{"id":11476,"date":"2019-03-14T08:37:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T08:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=11476"},"modified":"2019-03-14T08:37:53","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T08:37:53","slug":"install-plex-media-server-on-centos-7-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/03\/14\/install-plex-media-server-on-centos-7-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Plex Media Server on CentOS 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Streaming media becomes more and more popular in recent years. Many people like to access their audio and video media from different locations and devices. With\u00a0<strong>Plex Media Server<\/strong>\u00a0you can easily achieve exactly that (and more) on practically any platform.<\/p>\n<p>There are two versions of\u00a0<strong>Plex<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>free<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>paid<\/strong>\u00a0one.<\/p>\n<h4>Plex Free Version<\/h4>\n<p>Let\u2019s have a look at what you can do with\u00a0<strong>Plex Media Server (free)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stream your audio and video content<\/li>\n<li>Includes web app to access your content<\/li>\n<li>Organize libraries<\/li>\n<li>News and podcasts<\/li>\n<li>Mobile app (with limited access)<\/li>\n<li>Voice control<\/li>\n<li>Available anywhere<\/li>\n<li>PlexApp for remote control<\/li>\n<li>4K support<\/li>\n<li>Media optimization for buffer free streaming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Plex Paid Version<\/h4>\n<p>The paid version of Plex, called\u00a0<strong>Plex Pass<\/strong>, adds the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Live TV and DVR<\/li>\n<li>Stream trailers and extras. Also add lyrics to your songs, from LyricFind<\/li>\n<li>Have geographic and scene-based tags on your photos<\/li>\n<li>Use mobile sync for offline use<\/li>\n<li>Camera upload for wireless syncing of photos<\/li>\n<li>Sync content to multiple Cloud providers<\/li>\n<li>Setup Plex Home to share content with your family and restrict what content can be accessed from your server<\/li>\n<li>Unlock mobile features<\/li>\n<li>Photo albums and Timeline view<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It depends on you if you want to spend your hard earned money on the paid version of Plex, given the fact that the free version already provides lots of cool features.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>\u00a0that in order to use\u00a0<strong>Plex<\/strong>, you will need to have an active account, that you can create\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.plex.tv\/desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>. The process is simple and straightforward so we will not stop to review the account creation.<\/p>\n<h3>Installing Plex Media Server in CentOS 7<\/h3>\n<p>Installing\u00a0<strong>Plex<\/strong>\u00a0is relatively easy task. Before we start, make sure your system is up to date by running:<\/p>\n<pre>$ sudo yum update\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>Next, head to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plex.tv\/media-server-downloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Plex downloads page<\/a>\u00a0and download the package for your Linux distro. It is much easier to do this by simply coping the download link location with right click and then you can run:<\/p>\n<pre>$ sudo rpm -ivh https:\/\/downloads.plex.tv\/plex-media-server\/1.13.8.5395-10d48da0d\/plexmediaserver-1.13.8.5395-10d48da0d.x86_64.rpm\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>Alternatively, you can download the package on your system with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/10-wget-command-examples-in-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wget command<\/a>\u00a0as shown.<\/p>\n<pre>$ wget https:\/\/downloads.plex.tv\/plex-media-server\/1.13.8.5395-10d48da0d\/plexmediaserver-1.13.8.5395-10d48da0d.x86_64.rpm\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>Use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/20-linux-yum-yellowdog-updater-modified-commands-for-package-mangement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yum command<\/a>\u00a0to install the\u00a0<strong>Plex<\/strong>\u00a0server.<\/p>\n<p>Now ensure that\u00a0<strong>Plex<\/strong>\u00a0is automatically started after system reboot and start the service.<\/p>\n<pre>$ sudo systemctl enable plexmediaserver.service\r\n$ sudo systemctl start plexmediaserver.service\r\n<\/pre>\n<h3>Configure Plex Media Server in CentOS 7<\/h3>\n<p>Plex comes with a pre-install web interface, through which you can manage your server. It can be accessed at:<\/p>\n<pre>http:\/\/[your-server-ip-address]:32400\/web\/\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>In my case this is:<\/p>\n<pre>http:\/\/192.168.20.110:32400\/web\/\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>You will be asked to login with your Plex account. When you authenticate, you will see a couple of windows regarding how Plex works and the second one providing you with list of paid options.<\/p>\n<p>Lets head to the next one, where we can configure our server name. You can input whatever you like here:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30797\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Plex-Media-Server-Setup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Plex-Media-Server-Setup.png\" alt=\"Plex Media Server Setup\" width=\"650\" height=\"671\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plex Media Server Setup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Next you can organize your media library. Simply click the \u201c<strong>Add library<\/strong>\u201d button and navigate to your media.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Plex-Media-Organize.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Plex-Media-Organize.png\" alt=\"Plex Media Organize\" width=\"650\" height=\"622\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plex Media Organize<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Once you have configured your media library, you are all set and can complete the setup.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30799\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Plex-Media-Server-Setup-Completes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Plex-Media-Server-Setup-Completes.png\" alt=\"Plex Media Server Setup Completes\" width=\"650\" height=\"644\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plex Media Server Setup Completes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you have skipped the media library setup, you can add more media later by clicking the plus\u00a0<code>\u201c+\u201d<\/code>\u00a0sign next to library in the left side menu. When configuring your media, it might come useful to check Plex\u2019s naming convention\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.plex.tv\/articles\/categories\/media-preparation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have setup Plex on a public server, it is recommended to disable\u00a0<strong>DLNA<\/strong>\u00a0as it will be accessible on port\u00a0<strong>1900<\/strong>. If you have setup Plex on a home server, you can leave it enabled so that media from your server is shared across devices in the same network.<\/p>\n<p>To enable or disable\u00a0<strong>DLNA<\/strong>\u00a0click on \u201c<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u201d in the upper left corner and then scroll down to \u201c<strong>DLNA<\/strong>\u201d. From there you can check the box to enable or uncheck to disable\u00a0<strong>DLNA<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30801\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Enable-Plex-DLNA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Enable-Plex-DLNA.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1245px) 100vw, 1245px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Enable-Plex-DLNA.png 1245w, https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Enable-Plex-DLNA-768x426.png 768w\" alt=\"Enable Plex DLNA\" width=\"1245\" height=\"690\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enable Plex DLNA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Connect to Your Plex Server<\/h3>\n<p>Now that your media server is up and running, only thing left to do is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download the appropriate client to connect to your server. This can be done from your phone, PC, Mac etc.<\/li>\n<li>Authenticate in the app with the same credentials you have used for your Plex server.<\/li>\n<li>Start enjoying your media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_30804\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Connect-to-Plex-Media-Server.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Connect-to-Plex-Media-Server.jpg\" alt=\"Connect to Plex Media Server\" width=\"400\" height=\"800\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connect to Plex Media Server<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Plex is an easy to use, feature rich media server to help you enjoy your media from almost every device and place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/install-plex-media-server-on-centos-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Streaming media becomes more and more popular in recent years. 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