Plex
Plex media server allows you to aggregate all your personal media and access it anywhere you go.
Initial Setup#
First you must connect to your slot via ssh. If you need help connecting to the server, please read the help article here.
Installing Plex on your slot is easy. Simply issue the following command:
After you issue this command, you'll receive the following notice:
It's not necessary to claim your server now, but it will make your life a bit easier after installation, as you can avoid having to claim your server after it's setup.
For convience sake, the link to grab a claim token is here. If you're not logged into Plex, the page will ask you to login. Once you're logged in, you'll be redirected to a page with a claim token on it. Copy this to your clipboard and paste it back in the terminal.
Tip
On Windows, under PuTTY, you can paste with a right-click. On Linux, you'll need to use Control-Shift-V.
Installation will take a few moments. Once it's done, you'll receive a notice that the installation is complete and the installer will let you know where you can access the application. (e.g. https://xl.swizzin.ltd:7777/web).
How to Access#
As above, the Plex installer will output your personal port access at the end of the installation. Since Plex doesn't have outstanding support for reverse proxies, access to Plex will be through the port it was setup on. For instance, 7777. To access the application directly, you can use the link https://serverhostname.ltd:port/web, or, for example: https://xl.swizzin.ltd:7777/web
Tip
If you forgot your personalized port, you can always access Plex from the "Plex" link on your dashboard, or you can re-discover your port programatically with the command cat ~/.install/.plex.lock. However, as long as your server has been claimed, it should always be viewable from your Plex Web dashboard at https://app.plex.tv/dashboard
Service Management#
Like all box configured applications, you can manage Plex via SSH with box with start, stop, restart, enable and disable commands.
- Start
- Stop
- Restart
- Enable
- Disable
Configuration#
caution
You are welcome to change most of the settings under the server configuration; however, you should never touch the Plex remote port, nor the manual port mapping mode under the "Remote Access" settings. Doing so will likely result in you losing access to your plex instance.
Libraries#
During the setup of Plex, we automatically configure two media Libraries for you. These correspond to two directories in your home folder:
- TV Shows >
~/media/TV Shows - Movies >
~/media/Movies
Furthermore, if you are needing to create a custom folder to your Library (in the instance of rclone or plexdrive), you will find that your entire home directory has been mounted under the /data folder of your Plex instance.
Manual claiming#
If you skipped claiming of your Plex server during installation, you can still claim it manually, but you'll need to create an SSH Tunnel to your server to appear as if you're using the same network as your Plex instance.
If you've gotten this far, I'll assume you don't need any reminders on how to connect to the server via SSH ;) However, creating an SSH tunnel takes a bit more effort than simply creating an SSH Connection.
- Windows
- Linux / OS X
Connect to other clients#
If you need to link your Plex instance to another application, such as Sonarr or Tautulli, you can use the following details: