Run the following command to import Plex public key to apt package manager wget -q -O - | sudo apt-key add. Uncomment the last line, save and close the file. Open the file sudo vi /etc/apt//plexmediaserver.listīy default, its content is commented out. The Plex deb package ships with a source list file. If not running start the plex media server sudo systemctl start plexmediaserver Enable Plex Repositoryīy enabling the official Plex repo, you can update Plex on Ubuntu with apt package manager. Once Installed, check the plex media server status sudo systemctl status plexmediaserver Run the following command to install the Plex deb package sudo dpkg -i plexmediaserver_1.-420892357_b Install Plex Media Serverĭownload Plex Media Server from the plex media server downloadpage or if you are running headless run the following command from your ubuntu prompt cd /tmp

It really is an amazing home media solution. The plex client is supported on a ton of devices including Windows, Apple, Android, Amazon FireTV, Chromecast, Xbox, PlayStation, Linux and so many more. This is great as you don’t need have multiple copies of the same media across several devices. You can then have multiple clients connect to the same server. In this case we will be using the Raspberry Pi.

This means you can have all your movies, music and photos located on the one device, the server. Plex is a client server setup where the client simply streams data from the plex media server. You can also set it up to be accessed outside your local network. This project is for someone who wants to have a media server that can be accessed by anyone within a household.

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