Kenneth: /* CentOS 6 Install */

2014-09-01T05:16:55Z

CentOS 6 Install

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== Plex ==

Plex - Plex Media Server: Your Media on all of Your Devices - Plex.tv - http://plex.tv/

Plex Download - https://plex.tv/downloads

myPlex Account - https://my.plexapp.com/

Plex Media Center bridges the gap between your computer and your home theater, doing so with a visually appealing user interface that provides instant access to your media.

http://www.plexapp.com/ now redirects http://plex.tv/

== CentOS 6 Install ==

Install package:
# 64bit install
wget http://downloads.plexapp.com/plex-media-server/0.9.9.16.555-50cd0c3/plexmediaserver-0.9.9.16.555-50cd0c3.x86_64.rpm
yum install plexmediaserver-0.9.9.16.555-50cd0c3.x86_64.rpm

# 32bit install
wget http://downloads.plexapp.com/plex-media-server/0.9.9.16.555-50cd0c3/plexmediaserver-0.9.9.16.555-50cd0c3.i386.rpm
yum install plexmediaserver-0.9.9.16.555-50cd0c3.i386.rpm

Reboot server:
reboot

Enable syslog logging: [https://oldwiki.plexapp.com/index.php?title=Plex_Media_Server_Preferences#Syslog_option]
sed -i 's/# export PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_USE_SYSLOG=true/export PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_USE_SYSLOG=true/g' /etc/sysconfig/PlexMediaServer

Start service:
chkconfig plexmediaserver on
service plexmediaserver restart

Connect to server:
http://MYSERVER:32400/web

* Accept End User License Agreement
* Wait for Plex Server to fully start
* Sign In with [http://plex.tv/ Plex Account] (optional)
* Name Server
* Provide announcement email
* Create Media Library (Movies)
** /movies/plex
* Install (or skip) channels

--

This adds the following yum repo, which appears to be broken:

/etc/yum.repos.d/plex.repo:
<pre>
[PlexRepo]
name=PlexRepo
baseurl=http://plex.r.worldssl.net/PlexMediaServer/fedora-repo/release/$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://plexapp.com/plex_pub_key.pub
gpgcheck=1
</pre>

So to update, just download the latest RPM.

--

# mount movie share
mkdir /movies
echo "prime:/data/movies /movies nfs defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
mount /movies

--

Apache
<pre>
yum -y install apache php
ln -s /var/www/html /www
cd /www
cat > index.php << "EOF"
<?php
header('Location: http://plex:32400/web/');
EOF
chkconfig httpd on
service httpd restart
</pre>

== Ubuntu Install ==

Dependencies:
apt-get install avahi-utils

Install package:
# 64bit install
wget http://downloads.plexapp.com/plex-media-server/0.9.9.16.555-50cd0c3/plexmediaserver_0.9.9.16.555-50cd0c3_amd64.deb
dpkg -i plexmediaserver_0.9.9.16.555-50cd0c3_amd64.deb

Reboot server:
reboot

Enable syslog logging: [https://oldwiki.plexapp.com/index.php?title=Plex_Media_Server_Preferences#Syslog_option]
echo "PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_USE_SYSLOG=true" >> /etc/default/plexmediaserver

Start service:
chkconfig plexmediaserver on
service plexmediaserver restart

Connect to server:
http://MYSERVER:32400/web

* Accept End User License Agreement
* Wait for Plex Server to fully start
* Sign In with [http://plex.tv/ Plex Account] (optional)
* Name Server
* Provide announcement email
* Create Media Library (Movies)
** /movies/plex
* Install (or skip) channels

--

This adds the following apt repo, ?which appears to be broken:?

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/plexmediaserver.list:
<pre>
deb http://plex.r.worldssl.net/PlexMediaServer/ubuntu-repo lucid main
</pre>

So to update, just download the latest DEB.

