Plex Media Server

Implementation: We are using local storage for our Plex media.  Should we ever want to have a separate NAS, consider other options such as FreeNAS.

Ubuntu OS Installation

Install Ubuntu Server 18.04 with only OpenSSH packages

Dependencies

sudo su -
apt-get update; apt-get upgrade -y
apt-get install curl samba cifs-utils

Samba Configuration

mkdir /plex
chmod 777 /plex
vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

workgroup = ssis.edu.vn security = user winds support = yes
dns proxy = no
name resolve order = lmhost host winds bcast
... add to end of file ...
[PLEX Media]
comment = PLEX Media
path = /plex
browseable = yes
read only = no
guest ok = yes

Plex Media Server Installation

Download from https://www.plex.tv/downloads/ and

dpkg -i plexmediaserver_<version>.deb
systemctl enable plexmediaserver
systemctl start plexmediaserver

Start/Stop/Status Services

service plexmediaserver start
service plexmediaserver stop
service plexmediaserver status

Access Plex

On one terminal

ssh user@srvr-uplex.ssis.edu.vn -L 8888:localhost:32400
Then use web browser: http://localhost:8888/web

Network Settings

We disabled https for performance and there is no need for a secure connection since we only allow our internal network to access Plex.

Settings > Server > Network
Reference: https://support.plex.tv/articles/200430283-network/

Secure connections

Choose how your Plex Media Server handles secure connections.

Disabled – Don’t allow Plex apps to connect securely and instead force all communication over regular HTTP.

Advanced Settings

Custom server access URLs

A comma-separated list of URLs (either HTTP or HTTPS), which will be published to plex.tv for server discovery. This can be very useful in a few cases: if you’re using a VPN to get back home, if you’re using a reverse proxy in front of the media server, or if your networking configuration is otherwise unique. For instance, if you have your own custom domain with subdomain, you might add:

http://plex.ssis.edu.vn:32400

List of IP addresses and networks that are allowed without auth

The list of IP addresses or networks that can connect to Plex Media Server without authorization. Enter a comma-separated (no spaces or tabs!) list of IP addresses or specify a range using IP/netmask entries. This can be useful if you have an old, legacy, unsupported app (such as LG’s MediaLink or SmartShare apps) that you wish to use.

172.20.0.0/16,172.16.0.0/16,172.17.0.0/16,172.18.0.0/16