PLEX FOR BEGINNERS - Episode 1: Installing Plex Media Server

Welcome to "Plex for Beginners" Episode 1 - Installing Plex Media Server.
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[micnolmadtube]

FYI Don't waste your time for this "Series". It was never completed, so there is only this episode.

[redsanders]

Thanks! Every "Intro" or "Beginner's" video on Plex that I've watched offers explanations, features, aspects, etc. that I haven't seen or caught before. And this one certainly adds details to the actual installation process that I certainly needed to see.

[The-Friendly-Grizzly]

Yours is one of the most clear and concise beginner guides I have seen. I am setting up a test on a desktop PC to see how all of this works. If I can "make it go", I'll be setting up something dedicated. Thank you.

[kirkstenvall]

Perfect! I was kind of confused, and getting frustrated, with the basic setup of Plex... until now. Thank you!

[redsanders]

Finished my server build, so excited to see for "beginners". As much as I've read in prepping for installing and using Plex, maybe I'm just slow, but you still jumped past some areas that would have been clearer had you gone into a little more details. For example, a detailed explanation of the interface of the server vs the player. I certainly had them confused with each other at first. I suspect that with your knowledge and experience, it's difficult to put yourself in a "beginner" frame of mind. Still, I definitely picked up some good points. Still looking for Episode 2. In summary, thanks.

[georgemitchell]

Thank you. Just starting down this road and this was useful. Now off to find episode 2 & 3.

[darrenbecker]

Probably the best explanation for this programme i have seen. Thanks

[brendanmccreesh]

Thank you for this it really help me set up my first media server I recently ordered a Apple TV thank you

[slimgrady]

I would love to see a video about different system requirements or recommendations based on desired features (transcoding etc.).

[thesheppy]

I love Plex been using it for years for my Media Server. I hardly watch live tv anymore.

[James.Stark.Ben.Edition]

I needed this lmao. I was thinking about looking into this. Perfect timing.

[filk]

Thanks for the video! I have a question. I have my main movies and videos on my Synology NAS for Plex. Can you let me know how to add a second additional server to Plex? I have my photos on a Seagate server.

[jesucristo]

Hello 👋
Would this software fix glitchy smart tv behavior? Mine connects to the network. It sees some percentage of the available content in one of the shared folders. The TV also can only make use of some srt files but most of the time the CC menu says 'none' as though there actually is no srt file when there is. I was thinking of trying software before adding more hardware.

[tcb]

help , question having trouble getting movies and videos from my computer to shield, i have plex server on both and 4tb external hard drive on shield [to store movies ect] do i need a server on both ? [want to use shield to store and play movies ] when i scan libraries it dosent put them on shield server, any ideas what i can do ?

[MrJudgeSauter]

I don't know why PLEX does not read put ther ID3tag for music. I have a fine arranged music libary in my Clouddrive and when I add it to the plexserver, alle the titel names are gone and mostly replaced with senseless tags. Also POlex mixed up "title" and "album" which results in the title is the album and the other way round. I am a bit lost now

[amadan]

Nice video. Will media streaming work if my host pc (server pc) is wifi only. My pc I will be watching receiving is wired internet

[steveleston]

will I need a internet connection to setup Plex? will I need a internet connection to use plex as a DVR to record my TV programs? I'm needing a window7media center replacement where no internet is required.

[skrawn]

I have 2 HDD with movies on. I have added both directories in Plex and now it shows up two "Movies" folders.
I would like all the movies on the two HDDs to show up in plex under ONE folder called "Movies". How is this done?

[MrSeriousness]

Been messing around with plex with my new Oculus Quest. Been pretty great so far but hope to pick up some new tips :)

[cameron]

I installed server several times and it will not come up for me to see. It does show down in the bottom right hand corner saying its running but I can't open it to do anything.