When this happens, you’re likely to need an always on system, a more powerful system or perhaps getting a bit more power out of your existing system by re-purposing it with Linux. The most noteable of those features in my opinion is the inclusion of a Spotify like music organisation and listening experience.Īt some point in your Plex journey, you may find yourself listening to your music at work, or watching home video’s on multiple computers.

Plex runs both a free and a subscription model, with the most significant differences being the subscription model get’s bug fixes and updates quicker and more recently a few enhanced features. The main difference between the two, is that Plex runs a true client / server setup, which means your IT knowledge doesn’t have to be at expert level to get a multi user, multi client setup running. Plex is a fantastic media centre based on the software now known as Kodi, and formerly known as XBMC. To be clear, what is Plex and why does running it on Ubuntu Server Headless make any difference? How to set Plex permissions on linux or NAS devices.Because you know that running it on Ubuntu Linux headless is more powerful running it on Windows, MacOSX, Ubuntu (GUI) or a NAS.Because Plex is on a machine that’s get’s disconnected from the network and you want to change to a permanently connected system.To move Plex from your NAS which may not have enough CPU to cope with demand.To run Plex as a service, in the background, automatically starting at boot time.To run Plex on a machine that is ‘headless’ and doesn’t have the overhead of running a full Graphical User Environment (GUI).Please see the ‘Summary Overview’ tab below for a high level view of the objectives this ‘howto’ will achieve.For how to install Plex Media Server on another operating system, please click your Platform: Windows.This howto will enable you to install the Plex Media Server on Ubuntu Server.

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