Erecting a new Plex Media Server

Here's how I set up a second Plex Media server.

1. First, I went to https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/ to obtain the Debian package.

2. Next, I installed this package:

   root@nargothrond:~/Downloads# dpkg --install plexmediaserver_1.16.2.1297-4b7ace214_amd64.deb
   root@nargothrond:~/Downloads# systemctl status plexmediaserver
   ● plexmediaserver.service - Plex Media Server
      Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
      Active: active (running) since Thu 2019-07-11 10:00:26 MDT; 24s ago
     Process: 30097 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -d "${PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR}" || /bin/mkdir -
    Main PID: 30101 (sh)
       Tasks: 128 (limit: 4915)
      CGroup: /system.slice/plexmediaserver.service
              ├─0101 /bin/sh -c  PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_INFO_VENDOR="$(grep ^NAME= /etc/os-release | awk -F= "{print \$2}" | tr
              ├─0114 /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex Media Server
              ├─0215 Plex Plug-in [com.plexapp.system] /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Resources/Plug-ins-158e5b199/Framework.bun
              ├─0263 /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex DLNA Server
              ├─0265 /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex Tuner Service /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Resources/Tuner/Private /usr/lib
              ├─0384 Plex Plug-in [com.plexapp.agents.themoviedb] /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Resources/Plug-ins-158e5b199/Fr
              ├─0390 Plex Plug-in [com.plexapp.agents.thetvdb] /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Resources/Plug-ins-158e5b199/Frame
              ├─0465 Plex Plug-in [com.plexapp.agents.opensubtitles] /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Resources/Plug-ins-158e5b199
              ├─0468 Plex Plug-in [com.plexapp.agents.plexmusic] /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Resources/Plug-ins-158e5b199/Fra
              ├─0500 Plex Plug-in [com.plexapp.agents.plexthememusic] /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Resources/Plug-ins-158e5b19
              └─0642 Plex Plug-in [com.plexapp.agents.imdb] /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Resources/Plug-ins-158e5b199/Framewor
   
   Jul 11 10:00:28 nargothrond sh[30101]:   --serverUuid arg      UUID of the server that crashed
   Jul 11 10:00:28 nargothrond sh[30101]:   --userId arg          User that owns this product
   Jul 11 10:00:28 nargothrond sh[30101]:   --platform arg        Platform string
   Jul 11 10:00:28 nargothrond sh[30101]:   --platformVersion arg Platform version string
   Jul 11 10:00:28 nargothrond sh[30101]:   --vendor arg          Vendor string
   Jul 11 10:00:28 nargothrond sh[30101]:   --device arg          Device string
   Jul 11 10:00:28 nargothrond sh[30101]:   --model arg           Device model string
   Jul 11 10:00:28 nargothrond sh[30101]:   --sentryUrl arg       Sentry URL to upload to
   Jul 11 10:00:28 nargothrond sh[30101]:   --sentryKey arg       Sentry Key for the project
   Jul 11 10:00:28 nargothrond sh[30101]:   --version arg         Version of the product
   

3. Bring up a browser using the web UI of the newly installed server:

   http://192.168.0.122:32400/web
   

4. I logged in using the usual, e-mail based method I always use. I saw this:

5. Next, I need to specify a different port (than 32400, which to-eressea is already using) for my new server to use. To do this, I go to Settings, it's the tool icon up near my avatar. Down the left margin will appear new menu options, including Remote Access. I see that Plex has already made my server fully accessible outside my network. To look at the details, I click Show Advanced. I see that I don't even have to change the port (from the default) to a different one and forward it through my router as I expected to have to do. I may change this later.

6. I fired up my television and my Roku-3, then browsed the Plex Media application for my new server. I found it right away. I'm in business.

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1. You see that your Plex Media Server is no longer served up by the browser UI:

   

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