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 =====Plex Media Server on NB2800===== =====Plex Media Server on NB2800=====
  
-[[http://example.com|]]is a freemium server/​client-based media platform. It connects metadata to your files and lets you show your media on a huge variety of client devices.+This article describes how to install a Plex Media Server on a NB2800 router. 
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 +[[https://www.plex.tv/|Plex]] is a freemium server/​client-based media platform. It connects metadata to your files and lets you show your media on a huge variety of client devices. ​Also, you can activate the built-in DLNA server as a second way to stream your media files. 
 + 
 + 
 +===Preparations=== 
 + 
 +All preparations made are described in this article: [[http://​wiki.netmodule.com/​virtualisation/​file-server | How to set up a NB2800 File Server ]] 
 + 
 +If you need instructions on how to set up a LXC Container on NB2800 Routers, you can refer to this page: http://​wiki.netmodule.com/​app-notes/​virtualisation.  
 + 
 +The first thing you need to do is to install two programs which are needed for the installation to work properly. 
 +Enter 
 +<​code>​ 
 +apt-get update 
 +apt-get install gnupg2 apt-transport-https 
 +</​code>​ 
 + 
 + 
 +===Install Plex Media Server=== 
 + 
 +Before the installation of Plex can start, you need to add the repositorys,​ from where Plex Media Server is loaded, to the system. For this, enter 
 +<​code>​ 
 +wget -O - https://​dev2day.de/​pms/​dev2day-pms.gpg.key | apt-key add - 
 +echo "deb https://​dev2day.de/​pms/​ jessie main" | tee /​etc/​apt/​sources.list.d/​pms.list 
 +</​code>​ 
 +Now that the system has the source from where it can load the Plex Media Server, you have to update the systems package lists: 
 +<​code>​ 
 +apt-get update 
 +</​code>​ 
 +Now you can install the Plex Media Server: 
 +<​code>​ 
 +apt-get install plexmediaserver 
 +</​code>​ 
 + 
 + 
 +===Setup Plex Media Server=== 
 + 
 +To get access to the Plex Media Server, open your web browser and go to http://​IP-address-of-your-container:​32400/​web . 
 + 
 +Now you can start to setup th Plex Media Server. On the first page, you can login to an existing Plex account or create a new one. If you want to continue without using an account, click on "​What'​s this?" in the lower right corner. 
 +{{ :​virtualisation:​pms_setup_1.png?​nolink&​600 |}} 
 + 
 +On the next screen, click on "Skip and accept limited functionality"​ under the main window. 
 +{{ :​virtualisation:​pms_setup_2.png?​nolink&​600 |}} 
 + 
 +Click on "Got it!" 
 +{{ :​virtualisation:​pms_setup_3.png?​nolink&​600 |}} 
 + 
 +Here, you can give your Plex Media Server a name that is displayed to the clients. If not, the servers host name will be used. 
 +{{ :​virtualisation:​pms_setup_4.png?​nolink&​600 |}} 
 + 
 +In this screen you can add folders with different media types to be managed by Plex. You can also add folders later. 
 +{{ :​virtualisation:​pms_setup_5.png?​nolink&​600 |}} 
 + 
 +Click on "​Done"​ and setup is completed. 
 +{{ :​virtualisation:​pms_setup_6.png?​nolink&​600 |}} 
 + 
 +Now you are directed to the Dashboard. From here on you can configure your Plex Media Server to your needs. 
 +{{ :​virtualisation:​pms_ohne_login.png?​nolink&​600 |}} 
 + 
 +Plex Media Server temporarily transcodes all media to a format that the client can play directly. This can cause to high CPU load on the NB2800, exspecially when there are more clients to be served at a time. If you want to lower the load of your server, you can adjust transcoding settings to your needs. For that, go to Settings -> Server -> click on "Show Advanced"​ -> Transcoder.  
 +{{ :​virtualisation:​pms_config_1.png?​nolink&​600 |}}