How to install Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 18.Install plex-media-server AUR (stable update channel) or plex-media-server-plexpass AUR (beta update channel). We also learned how to set up a digital media library that you can access with any compatible device by installing a Plex app. In this article, we have discussed all the steps required to install and configure a Plex media server on your Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Here is the screenshot of my Plex client app. To test, I have to install the Plex client app on my Windows 10 computer. You'll instantly connect to your Plex media server and have access to all the digital media libraries you've added during setup.

Sign in with the same Plex credentials you used when setting up the Plex media server. You can also try installing the Plex app on any device.

Then in the browser type: Sign in with the same Plex credentials you used when setting up the Plex media server. To find the IP address of the Plex media server, type ifconfigin Terminal. To test and access the Plex Media Server from another device on the same network using a web browser, you will need to use the IP address of the Plex Media Server. Now your media server is all set up and you can use and explore various other options.

$ sudo apt-get -only-upgrade install plexmediaserver If the new version of the Plex media server is released, you can get it by running the following commands in Terminal: $ sudo apt update

Once done, you will see that you added media on the Dashboard. Then choose your media folders and click ADD. Now click on SEARCH MEDIA FOLDERsince add folderstab. Then from select typetab, choose a library type, then click Next.

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