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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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To get access to the Plex Media Server, open your web browser and go to http://IP-address-of-your-container:32400/web . | 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. | ||
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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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