Plex was started as a hobby project but with time, it developed into a professional streaming server software to manage various types of media files.
Installation
What’s up, guys!!! In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through installing Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Plex is a streaming media server that lets you organize your video, music, and photo collections and stream them to all of your devices at any time and from anywhere.
PLEX Link: plex.tv
Commands
Update Ubuntu & Install Dependencies
Begin by running the following commands as a non-root user to update your package listings and install Plex Server dependencies:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install apt-transport-https curl wget -y
Install Plex Server
Inport GPG Key:
sudo wget -O- https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-keys/PlexSign.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/plex.gpg
Import Repository:
echo deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/plex.gpg] https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb public main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plexmediaserver.list
Refresh Repository
sudo apt update
Install:
sudo apt install plexmediaserver -y
Verify the status of Plex Server services using the systemctl command:
systemctl status plexmediaserver.service
Configure Firewall
Check Firewall Status:
sudo ufw status
Enable Port 32400 for Plex Server Service outside access:
sudo ufw allow 32400
Enable Port 22 for OpenSSH:
sudo ufw allow OpenSSH
Enable Firewall:
sudo ufw enable
Type “y” as the response
Testing Plex Server
Now you can access the Plex Media Server by accessing the localhost or IP address in your web browser.
http://localhost:8888/web
or
http://<ip address>:8888/web
Follow the Plex Turtorial to finalize the configuration.