Delete “plex” and type in “pi,” so that the line reads PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_USER=pi. Look for the line that says PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_USER=plex. Your terminal window will fill with a big text document. sudo nano /etc/default/plexmediaserver.prev You’ll have to hit “y” when prompted to approve the download. Yep, we’re finally at this stage! sudo apt-get install -t jessie plexmediaserver sudo apt-get update Step 5: Download Plex echo 'deb jessie main' | sudo tee /etc/apt//pms.listįinally, update the package list. Next, we’ll add dev2day’s repository to the package source list. First, we need a crypt O key for the dev2day website. We need the dev2day repository because it contains Plex.

Step 4: Add the dev2day repository to your package source list Either way, you’re now ready for the next step. If you already have it, you’ll just get a message kicked back telling you so. Stay in the command line and type: sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https It should be automatically installed on Raspbian, but that isn’t true for some older versions. We’re going to use the HTTPS transport package in this process. Open the command line (it’s the black and blue box on the taskbar) and type: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade Step 3: Check that you have the HTTPS transport package installed Let’s make sure we have the latest and greatest version of Raspbian. You can install it using NOOBS, which is probably the easiest option. We’re going to run our Plex server on the Raspbian operating system. Your Raspberry Pi Plex server will make it all available to all of your client devices, so the more you have, the better! Step 1: Install Raspbian And this project is much more worthwhile if you also have a USB drive or external hard drive to store lots of shows, movies, and music on. You’ll also want a keyboard, mouse, and monitor, of course. How to set up a Raspberry Pi Plex server What you’ll needĪs always with these projects, you’ll need a Raspberry Pi (we recommend the Raspberry Pi 3) and a microSD card (at least 8 GB). That has changed, though, and we’re here to show you how to set up a Raspberry Pi Plex server. Until recently, though, it wasn’t possible to set up the server-side app on the Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi fans have been putting the client-side Plex app on Raspberry Pis for years. Plex is one of the most popular media center and media server apps available.

Configure plex media server