What is Plex

To keep it simple, Plex gives you one place to find and access all the media that matters to you. From personal media on your own server, to Movies, TV Shows, and News, to streaming music, you can enjoy it all in one app, on any device.

How do i set up Plex on my device

If you are looking to set up your own personal media server to house your own stuff, there are a few (simple!) steps to get up and running.

How it works:

1. Install and run the Plex Media Server on a computer (or compatible NAS device or NVIDIA SHIELD) where all your media is stored and managed in movie, TV show, home video, music, and photo libraries.

2. Add media libraries by type of content and let Plex do the rest—cataloging, adding artwork and info—it’s all automatic.

3.Install and open the Plex app on virtually any device—smartphone, tablet, smart TV, streaming device, game console, personal computer, or any browser.

4. Wherever you are, press play, sit back, and enjoy your media as it streams from the Plex Media Server to your device.

What Plex Looks Like When Set Up

Now i believe i have a beefy Plex server so ill show you screenshots of my server as of October 2019

If You Need Help

Dont be afraid to mention me @Kr0niic and i will do my best to help you set it up.

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Now this is a very bare bones OP as of now... i intend to flesh it out more and i will get back to it later. Im open to help you guys out if you need any help with explaining stuff, where to source your content, hard drive sales, and more.

any recommendations for OP let me know

help please

Do you have plex media server installed on your pc, and are you on the same wifi as that pc or have remote access enabled

Do you have plex media server installed on your pc- yes
and are you on the same wifi as that pc - yes
or have remote access enabled - i do not know

thank you

id go through this thread for troubleshooting support.plex.tv/articles/204604227-why-can-t-the-plex-app-find-or-connect-to-my-plex-media-server

Such an amazing app with the firestick.

All the kids favorite movies come off Netflix so just download them and stream them.

Looking to build a server PC in the future and download s*** tons of movies and have a Streaming comp

it really is the goat honestly i just have it running off my gaming pc with 2 10tb hooked into usb and works fine for me. not the most efficient but it direct plays everything for me

Need to get into this

looking forward to add some more with the HD upgrade

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only have about 200 movies in my library at the moment tho

Plex is so great.
I have a bunch of films of my External Harddrive, but i usually keep about 30-60 on my laptop so i use plex to organize the films by duration so i know what to watch and how long it is.

Highly recomend

You got about 30 more movies than me

currently all my movies are 1080p Blu Ray encodes, then i have about 40 4k HDR movies (all duplicates that i have in my 1080 library).

I also got 43 full TV Shows which i have it where Dramas are 1080p and comedies and animated shows are 720p

documentaries tho like planet earth 2 and s*** i got in 4k HDR... that s*** is beautiful

Is there a way to switch another device for example from desktop to laptop with the same drive from my external HD?

you mean like switch which device runs the server? yeah just unplug the external Hard Drive, plug it into the laptop, install plex on the laptop, then it will scrape the metadata again for you. Not sure why you would want the server to be running off the laptop tho

no I mean that I can unplug it from the desktop and plug it into my laptop while the plex app is running with the same server. If I click a random film and it said "UNAVAILABLE."

youre not supposed to unplug the hard drive from the server and plug it into the laptop to play it. Youre supposed to keep the hard drive plugged into the desktop and go to plex on your laptop and stream it. Your desktop will transcode the files (if needed) and deliver it to your laptop. Thats how plex works

I purchased the premium or whatever it was to stream anywhere on my phone awhile ago and am being asked to do so again. I uninstalled the app. Does this void the purchase?

was it plex pass or through apple the 5$ one time fee. if its the 5$ one time fee you have to restore the purchase somewhere within the app. if its plex pass you should just log in and it should work

is it better to dedicate a PC for a server or to get one of those NAS servers

at the moment I'm just using PC it works fine. transcoding a b**** tho

why you transcoding tho? whats preventing you from direct playing files? anything i throw at my apple tv direct plays.

but if what you got works for you, no need to all a sudden get a dedicated NAS server. a bunch of external hard drives on my gaming pc fits all my needs.

I'm not sure why when I put on certain subtitles it starts transcoding I try my best not to transcode

I've also just found out not too long ago that x265 files run so heavy so i have to redo some of my library

might just do that tho upgrade my main pc some more & run off that

Lots of devices have trouble with subtitles and they tend to transcode them. Ever since I upgraded to an Apple TV nothing ever transcodes. Also heard good things about Nvidia shields

Innnn, been using Plex for years. I run my Plex server on my Nvidia shield.