- #Install plex media server ubuntu how to#
- #Install plex media server ubuntu install#
- #Install plex media server ubuntu update#
- #Install plex media server ubuntu upgrade#
- #Install plex media server ubuntu software#
Open this file with the following command. To see a list of files installed from a package, run dpkg with -L flag. The Plex deb package ships with a source list file.
#Install plex media server ubuntu update#
If Plex media server isn’t running, you can start it with: sudo systemctl start plexmediaserver Enable Plex Repositoryīy enabling the official Plex repo, you can update Plex on Ubuntu with apt package manager. (Press q to take back control of the terminal.) We can check its status with: systemctl status plexmediaserverĪs you can see, it’s running on my Ubuntu 16.04 system. You can press the Tab key, which will autocomplete the filename. Note that when you type the following sudo dpkg -i plex
#Install plex media server ubuntu install#
So run the following command to install the Plex deb package. On Debian-based Linux distros (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc), dpkg is the standard command-line tool to install deb packages. The tilde (~) represents the home directory. For example, my Plex is downloaded to the Downloads directory under Home, so I run the following command. Once the Plex deb package is downloaded, cd to the download directory. If you are going to install Plex on a headless Ubuntu 16.04 server, then you can go to your browser’s download history, then copy the Plex download link and use wget to download Plex from command line like below. Install Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 16.04įirst, go to Plex server download page, select Linux and choose Ubuntu 14.04 or newer. Plex can be installed on Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS, Windows and various NAS systems.
#Install plex media server ubuntu software#
Plex is a free piece of software that allows you to organize your movies, TV shows, music and photos in one beautiful interface and stream those media files on your PC, tablet, phone, TV, Roku, etc, on the network or over the Internet.
#Install plex media server ubuntu how to#
Create the plex.This tutorial will be showing you how to install Plex media server on Ubuntu 16.04 server/desktop. At the time of writing, the most recent version is 1.-ecd600442. If you wish to add more directories, perhaps one for your music media, you can do so here, just be sure to include the - require block, as this prevents Salt from trying to create the directory before the Block Storage Volume has been mounted.Īnd note the most recent version of their Linux distribution. The location of the directories is the volume you mounted in the previous step. Make sure you replace username with the name of the limited user account you created when following the The directories that are created during this step are for organizational purposes, and will house your media. Open the minion configuration file in a text editor, uncomment the line #file_client: remote, and set it to local: Install GitPython: sudo apt-get install python-gitīecause the Salt minion is running in masterless mode, you will need to modify the minion configuration file ( /etc/salt/minion) to instruct Salt to look for state files locally. In order to use a Salt formula hosted on an external repository, you will need GitPython installed. , which is hosted on the SaltStack GitHub repository. Install salt-minion via the Salt bootstrap script: curl -L -o bootstrap_salt.sh These are where the Salt state files and Pillar files will be housed. On your Linode, create the /srv/salt and /srv/pillar directories. For more information on privileges, see our Be sure to run the steps below with the sudo prefix. The steps in this guide require root privileges. To sign up for an account if you do not already have one. Plex requires an account to use their service. This volume will be used to store your media, so you should pick a size that’s appropriate for your media collection, though you can resize the volume later if you need more storage. You will format and mount the drive as part of this guide. You will need to create a Block Storage Volume and attach it to your Linode.
#Install plex media server ubuntu upgrade#
Update your system: sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get upgrade Setting Up and Securing a Compute Instance
Guide and complete the steps for setting your Linode’s hostname and timezone. In this guide you will learn how to use a masterless Salt minion to set up a Plex server, attach and use a Block Storage Volume, and how to connect to your media server to stream content to your devices. Plex is a media server that allows you to stream video and audio content that you own to many different types of devices.