
It will redirect you to the following screen. In field, you can type from one of these options: localhost, 127.0.0.1, hostname or your Plex media server IP address. Open the browser and type the address in the following format to access the Plex media server setup page. When the Plex media server is installed, you will need to configure it. You can see that rvice has been started and is running. Once the Plex media server service has started, Verify its status by running the following command as sudo: $ sudo systemctl status rvice To start Plex media server, run the following command as sudo: Advertisement $ sudo systemctl start rvice To enable the Plex media server, run the following command as sudo: $ sudo systemctl enable rvice Once the Plex media server is installed, you will need to enable and start it. Replace the filename with your downloaded package name. Run the following command as sudo to install Plex media server deb package. In Linux, dpkg is used to install any deb packages. Launch the Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T keys, then type the following command: $ cd ~/DownloadsĪs I am using Ubuntu, so I have downloaded the. Once the download is completed, navigate to the download directory by using cd command. Use the following command to download the Plex media server using wget: $ wget Install Plex media server Alternatively, if you have a download link of media server, you can use wget to download that. Choose the right OS from the list of available platforms like Windows, Linux, MACOS, etc and then download the latest Plex media server.

After you sign up, go to the Plex Downloads page. To download the Plex media server, first, you will need to sign up for a free account on. In this article, we will see how to install Plex media server on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Make note that you will require a static IP on your system in which you are setting up a streaming media server.

Setting up a Plex media server requires two main components: the Plex media server and a client application that is running on any compatible device described above. It can be installed on various operating systems including Windows, Linux, MacOS, FreeBSD and various NAS systems. Setting up a media server might seem difficult but Plex makes it quite easy and simple. It can turn any ordinary system into a powerful media server that you can access remotely. Plex is actually a client-server media player system that has been around a while. You can easily access your media files from any computer, web browser streaming device, and Smartphone without needing to actually move them to all these devices. Plex is a streaming media server that let you organize your entire digital library including videos, music, photos, and you can stream them to your device at any time and from anywhere.
