sunrisemopa.blogg.se - Plex media server set up

Plex is a fantastic media centre based on the software now known as Kodi, and formerly known as XBMC.

Because Plex is on a machine that’s get’s disconnected from the network and you want to change to a permanently connected system.

To move Plex away from your NAS which may not have enough CPU to cope with demand.

Because you know Windows and want to run your Plex Server on Windows rather than Linux, Linux Headless, Mac or a NAS.

Please see the ‘Summary Overview’ tab below for a high level view of the objectives this ‘howto’ will achieve.For how to build Plex Media Server on Ubuntu, please see building Plex Media Server on Ubuntu Server Headless.This howto will enable you to build the Plex Media Server on Windows.Go to in a web browser and log in to Plex. Substitute user with the sudo user on your Linode, and 192.0.2.0 with its IP address. Before you can connect to the web interface from your workstation, you will first need to create an SSH tunnel to your Linode. Mkdir -p plex-media/movies & mkdir plex-media/televisionĪdministration of the Plex server is performed via its web interface. These will be located within your user’s /home: cd ~/ In this example we’ll create library directories for movies and television within a plex-media directory. Update your system and install Plex: sudo yum updateĮnable Plex Media Server to start on reboot and then start the server: sudo systemctl enable plexmediaserverįinally, you’ll create the directories that will store your Plex media.

Be sure you install the most recent version of Plex. The example below uses the current link for CentOS at the time of writing. In the menu that appears, right-click on CentOS 64-bit (RPM for CentOS 7 or newer) and copy the download link.