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Search in the /dev directory for your new drive. Go back to your computer, and open back up that SSH connection to the Pi. Which one you choose is entirely up to you. Since the server is a Raspberry Pi, you have two main options for adding a large storage device, networked storage or a USB drive. You should consider setting up your media library now. This is the web interface of your server, but you can play media directly from here too. When it’s done, it’ll drop you into the home interface.

PLEX MEDIA PLAYER RASPBERRY PI INSTALL

It’ll finish up by asking you to install Plex apps. Save that for after you set up your hard drive. It will ask you to set up a library next. Plex will then ask you to give your server a name. You don’t need to sign up now, so you can think about whether you want it. It allows you to store media on their servers instead of your own. Next, Plex will try to sell you it’s “Plex Pass” service. Once you sign in, you’ll get a splash screen telling you a bit about Plex. Which option you choose is entirely up to you. What you’ll see when you arrive is a screen prompting you to create a Plex account or sign in. Use your server’s actual IP address there. Open a browser, and browse to: server-ip:32400/web You can now sign in to your server’s web interface. Open up /etc/default/plexmediaserver.prevįind the line: PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_USER=plex The Plex server runs as a user, “plex” by default. Configure The Serverīefore you can use your server, you’re going to need to set up one thing. The server will take a couple of minutes to install. $ sudo apt install plexmediaserver-installer Use “nano” to create a file for your repository.

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Next, download an import the repository’s GPG key. First, install the Debian package that allows package installs over HTTPS.

You’ll need to add it to your Pi in order to install the package and keep it updated. The Plex server is available from an external repository. Remember that you’ll need to SSH back in. If it doesn’t connect reboot the Pi, and it will connect. Your Pi should automatically connect to your network now.

PLEX MEDIA PLAYER RASPBERRY PI PASSWORD

Feel free to delete the plain text password for security reasons. You’ll see your network name, the passphrase you entered, and the encrypted form of the password. # wpa_passphrase “network” “passphrase” > /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_nf Regardless of which operating system you’re using, Etcher, is a great option. You’re going to need something to write the image to the SD. Insert your first MicroSD card into your computer. It’s just a server, and you can manage it from SSH and a web interface. You’re not going to need a desktop environment for this. To start, download the latest version of Raspbian Lite. That’s alright, though, it’s actually very simple. You’re going to need to set up the server with Raspbian. There isn’t a specialized Plex image for the Raspberry Pi.

A storage drive(networked or USB) for your media.

There’s not all that much to it, but choose your media player components like you were building any other home theater setup. It’s super low power, so it’s not too bad to leave it running.Altogether, Plex makes an excellent option for setting up your home media streaming solution.What You’ll Needįor this whole setup, you’re going to need duplicates of everything to set up a Raspberry Pi system as well as any additions you want for your media player. That’s part of what makes the Pi an excellent option for setting up a Plex server.

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You do have to pay for full Android and iOS support, though.Plex allows you to stream outside your home network, as long as your media server is running. Plex supports streaming devices, like Roku, and phones and tablets. That means that you have to worry less about configuring and fine tuning your system, it’ll just work.Plex also has wider platform support, making it a better choice when you have lots of different devices on your network that you want to stream to. They’ve already set up the hard parts for you. If you’re looking for a bit more polish and some more extras out of the box, though, Plex is the clear choice.Plex is a commercial product, as opposed to an open source project like Kodi. You have two obvious choices, Plex and Kodi.

Why Plex?So, you want to set up a home theater streaming solution in your home.

On a note I've read that Uglymagoo is not updating the Wheezy repository anymore, but at the moment everything is working. Looking my history, what I did type was the below: sudo apt-get updateĪre you running wheezy or jessie? Use cat /etc/*-release and download the appropriate! echo "deb wheezy main" | sudo tee /etc/apt//pms.listĪdd plex to you group! (mine is pi!) MYGROUP=$USER Here is the original place where it appeared. You can use Uglymagoo website to download his port! It just works!