Installing Plex Media Server on Ubuntu Server

#### Step 1: Update Your System Before installing Plex Media Server, ensure your Ubuntu Server is up-to-date. ```bash sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade -y ``` #### Step 2: Add Plex Repository Add the official Plex repository to your system. ```bash echo deb https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb/ public main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plexmediaserver.list ``` #### Step 3: Import Plex GPG Key Import the Plex GPG key to verify the packages. ```bash curl https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-keys/PlexSign.key | sudo apt-key add - ``` #### Step 4: Install Plex Media Server Install Plex Media Server package. ```bash sudo apt update sudo apt install plexmediaserver -y ``` #### Step 5: Start Plex Service Start the Plex Media Server service. ```bash sudo systemctl start plexmediaserver ``` #### Step 6: Enable Plex Service Enable Plex to start at boot. ```bash sudo systemctl enable plexmediaserver ``` #### Step 7: Access Plex Web Interface Open your web browser and navigate to the following URL: ``` http://your_server_ip:32400/web ``` Follow the on-screen instructions to set up Plex Media Server. #### Step 8: Add Media Libraries Once Plex Media Server is set up, add your media libraries (movies, TV shows, music, photos) to Plex. #### Step 9: Stream Media You're now ready to stream your media using Plex Media Server. Enjoy seamless streaming across various devices! Congratulations! You have successfully installed Plex Media Server on your Ubuntu Server. For more tutorials and cloud solutions, visit EcoStack Cloud. ---