Plex macos server5/16/2023 ![]() ![]() In this tutorial, I will be using Raspbian so if you haven’t got it installed then check out my guide on how to setup Raspbian here. In this video project we will be walking you through the steps of installing the Plex Media Server to your Raspberry Pi.īe sure to also check out the written version of our Plex guide below.Īdblock removing the video? Support us by subscribing to our ad-free service. NOTE: This will not work at all on older versions of the Pi. External Hard drive or USB Drive (For storing movies, music & photos).You will need the following equipment to be able to complete this Raspberry Pi Plex server tutorial. If you are after an alternative completely free media server, you can also check out Jellyfin. If you just want a single client without the whole server setup, then something like the Raspberry Pi Kodi media center might interest you more. It really is a fantastic home media solution. The Plex client is supported on a ton of devices including Windows, Apple, Android, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox, PlayStation, Linux, and so much more. It is great as you don’t need to have multiple copies of the same media across several devices. You can then have multiple clients connect to the same server. In this case, we will be using the Raspberry Pi. This setup means you can have all your movies, music, and photos located on the one device, the server. Plex is a client-server setup where the client directly streams data from the Plex media server. You can also set it up to be accessed outside your local network. This project is perfect for anyone who wants to have a media server that can be accessed by anyone within a household. Obviously you can change that if you need to.In this tutorial, I go through all the steps to getting your very own Raspberry Pi plex server up and running. All it cares about is the path to the app binary, which will be /Applications/Plex Media Server.app/Contents/MacOS/Plex Media Server for 99.9% of users. I really cant think of any reason why it would matter if you have a M1 system with a non-native PMS app. My revised file can be downloaded from Īll it really does is specify the path to the app binary, sets 2 "Keep Alive" criteria, and tells it to run at load and restart any time a new disk is mounted. ![]() But basically just dropping it into the folder is not enough launchctl has to be TOLD to LOAD that particular plist, otherwise it just sits there doing nothing. Anyway, in order to use these you also have to be familiar with the launchctl command, or do what I did, which is get an app that lets you create and modify launchd plists in a friendly interface. I am not any sort of expert on launchd and its various options and it took a bit of trial and error. I actually had to make changes to my original plist because it wasnt working exactly the way I wanted it to. I believe since the Disabled flag is set to "No" it should just begin running immediately. It does this by polling the Plex status any time a volume is mounted or unmounted or if path to the external drive becomes empty.Īll one needs to do is drop the file into /Library/LaunchDaemons/ folder. ![]() So I decided to create a LaunchDaemon that will launch Plex at boot and then keep it running at all times, whether I am logged into my account, logged out, whatever, except if I specifically quit it manually, in which case it stays down until reopened. (Note: This seems to happen if the hard drive where i keep all my Plex media and the plex data folder suddenly gets unmounted for some reason, which I imagine must just be a flaky USB cable or the fact that the drive is not a very premium one.) My Plex server has been known to quit abruptly, which I wouldn't necessarily know about until much later if I wanted to watch something or one of my friends was trying to watch something and messaged me that it was down. ![]()
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