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virtualisation:plex [2018/02/28 11:56]
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 This article describes how to install a Plex Media Server on a NB2800 router. This article describes how to install a Plex Media Server on a NB2800 router.
  
-[[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.+[[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.
  
  
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 <​code>​ <​code>​
 wget -O - https://​dev2day.de/​pms/​dev2day-pms.gpg.key | apt-key add - 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.
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 +
 +Click on "Got it!"
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 +
 +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.
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 +
 +In this screen you can add folders with different media types to be managed by Plex. You can also add folders later.
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 +
 +Click on "​Done"​ and setup is completed.
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 +Now you are directed to the Dashboard. From here on you can configure your Plex Media Server to your needs.
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 +
 +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. ​
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