Plex Guide

Plex Configuration & Access

If you can ACCESS the PLEX SERVER directly such as through a direct interface or on a virutal machine; skip the tunneling and claiming instructions

Claiming Your Plex Server

• Method 1: Using the Program - Everything works in the script -- Skip Down to Plex Setup Optimization & Setup - Below

• Method 2: Through Portainer - Fast & Works Well

• Method 3: Tunneling In (Information Below)

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Method 3 Tunneling Instructions

Required

• Windows Machine & Putty
• MAC Users can use the built in Terminal or another tool called SecurePipes

Tunneling

Follow either the Windows or Linux Tunnel Info

Windows Tunnel with Putty

• Load putty
• Type in your remote-ipaddress and port 22 and select SSH
• On the left side of the menu expand CONNECTION > SSH > Tunnels
  • Source Port: 6969
  • Destination: remote-ipaddress:32400
  • [Click] Add
  • [Click] Open
  • Login and keep the terminal putty open

Linux / Mac Tunnel

• Source: https://www.howtogeek.com/168145/how-to-use-ssh-tunneling
• Open command line terminal
• Use 'ssh -L local_port:local_address:remote_port [email protected]' to access remote server
• ssh -L 6969:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:32400 bob@ipv4address or [email protected]

To Setup Plex

Open up a browser (recommend Chrome) and type:

http://localhost:6969/web

If do not type exactly what above, you will get a whole bunch of XML garbage and nothing will happen!

• You will now be able to setup PLEX
• Double check by opening a new window or tab and type http://ipv4address:32400/web

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Plex Optimization & Setup

Configuring TV Shows

• [Click] Add Library
• [Click] TV Shows
• [Type] Add Folders to Your Library: /plexdrive4/tv (either /unionfs/tv or /encrypt/tv for encrypted version)
  • Note: You will never be able to select it if you have a large library; type it and hit ok
• [Click] Ok

Configuring Movies

• [Click] Add Library
• [Click] Films
• [Type] Add Folders to Your Library: /plexdrive4/movies (either /unionfs/movies or /encrypt/movies for encrypted version)
  • Note: You will never be able to select it if you have a large library; type it and hit ok
• [Click] Ok

Configure Server Settings

• Configure what you need, there is one important area.
• [Click] Server > Show Advanced > Library
• [Turn On] Update my library automatically
• [Keep-Off] Run a partical scan...
• [Keep-Off] Include music libraries...
• [Keep-On/Off] Update my library periodically (your choice..off if you have update automatically)
• [Select] Library update interval: Every 1 hour (for huge libraries, every 2 is better)
• [Keep-On] Empty trash automatically after every scan
• [Click] Server > Show Advanced > Scheduled Tasks
• [Turn/Keep On] Backup server every 3 days
• [Turn/Keep On] Optimize database every week
• [Turn/Keep On] Remove old bundles every week
• [Turn/Keep On] Remove old cache files every week
• [Turn/Keep On] Refresh metadata periodically
• all the rest keep unchecked.

Kept As a Reference To Help Others (Plex WebTools)

This process is now automated

• Now speaking of Bundles, lets get the Web Tools
• SSH in to your server
• type wget -P /tmp https://github.com/ukdtom/WebTools.bundle/releases/download/3.0.0/WebTools.bundle.zip
• sudo find / -mount -type d -name Plug-ins ..Finds the location of your Plugins folder
• sudo unzip /tmp/WebTools.bundle.zip -d "$(sudo find / -mount -type d -name Plug-ins)"
• sudo chown -Rv 1000:1000 "$(sudo find / -mount -type d -name Plug-ins)"

Go to your server IP address with:33400 at the end and install some extra stuff..Open Movie Database and Trakt.tv are my 2 I usually get.