#Plex media server for linux how to
#Plex media server for linux install
#Plex media server for linux update
#Plex media server for linux archive

Make sure to use Plex’s Home Directory mentioned in Step 1 to replace the bold part: sudo gedit /var/lib/plexmediaserver/.mountaccess Let’s create a new file that we will store the username and password in order to log into the shared directory. Step 2: Save the credentials to log into the network drive

#Plex media server for linux archive

WTF did I just type into my computerĬp means copy a file somewhere, -pa are arguments that mean (p) “keep the existing permissions of this file” and (a) “this is an archive file, only copy the contents”, /etc/fstab is the file we are going to copy, /etc/fstab-old is the new file that will be the copy we just made. That way, if something truly get’s f-’d up, you can use the contents of fstab-old to restore the original settings. Run the following command to make a copy of your fstab file, as if you mess something up it will prevent your computer from starting up again. Step 2: Create a backup for the drive management file we will be changing Then, make sure you get the User ID and Group ID of that user instead for the rest of the instructions. Instead of finding the plex user, you can reconfigure Plex to use any other user on the machine. Sudo means run the following as admin, less shows the details of the response in a minimal way, /etc/passwd is the file which stores the system’s users, | means run the following command on the results of the previous command, and finally grep plex means filter the results to lines that contain the word plex… that way we don’t have to scroll through all the users on this system. We will need these values for Step 3 and Step 4. Also, note Plex’s Home Directory where my example shows ::var/lib/plexmediaserver. You will want to note the what numbers appear where my example shows :123:456: as that will be plex’s User ID and Group ID. Which should respond with something that looks like this: plex:x:123:456::/var/lib/plexmediaserver:/bin/bash Run this command to have the system show the details for the plex user: sudo less /etc/passwd | grep plex Without giving the plex user access, it causes issues with Plex writing and doing other operations with these files. Plex Media Server has it’s own user that interacts with the shared drive, and we need to allow that user to access.

Step 1: Find out the User and Group ID of the plex user Both machines have their own Reserved IP/DHCP Addresses on my local network. My specific setup is using an old-ass Intel LGA 775 Dell running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and a 4 Bay QNAP NAS that has a protected shared folder with the default properties.

You don’t blame me if you mess up, as the following procedure can easily brick your Ubuntu machine if the changes to the /etc/fstab file we will be editing is done incorrectly.

You are comfortable enough using Terminal to perform this operation.

Plex Media Server is installed and running on Ubuntu.You have a NAS or Server already sharing a network drive that requires a username and password to access, and it’s available on the local network at a static IP.

#Plex media server for linux how to

Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.Setting up Plex on Ubuntu and want it to be able to use files from a local Server or NAS? A beginner’s guide to getting a network drive loading in a place that Plex (running on Ubuntu 16.04) can access it.įinally putting this guide up here since I’ve constantly have forgotten how to do this, and there hasn’t been a single place with all of this info together. If the Plex Media Server is installed we will get the output as: We can check whether the Plex Media Server is installed or not using the command: sudo systemctl status plexmediaserver

#Plex media server for linux install

Install the Plex package using the command: sudo apt install plexmediaserver.

#Plex media server for linux update

Update the package sources using the command: sudo apt update.

Install the package apt-transport-https using the command: sudo apt install apt-transport-https.

List the Plex’s repository in our sources list using the command echo deb public main | sudo tee /etc/apt//plexmediaserver.list.

Import the repo’s GPG using the command: curl | sudo apt-key add.