
It should pop up a small list of packages to download. Change the drop down selection from Windows to Linux then click the "Download" button. Go to then click the Download button under "Download Plex Media Server". This guide is written for CentOS 7, but can usually be done on other Linux distributions by replacing package installation commands accordingly.ġ.) First lets always run an update on our server to get new packages if available:Ģ.) Now lets grab the latest Plex server package from their website. Check out how to setup a working remote Plex Media Server below. Utilizing a remote server to store your media content can sometimes be better due to easily scalable space on most hosting platforms. Run the following command.Looking for a home media server to stream movies, tv shows or music? Plex is a great solution. The Plex Media Server runs as the user plex which needs to have read and execute permissions to the media files and directories. Services: ssh dhcpv6-client plexmediaserverĬreate the directories in which you will keep your media files: sudo mkdir -p /opt/plexmedia/ Save the file and apply the new firewall rules by typing: sudo firewall-cmd -add-service=plexmediaserver -permanent sudo firewall-cmd -reloadįinally check if the new firewall rules are applied successfully with: sudo firewall-cmd -list-all public (active) To allow traffic on Plex Media Server specific ports. Now that Plex is installed and running you need to configure your firewall Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/rvice enabled vendor preset: disabled)Īctive: active (running) since Sat 22:22:22 UTC 12s agoĬGroup: /system.slice/rvice To verify if the Plex service is running type: sudo systemctl status plexmediaserver

Once the installation is completed start the plexmediaserver service and enable it to start on system boot with the following commands: sudo systemctl start rvice sudo systemctl enable rvice Install the latest version of the Plex Media Server with: sudo yum install plexmediaserver Name = PlexRepo baseurl = $basearch/ enabled = 1 gpgkey = gpgcheck = 1
