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virtualisation:plex [2018/02/28 12:36]
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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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 ===Setup Plex Media Server=== ===Setup Plex Media Server===
  
-To get access to the Plex Media Server, open your web browser and +To get access to the Plex Media Server, open your web browser and go to http://​IP-address-of-your-container:​32400/​web . 
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 +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. 
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 +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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