Being able to bring all your media to a single device, reducing possible compatibility problems and giving uniformity to your content are some of the great advantages of using Plex.
Prerequisites for Plex and Raspberry Pi
To install and use Plex on a Raspberry Pi, you need:
- A Raspberry Pi. Any model should work, although newer models will perform better.
- An SD card of at least 8GB, preferably class 10.
- An Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi access.
- A power supply for your Raspberry Pi.
- A copy of Raspbian, the Raspberry Pi operating system.
Before you start installing Plex, it is important to have an up-to-date copy of Raspbian installed on your Raspberry Pi.
Installing Plex Media Server on Raspberry Pi
After gathering all the prerequisites, the first step is to download and install Plex Media Server on your Raspberry Pi.
First, update your Raspbian operating system with the following commands:
"`
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
"`
Then, to install Plex Media Server, you will need to add the Plex repository to your list of software sources with this command:
"`
echo deb https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb/ public main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plexmediaserver.list
"`
You can now install Plex Media Server with:
"`
sudo apt-get install plexmediaserver
"`
Plex Media Server Setup
After installing Plex Media Server, it's time to configure it.
First, open a web browser and type the IP address of your Raspberry Pi, followed by :32400, for example, “192.168.0.10:32400”. This will take you to the Plex setup wizard.
Here you can create a free Plex account (or sign in if you already have one), give your server a name, and add your media libraries.
It's important to remember So every time you add a new media library to your Raspberry Pi, you'll need to manually update your Plex libraries.
Accessibility and streaming with Plex
Once you've set up your Plex server, you can access it from any device with a Plex client installed.
To stream content, simply open the Plex client, select your server, and choose the content you want to watch. You shouldn't have any problems playing content from your Plex server unless your Internet connection is slow.
Adding content to Plex
You can add content to your Plex server by simply copying it to the correct location on your Raspberry Pi.
For Plex to see your files, you'll need to place them in the Plex media directory (/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Media) or configure Plex to look in the directories where you have your files.
Remember Every time you add content to your server, you'll need to tell Plex to update its libraries.
You can now install Plex on Raspberry Pi and enjoy all your multimedia content from one place. Using Plex on Raspberry Pi you can have your own home multimedia system with all the features of a professional solution at a very low price. I hope you find this guide useful, and remember if you have any questions, don't hesitate to leave a comment. Enjoy the broadcast!
