Guide to Building Your Own PLEX Media Server

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Guide to Building Your Own PLEX Media Server - Cheap and Easy

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@jordanpotter2870 22 күн бұрын

Had my own server for years now, back when 3D TVs were really popular. Great Video!

@JeffreyRiggs Ай бұрын

Love my plex server - did a video on it as well... it gets addictive though at what hardware and all and the libraries get large!!! I even have an HDHomerun Prime (cable tv) and HDHomerun Quattro quad OTA tuner that tie into plex and can watch tv outside of my house or region. Testing DVR now.

@GTKTheater Ай бұрын

I use the HD Homerun and DVR works great, I love that it cuts out the commercial for me. Thanks for the comment!

@bassbeats92 7 ай бұрын

Really good explanation, thank you. I might try to make my own server with an old laptop

@GTKTheater 7 ай бұрын

If you do use a laptop it would be best if it had a USB-C port for the fastest transfer rate with an external drive. Unless your laptop has a lot of extra storage. Thanks for watching!

@michaelsims7728 6 ай бұрын

I seen people talk about plex.. But my big question is how do people get media into the server. Not sure how to get the show or media. Just started your video and hope it talk about this ..

@GTKTheater 6 ай бұрын

You are getting so close, after these videos the one you need to watch is this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/orikgrF63rPIZqc.html Plex Configuration Tips and Tricks to Manage Your Media Server. This should answer most of your questions.

@jkavathas1010 5 ай бұрын

You pirate it. Use a VPN and go on yts or magnetdl and just search up whatever movie or show you want. Throw the files into a folder and point Plex to it. Plex takes care of the rest.

@Ignotus2023 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. I was about to ask the same question.

@Angel-td9yk 2 ай бұрын

From what I've seen, people either download their shows/movies or convert them from old DVDs. Either ur own DVD collection or go to thrift stores, garage sales, ur local library, etc to get them

@haleyfirth 2 ай бұрын

Make MKV. It’s a free software with a great forum. This is for ripping your own DVDs. You’ll have to buy some hardware for Blu-ray/4K content. The forum does well at guiding you.

@kachow5830 23 күн бұрын

Vibe mountain goes hard

@Darrell.W87 3 ай бұрын

How what components are the most important to get the max number of streams possible? Any recommended older model pc to use or any components to buy.

@GTKTheater 3 ай бұрын

You know, I could not tell you how to get the max but sharing in house you can use about anything but outside is going to require a fast upstream internet connection, I have 20mbps upstream with 2 or 3 family members watching at times no problem. Thanks for watching!

@tariqalbedwawi8613 9 күн бұрын

It does compress the movie quality right? I have the latest sony QD Oled and I enjoy uncompressed movies but currently I directly connect the SSD to the tv. Will this solution compress the video or quality etc ?

@navnoorsingh7969 8 күн бұрын

I don't think so, but google the question, Reddit will definitely have an answer for you, as far as I know, people even run remux and Blu rays movies on Plex without compression, but yeah Reddit will have the right answer for you if it turns out I am wrong

@Sourav_Debnath 5 ай бұрын

how to watch the videos remotely ? My ISP doesn't support port forwarding.

@GTKTheater 5 ай бұрын

Plex takes care of that, you see your local Plex server connects to the Plex internet services and keeps you connected. Be sure to watch my other Plex videos to learn more. Thanks for watching!

@JohnSmith-vo8is 2 ай бұрын

Can you link the actual computer and hard drives you use? I’m having a hard time finding them. Thanks for this!

@GTKTheater Ай бұрын

Thanks for Watching!

@gutzman0 3 ай бұрын

So with this we don’t need Netflix or any other subscriptions if we have all the movies we want in our plex?

@GTKTheater 3 ай бұрын

That's how I see it, I haven't had Netflix in years... Thanks for the comment!

@thehowman8567 7 ай бұрын

i have plex and Love it i have my server on a pc however my old pc would shut off on me when i would leave it on for my plex server 24/7 would you know why this would happen i took it to geek squad several times they said nothng was wrong but it kept doing it i have a new computer it works fine no issues staying on all the time the previous computer was an OMEN PC its great Computer but not for Plex the one i have now is a Dell all in one PC its great anyways keep up the great videos about plex

@bassbeats92 7 ай бұрын

Maybe overheating?

@GTKTheater 7 ай бұрын

That is a loaded question, it would be overheating, it could be a Bios setting overriding your operating system, that would be my guess. ;-)

@thehowman8567 7 ай бұрын

@@GTKTheater how would I find this I’m not that tech savvy would it be in settings

@AlanJohnPeach 7 ай бұрын

@@thehowman8567 Also check power and sleep settings in windows.

@AliasEveWatches 4 ай бұрын

Did you do anything else with the windows firewall? I've been trying to figure out why mine doesnt get detected in other devices but the server only works on the host pc.

@GTKTheater 4 ай бұрын

Did you get it fixed, and did you watch my other video on how to watch PLEX anywhere? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r9qKoJRlrp-rcYE.html

@AliasEveWatches 4 ай бұрын

@@GTKTheater No :( I gave up on it. I figured it was a network thing which I'm not too good at.

@jtshot9803 3 ай бұрын

Need help. Want to get my own plex media server

@elvinportillo2754 2 ай бұрын

Hey, I live in a dormitory and my internet is provided, without access to a router, by boingo. They restrict the amount of devices I can have the network. Do you know if that would present a problem for remote casting?

@GTKTheater Ай бұрын

It shouldn't be a problem, they are counting the number of devices not connections to your system. In my humble opinion. Thanks for the question!

@RyudoMorisato 4 күн бұрын

The people are access Plex, not your dorms router. If the people accessing your Plex are dorm mates, they are already attached to the router, and it’s not relevant. Then they are connecting to your server via Plex. On everyone’s end but yours, it’s no different for them than going to Netflix… you’re just controlling the content

@_TheMidnightOwl_ 5 ай бұрын

Do you need to get the movies or shows into the folders in the first place ? If so, how so ?

@GTKTheater 5 ай бұрын

Yes, you first copy your movies to the folders on your system and then install PLEX. In the setup you point the directories to your drives or folders and it will search for all media on the drive or folder and add them to your PLEX menu.

@Jacob-gt2gx 5 ай бұрын

when i try to play a movie it says "Error code: s1001 (Network)" and i can't play the movie.

@GTKTheater 5 ай бұрын

Your Plex will need to be connected to the internet to reach the Plex services. You may need to also identify your local IP range in your Plex settings. Thanks for watching...

@jtshot9803 3 ай бұрын

Need help. Want to get my own media server

@GTKTheater 3 ай бұрын

You have come to the right place, much more to come, thanks for watching!

@KristofKorcsog 7 ай бұрын

I’m running a similiar PC for my Plex server for a few years now. But not using Windows… You dont need to install the server like this, i’ve installed TrueNas Scale (free NAS OS) on my PC as a hypervisor and running Plex as an app. Plex has an offical, up-to-date app for TrueNas and that way i have both a NAS and Plex running :-) much more power efficient then running Windows 24/7…most of the time on idle TrueNas runs with 0-2% CPU usage :-)

@GTKTheater 7 ай бұрын

This is a good idea, usually there is a trade off, in this case a learning curve for most people. A simple install on windows is quick and easy but more power to ya. Thanks for sharing and for watching!

@slisyd 2 ай бұрын

You didn't go the unraid path?

@GTKTheater 2 ай бұрын

You know, it would work better than putting it on windows but for now this was simple and easy. Something most people can follow. Thanks for the comment!