to your account on the plex.tv website
- Click the large orange Launch button at the top right:
When you do so, the web application will be loaded from the plex.tv website. It runs in your local browser and accesses content from the local browser.
Tip!: When using the hosted Plex Web App, your connection does not go “through” the plex.tv website. Communication happens between the browser and Plex Media Server directly.
In order to be able to access and manage your content when away from home, you’ll need to ensure that you’ve successfully enabled Remote Access for your server.
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Plex – это потоковая служба?
Да и нет. Plex недавно расширился за счет своей потоковой службы с поддержкой рекламы, поскольку компания хочет стать универсальной медиа-службой. По своей сути Plex не является потоковым сервисом в традиционном понимании. Для использования не требуется никаких подписок, поскольку его базовая услуга полностью бесплатна, а контент создается пользователями. Вы не привязаны к библиотеке компании, которая часто меняется ежемесячно, поскольку Plex – это медиа-сервер, который позволяет вам загружать вашу собственную медиа-библиотеку и транслировать ее на устройства, поддерживающие программное обеспечение Plex Media Server.
Официальный сайт
Веб-ресурс MinePlex имеет довольно простой вид. На главной странице компания призывает присоединиться к их проекту. Интерфейс переведен на пять языков, в том числе и русский.
На верхней панели расположены вкладки:
- экосистема;
- о проекте;
- токемоника;
- планы на будущее;
- блог;
- команда.
Если кликнуть на кнопку “White Paper”, перед вами появится мини-книга о проекте из 36 листов. В ней собраны основные характеристики токенов, описаны принципы их работы, преимущества MinePlex.
Чуть ниже расположен раздел о сущности криптобанка и его планах на будущее. Целью площадки является создание экосистемы, которая позволяет:
- оплатить покупки по всему миру;
- сделать расчетные операции по счетам;
- сохранить накопления и приумножить капитал.
Дальше идет блок упоминаний MinePlex в СМИ. Например, информационное агентство Bloomberg разместило заметку о появлении новой площадки с функцией стейкинга. Внизу расположено много технической информации: описание сети блокчейн, характеристики активов. Есть галерея фото и кратких сведений о сотрудниках команды.
Из полезных функций мы нашли калькулятор доходности. Можно узнать свою будущую прибыль.
Opening the Plex Web App on a Device Other than the Server Itself
On the Same Local Network
To open Plex Web App from a different device than the server computer while still on the same network:
- Open a browser window
- Type into the address bar (e.g “http://192.168.1.5:32400/web”)
- The browser will connect to the server and load Plex Web App
On a Different Network
If you’re on a different network than the server computer (or the entire “local network” is not in the private network IP ranges), you’ll first need to set up a SSH tunnel so that you can access things as if they were local.
Tip!: This is only necessary for the initial setup. Once you’ve gone through the setup, you can access as normal.
macOS or Linux
- Open a Terminal window or your command prompt
- Enter the following command (substituting the IP address of your server as appropriate):
- Open a browser window
- Type into the address bar
- The browser will connect to the server as if it were local and load Plex Web App
Windows
If you’re using Windows on your local system and your server is on Linux or macOS, you’ll need to use an application such as Putty or Windows 10’s built-in SSH client that can create the SSH tunnel for you. You can use instructions like these for setting up the Putty/SSH connection. If following that, you would use this information:
- Gateway: ip.address.of.server
- Source Port: 8888
- Destination: localhost:32400
Once you have the SSH tunnel set up:
- Open a browser window
- Type into the address bar
- The browser will connect to the server as if it were local and load Plex Web App
If your server is running Windows, then you could do a standard Remote Desktop session or similar.
Last modified on: July 9, 2020
Позволь мне посмотреть это
Let Me Watch This – еще один плагин для ТВ и фильмов для Plex. Он предлагает ряд категорий, которые включают новые выпуски, классику, популярные и старые фильмы со всей отрасли.
На самом деле я предпочитаю это IceFilms, так как кажется, что он работает лучше, но иногда названия по какой-то причине отказываются воспроизводиться. Я использую его как резервную копию и переключаюсь между ними по мере необходимости.
Пользовательский интерфейс прост и эффективен. Просто просмотрите категории, выберите название и играйте. Оттуда он будет транслироваться на ваш Plex Media Player.
Неофициальные плагины Plex предлагают огромное количество каналов и программ в зависимости от ваших потребностей. Те, что в этом списке, доказали свою надежность и обеспечивают легкий доступ к самому широкому диапазону контента.
Есть ли другие неофициальные плагины для Plex, которые можно предложить? Расскажите нам о них ниже.
