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Plex Media Server on Ubuntu

Install it by following the instructions on the web site.

Troubleshooting Plex not seeing media files

Make sure your directories and files have the right permissions:

find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} ; find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} ;

Preparing pen drive mounts as libraries

You should read this tutorial: https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-ext-ntfs-or-other-format-drives-internal-or-external-on-linux/198544

Running it as a service

How to start it as a service:

sudo systemctl enable plexmediaserver.service
sudo systemctl start plexmediaserver.service

Reference: https://www.linode.com/docs/applications/media-servers/install-plex-media-server-on-ubuntu-18-04/

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