RASPBERRY Pi 5 - How to SetUp PLEX Media Server in 10 Minutes (2024)

Have you ever imagined building your own Netflix or PrimeVideo or Hulu ? This can be done with the help of raspberry pi 5 using a Plex media server which allows to stream the media content within a local network. Using your local media files like Movies, TV Shows, Music, Videos stored inside a drive can be streamed across multiple devices from Android TV, Laptop, PC & Smartphones.

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00:00 Introduction
00:30 Downloading Raspberry Pi Imager
01:05 Flashing OS
01:32 Enable SSH
02:47 OverClocking Pi 5 (Optional)
03:40 Connecting to Pi From a Remote Computer
05:24 Installing CasaOS
07:16 Formatting & Mounting External Drive
11:03 Importing Media To External Drive
11:32 Setup Plex Media Server
14:38 Setting UP Static IP address

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[coche]

Thanks to your video, I was able to set up my Plex media server.
It is the only video with which I was able to mount my PLEX server on my raspberry pi5.

A greeting from Spain :)

[HeavyJams]

I followed your guide and after the last reboot the pi went into emergency mode. It’s stuck now. Not a good guide here at all. Now I have to start over completely. Thanks!

[eccentric]

Thank you for taking the time to create a complete guide for this setup. Your explanation of all the steps is really nice and easy to understand.

[clitheroeant]

Thanks for this really informative video. I am thinking about setting up a Plex server and you have persuaded me to go down the Pi route. Cheers!

[gabrielmarquez]

I followed all your step however when installing plex in casaOS i got this message Error response from daemon: could not select device driver "" with capabilities: [[gpu]] and plex logo is grayed out

[duketorment]

How to update the Plex server from casaos?

[OldGoatWorkshop]

Got mine up and running and it streams great. Thanks for this. I am having a hard time updating PMS, though. Any chance of making a video for that?

[fablapp]

Hi, having a problem upon restart... if i understood it seems that there's a conflict with the automatic mount of the external drive.... is anybody experiencing the same issue?

[DarrenValen]

Thanks for the tutorial. Itc was a lot of fun following the instructions. I have run into an issue where after completing everything if it reboots it stalls and won't get past a boot saying something about the user doesn't have rights. I've done the installation twice and each time it dies the same thing. If you're kind enough to respond I'll be glad to post the exact error. The only thing i can think of is that the uuid that is displayed and copied send too short compared to the example. Anyway, thanks.

[nimishparmar]

how to do same with nextcloud in umbrel os

[svgmateYT]

did the HEVC playback on these ever work? im building a new PI5 plex server to close my seedbox down.

[escape]

When i'm logged in casaos and try to install plex it tells me no matching manifest for linux arm v8 and does not install. how do I fix this?

[zat]

So I was able to mount media and successfully get movies to work.

I'm having trouble getting TV shows to work correctly. The folders and files are named appropriately. But it doesn't recognize any content in the folder.

[thecrossedtheroadfund]

I am using a raspberry 4 model b. I haven't a clue. Any recommended videos or reading ?

[DimebagDrl]

Hi,

This video is great, but I'm running into a problem with the configuration upon reboot. I'm running this setup with three drives (independently powered and connected via a powered USB hub) and after a little bit of trial and error, I figured out how to modify the instructions given to properly format, label and mount all three drives.

But now I'm running into a problems and errors and boot loops on any reboot or restart of the raspberry pi 5. I've been trying to find a solution to the problem online, but I cannot narrow down the solution to one I can apply to your guide.

From what I have read, it seems like the issue I'm running into is related to either, (A) because of the way Raspberry Pi OS is configured, I think what I read said that PARTUUID may not 'static' for reasons related to using Pi's in a cluster, so the drives UUID may not be staying fixed after a reboot or (B) The instructions are missing code to set drive priority and/or drive timing so the Raspberry Pi knows to delay loading a boot drive until a specific drive boots which has the configured OS on it. I also read something about problems with rebooting where the OS may be writing relevant boot data to the extra mounted drives and it could be causing boot issues.

I think the problem is likely (B) and the instructions need additional code to make sure the system only boots the Micro SD card and not the other drive(s). Do you know what code would need to be added and where in order to fix the boot issue?

[manuelrico]

I'm interested in buying a raspberry for this. What is the experience with transcoding 1080p and 4k videos? Only one transcoding at a time. Thanks!

[gravgazli]

Hey ! Thanks for your Tutorial. It was really helpful ! I see there is an update. Do you know how to update ? I right click and check update on my main menu on Casa OS, but it's wrinting that there is any update... Thanks

[MrCybergoku]

thanks a lot man ! Some of you made the casaOS dashboard available over the internet ?

[localhost]

Question, why you all use a MicroSD card if you can use a m.2 SSD with adapter (MicroSD Cards are not build for working space, it should used only for Data storage) ???

[solodagci]

What about OMV 7 + Plex? It has GUI for drive operations (mounting and formatting) which is easier.