Apple TV и plex
Если имеется Apple TV, то для просмотра новых телевизионных шедевров рекомендуется скачать plex media server для iOS и Mac. В этой ситуации программу качают на ПК и приспособление на основе iOS. Серверная доля будет находиться на Mac, а клиентская на гаджете. В итоге необходимо лишь добавить медиа-контент для последующего сканирования папок системой Плекс. Настройки plex media server выполняют в приемлемом интерфейсе с заведением учетной записи.
После создания учетной записи приложение открывают на iOS, проходят авторизацию и затем можно выбирать любой материал. Для ознакомления с файлами на телевизионном экране хватает активизировать AirPlay и воспроизвести трансляцию на приставке. Воспроизводство продукта происходит стремительно, а перемотка функционирует точно.
Неопытному человеку непросто реализовать все возможности plex медиа сервера. Немного попрактиковавшись, пройдя регистрацию и установку программы на устройствах, которые будут присоединены друг к другу посредством медиасервера, появляется уверенность, что процесс завершится успешно. После настройки Смарт ТВ можно порадовать близких и друзей полным доступом к информации, находящейся в сети.
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Server Installation
The server is available for many different platforms. Installation is always via an installation package and follows the platform’s usual installation method. For NAS devices, you should follow the manufacturer’s add-on installation procedure.
Note: You’ll need to be sure to run your Plex Media Server on a filesystem that allows symlinks/hardlinks. For the vast majority of users, this isn’t an issue. If you’re running on an unusual filesystem (such as a drive pool or similar), then you should check for support.
Windows
- Download the Windows Installer .exe file
- Run the installer
- Follow the usual installation method
- At the final screen, click the Launch button. If you don’t select this, launch the Server from the Start button
The Plex Media Server will launch and display an icon to the System Tray (bottom right of the screen) To setup the Plex Media Server, choose Open Plex… from the Plex icon in the system tray.
macOS
- Download the Plex Media Server .zip
- Unzip the file
- Drag the Plex Media Server app to the Applications folder
- Launch the Plex Media Server from the Applications folder
To setup Plex Media Server from the server computer, launch the Open Plex… from the “>” icon in your Mac’s menubar.
Linux
Below, you’ll find information on installing Plex Media Server for our supported Linux distributions. Once installation is complete, you can also choose to enable updating via repository.
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Ubuntu
- Download the .deb package
- run (replacing the last filename with the name of the package you downloaded)
To setup Plex Media Server, on the same machine you installed the server on, open a browser window, and go to .
Note: The Plex Media Server runs as the user “plex” by default. The plex user must have read and execute permissions to your media directories and files! For more details on how to do this, see the .
Fedora/CentOS
- Download the .rpm package
- run (replacing the last filename with the name of the package you downloaded)
To setup the Server, on the same machine you installed the Server on, open a browser window and go to .
Note: The Plex Media Server runs as the user “plex” by default. The plex user must have read and execute permissions to your media directories and files! For more details on how to do this, see the .
NAS Devices
- Download the installation package appropriate to your device
- Follow the NAS manufacturer’s installation procedure to install the Plex Media Server
- If you have problems, visit the Plex Media Server NAS forums and search for your device for help
To setup the server, open a browser window and go to (e.g ).
Related Page: Related Page: Forums > Plex Media Server > NAS
For Docker installations please see the Github repo here
NAS Device
Running a Plex Media Server on a NAS device is a popular option as it allows for an all-in-one device that not only runs the server, but also stores lots of content. However, most NAS devices have some limitations when it comes to running a Plex Media Server, so it may not be the best choice for everyone.
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Supported NAS Devices
Plex Media Server is compatible with a broad range of devices from a large number of NAS manufacturers. However, not every model from every manufacturer is compatible. We have a spreadsheet listing compatible models and basic information about them.
Tip!: If you’re in the market to buy a NAS to run Plex Media Server, make sure it’s compatible before you purchase it.
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Should You Run Plex Media Server on a NAS?
As mentioned earlier, running Plex Media Server on a NAS device can be a great choice for some users, but it may not be appropriate for everyone.
By far, the biggest limitation that most users will encounter is that most consumer NAS devices don’t have very powerful CPUs. In some cases, the device will run on an ARM-based processor that’s not capable of transcoding content at all. Other times, it may run on an Intel processor that’s technically capable of transcoding, but the processor may be too slow to transcode fast enough for most uses.
We have a detailed article to help you decide whether or not it’s the right choice.
Tip!: Before choosing to run Plex Media Server on your NAS, make sure that it’s appropriate for your own particular usage situation.
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Last modified on: April 30, 2019