
$ ssh ip.address.of.server -L 8888:localhost:32400Īnd then browse to or if you are running apache, with a reverse proxy, by adding this configuration in nfīelow an example server configuration is given for a reverse proxy using Nginx, including certificate configuration. To begin configuring the Plex Media Server, browse to To configure Plex Media Server remotely, you can first create an SSH tunnel (setup can only be done from localhost) This media center will take care of organizing all your collection. First, we need to tell Plex the user name it should run as. The instructions here is for Ubuntu 14.04, but should be applicable to later Ubuntu version as well. Here are what I did to make it run as my user so that it can index any of my media files without permission issues. In your console, download and install the latest Plex media server Ubuntu installer from the official site via wget. Even though the beta update channel is typically quite stable, it is recommended to install the stable release unless you require specific early access content ( release notes). In a few words, Plex is open-source software that allows us to deploy a media center quickly. Recently I installed Plex Media Server on my Ubuntu box. The latter is only available to Plex Pass subscribers and can provide early access to improvements and/or new functionalities, but also early access to potential bugs. Plex is one of the most popular media center and media server apps available.


Install plex-media-server AUR (stable update channel) or plex-media-server-plexpass AUR (beta update channel).
