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Installing Plex on Debian 12

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Prerequisites

  • A machine running Debian 12 with GUI mode
  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • Internet access for downloading packages

Step 1: Update Your System

Before installing any new software, it’s always a good practice to update your system’s package index. Open a terminal and execute the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Next, install the necessary dependencies for Plex Media Server:

sudo apt install curl gnupg2 -y

Step 3: Add Plex Repository

To ensure you’re installing the latest version of Plex, add the official Plex repository to your system:

echo deb https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb public main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plexmediaserver.list

Then, add the Plex GPG key:

curl https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-keys/PlexSign.key | sudo apt-key add -

Step 4: Install Plex Media Server

Update your package index again and install Plex Media Server:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install plexmediaserver -y

Step 5: Enable and Start Plex Service

Once installed, enable Plex to start on boot and then start the service:

sudo systemctl enable plexmediaserver
sudo systemctl start plexmediaserver

Step 6: Configure Plex Media Server

Access the Plex web interface by navigating to

http://localhost:32400/web

from a browser on GUI console using your preferred web browser. From there, you can create your Plex account or sign in, and follow the on-screen instructions to configure your media library.

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Install Plex on CentOS 7

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Was just playing around. It’s a great home entertainment tool indeed.

Method-1: Creating repository and using Yum

To enable the Plex repository open your text editor and create a new YUM repository configuration file named plex.repo in /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory:

[PlexRepo]
name=PlexRepo
baseurl=https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/rpm/$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-keys/PlexSign.key
gpgcheck=1

Method-2: Installation using RPM

download the package for your Linux distro. It is much easier to do this by simply coping the download link location with right click and then you can run:

$ sudo rpm -ivh https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/1.13.8.5395-10d48da0d/plexmediaserver-1.13.8.5395-10d48da0d.x86_64.rpm

Alternatively, you can download the package on your system with wget command as shown.

$ wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/1.13.8.5395-10d48da0d/plexmediaserver-1.13.8.5395-10d48da0d.x86_64.rpm

If you’ve used install base using yum repo- you now need to install it, otherwise if you’re with RPM installation, you already have plex installed.

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Install Plex on Ubuntu 18.04

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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.

Although this tutorial is written for Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver the same steps can be used for Debian and Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus.

Prerequisites

You’ll need to be logged in as a user with sudo access to be able to install packages on your Ubuntu system.

Install Plex Media Server

The easiest way to install and manage Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 18.04 is by using the Plex official repository. It requires no technical knowledge and it should not take you more than 20 minutes to install and configure the media server.

Follow the steps below to install the Plex Media Server on your Ubuntu system:

Start by importing the repository’s GPG key using the following curl command:

curl https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-keys/PlexSign.key | sudo apt-key add -

Add the Plex APT repository to your system’s software repository list by issuing:

echo deb https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb public main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plexmediaserver.list

Once the Plex repository is enabled, update the apt package list and install the latest version of the Plex Media Server with:

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Install and setup Plex Media Server Ubuntu 16.04

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Plex is a free feature-rich media library platform that provides a way to store all your movies, shows, and other media in one place. You can access Plex from any device, whether you’re at home or on-the-go. There are many different media tools available in the world like, Kodi, Xmbc, OSMC and Mediatomb, but the Plex Media Server is perhaps one of the most popular solutions for managing media. Plex runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and many more. Plex is a client-server media player system made up from two main components, 1) The Plex Media Server, which organizes music, photos and videos content from personal media libraries and streams it to their player, 2) The Players that can be the Plex web UI, Plex Apps or Plex home theater. Plex Media Server supports Chromecast, Amazon FireTV, Android, iOS, Xbox, PlayStation, Apple TV, Roku, Android TV and various types of smart TVs. If you are looking for a way to watch your movies from anywhere, then Plex is best choice for you.

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install and configure Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 16.04.

Requirements

  • A server running Ubuntu 16.04.
  • A not-root user with sudo privileges setup on your server.
  • A static IP address 192.168.0.227 setup on your server.

Getting Started
Before starting, make sure your system is fully up to date by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Once your system is updated, restart your system to apply all these changes with the following command:

sudo reboot

After restarting, log in with sudo user and proceed to the next step.

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