--

Preference File:
/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Preferences.xml

Library:
/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library

--

# mount movie share
mkdir /movies
echo "prime:/data/movies /movies nfs defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
mount /movies

--

Apache
<pre>
yum -y install apache php
ln -s /var/www/html /www
cd /www
cat > index.php << "EOF"
<?php
header('Location: http://plex:32400/web/');
EOF
chkconfig httpd on
service httpd restart
</pre>

== Plex.tv Connect ==

WARNING: To see the "Server" options, you need to connect to the Plex server from localhost or local network.

== Firewall ==

What network ports do I need to allow through my firewall to enable access? [http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions#What_network_ports_do_I_need_to_allow_through_my_firewall_to_enable_access.3F]

TCP 32400 (for access to the Plex Media Server) [required]

UDP 1900 (for access to the Plex DLNA Server)

TCP 32469 (for access to the Plex DLNA Server)

UDP 5353 (for Bonjour/Avahi if you are using these products for service discovery) [recommended for iOS clients]

== Web Interface ==

How do I access the Plex media management interface? [http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions#How_do_I_access_the_Plex_media_management_interface.3F]

http://YourServerIP:32400/web

== Command Line Mangement ==

Get sections:
curl http://plex:32400/library/sections
key="1"

Refresh section:
curl http://plex:32400/library/sections/1/refresh

Maybe something more convoluted: [https://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/64581-manually-fresh-content/]
curl http://127.0.0.1:32400/library/sections|grep "title="| awk -F = '{print $6" "$7" "$8}'| \
sed 's/ art//g'|sed 's/title//g'| sed 's/type//g'| awk -F \" '{print "Section=\""$6"\" ID="$2}'

References:
* PlexNine AdvancedInfo - Plex - http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/PlexNine_AdvancedInfo

== Refresh on startup hack ==

/etc/init.d/plexmediaserver

# diff -u plexmediaserver.original plexmediaserver

# patch -p0 < plexmediaserver.patch

plexmediaserver.patch:
<pre>
--- plexmediaserver.original 2013-12-21 09:20:54.818961489 -0700
+++ plexmediaserver 2014-01-18 16:02:28.986902515 -0700
@@ -127,9 +127,22 @@
fi
}

+refresh_movies () {
+ for i in `seq 1 10`; do
+ echo "Refreshing movies ..."
+ curl http://plex:32400/library/sections/1/refresh
+ if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+ return 0
+ fi
+ sleep 1
+ done
+}
+
case "$1" in
start)
start
+ # refresh movies
+ refresh_movies
;;
stop)
stop
@@ -138,6 +151,8 @@
stop
sleep 1
start
+ # refresh movies
+ refresh_movies
;;
status)
check_status
</pre>

== Download Video ==

# http://plexapp.com
# select video
# Click "Info" icon
# Click "View XML" link
# Get ''<Part id="3486" key="/library/parts/3486/file.mkv"''
#* Collect Title and Year for file name
# Swap file url with current url, and append X-Plex-Token
#* Example: http://76.23.10.61:32400/library/metadata/3727?X-Plex-Token=e2KtFxEqtiuUSfqpdbN8

== Subtitle ==

save the .srt file as "[movie].eng.srt"

== Script ==

git clone https://gist.github.com/3183688e946a2c444efc.git

See [[plex.py]]

== Issues ==

=== imuxsock begins to drop messages ===

imuxsock begins to drop messages from pid 21238 due to rate-limiting [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2012-09/msg00401.html]

/etc/rsyslog.conf
$SystemLogRateLimitInterval 0
#$SystemLogRateLimitBurst 50
$SystemLogUsePIDFromSystem on

Test syslog rate limiting: [http://www.rsyslog.com/first-try-to-test-rate-limiting/]
<pre>
n=1000
i=0

while [ $i -lt $n ]
do
logger "This is Testmessage #$i"
echo "Messages: $i"
i=`expr $i + 1`
done
</pre>

== keywords ==

[[Category:Entertainment]]
[[Category:Media Center]]
[[Category:Linux]]

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