Plex media server linux distro how to#

I’d recommend checking out this article from PLEX that will show you how to name your file to help PLEX organize the meta data of your media files.įile Naming Tips: Installation | Plex Support Laptop Tip: Disable Suspend on Lid Close. Move your files into a media directory on your new server. The organization of this is all up to you. When I do this I create a media folder in my home directory and within the media folder I make one for movies and one for shows.

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you have full control over the file system on the server. Open Dolphin or another file browser and connect to the server via sftp. You should always plug a USB in and move files using commands, but we are going to go the easy route.

After you login to an account it will ask you where your media is stored.

You should now be able to visit and connect via the PLEX web interface.

Plex media server linux distro upgrade#

Sudo apt-get upgrade Accessing PLEX Server

Plex media server linux distro update#

Update PLEX by running the system update and upgrade commands. echo deb public main | sudo tee /etc/apt//plexmediaserver.list curl | sudo apt-key add. Doing this will allow Ubuntu to update PLEX using the standard updating commands. Once we know it works and we verified that the service is running we can add the plexmediaserver to you repositories. Verify the status of Plex media server service: sudo systemctl status rvice Start the Plex media server: sudo systemctl start rvice

Plex media server linux distro install#

Install using the dpkg command sudo dpkg -i plexmediaserver_1.-219a9974e_b Enable and Update the PLEX serverĮnable the Plex media server on boot: sudo systemctl enable rvice This may be an older version, but we will set-up updating shortly. Download and Install PLEXĭownload using this command. It will ask you for your password and once you are in it will look like a normal terminal instance, but it will be for the server as it display as Once you are in we can setup plex. Once you have OpenSSH installed you can SSH into you new server. In order to connect to a machine outside of your home network you will want to set up port forwarding and add additional security to your systems. As a reminder this will only work on your local network. You can run “ssh” in the terminal to check. Once you have this done you’re going to want to make sure you have OpenSSH installed on your main computer.

For my machine the local IP address is 192.168.0.60, so that what I’ll be using for the rest of this article. Your IP address will be after after ‘inet’ and will likley be the first address that doesn’t end in a 0 or 1. First to find your IP run the following command. You could do all this on the server machine, but using SSH will make it way easier to copy commands and easily move media files to your new server. Once your system is updated were going to need to get the local IP address to SSH into the system. When booted into server run apt update commands sudo apt-get update Once you’re in run the commands to update your system. After the first boot you’re going to want to login with the user and password your created when setting up the machine. Set up your name, server name, username, and password.įrom here you’re going to want to remove the USB drive and restart your Ubuntu server.You will be able to see a summery of the file system changes. For this demonstration we will be using the entire disk and deselecting the LVM group option. Since this is going to be used as a server I’d recommend using a direct Ethernet connection. Ensure you have a valid connection and IP address. Select your keyboard layout, if using ‘English (US)’ click ‘Done’.Select ‘ Continue without updating ’, we will update the system later.Once booted in you’re going to want to run though the Ubuntu server setup. Depending on your hardware you are going to need to hit a key to get into your boot when when the manufacturer splash screen has displayed. Once the disk image has been flashed onto the USB you are going to want to boot into that USB. If you’re on Windows I’d recommend you use RUFUS and if you’re running on a Linux machine the Popsicle USB Flasher is my go-to tool. Installing Ubuntu on your Machineįirst, we are going to want to download and install a boot-able disk image of Ubuntu server edition onto a USB flash drive. You can use this to run Nextcloud or any other server applications. Once you have everything set-up you’re not just limited to media. In this video we will be using Ubuntu server 20.04 and PLEX to easily stream media throughout your home and even when you’re out on the go. If you have a old or cheap computer laying around you should put it to work and create yourself a nice home media server.