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Posts must be related to Plex and Plex-related products, apps. etc. Try to keep comments relevant to the parent comment and to the post.


Rule 4 - Keep discussions of "media aqcuistion" limited to means and methods only.

Discussions regarding media acquisition should be limited to the "how" not the "what", as this is not the place to discuss piracy of specific media. There are other communities for that, and we don't want to get this community defederated from instances where it's a forbidden topic. Posts/comments discussing specific acts of piracy ("How do I find X show?" or "Where can I download Y film?")will be removed. For further clarification see this post


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I've installed plex but I don't even know where to start with it. Is there an "idiots guide" anywhere that I can follow?

What can it do? Can I access it from my chromecast? Is there a difference between plex player and plex? Why do I even need it? If I get it to work, what else do I need to make it useful?

So many questions and most guides I've found are far too advanced, or they don't tell you enough. I want to know, just explained in a way that doesn't assume I'm an plex expert.

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This was originally posted by u/studioleaks on r/PleX but wanted to copy it across in case the subreddit doesn't come back out of private. Without further ado...

so, this is what you do and bare with me..i struggled until i got this to work..so, this guide will be done using docker

1- before you touch docker, create a text 3 files in notepad titled (config.yml , movies.yml , tv.yml)

2- create a folder called plex meta manager whatever you like

3- place the 3 yml files in that folder

4- download latest docker for plex meta manager

5- to go to your docker and launch the container, go to advance settings, go to volume and select the plex meta manager folder you selected, then the box next to it type "/config/"

6- type in your PUID and PGID (i usually use 1000 for both but do you) and type your TZ

your done for docker, now for the fun stuff, open your config file with any text editor, there is many config files but i will give you what i use

7- paste this into your config.yml but replace all the xxxx with your own info https://pastebin.com/ituvJWdF for trakt just fill the first two boxes and the rest will be filled automatically ...also remember to use the correct path names for your library

Note: you might have seen in most guides the reference to - git: meisnate12/MovieCharts , ignore it because for some reason this git shit ruins my setup, just follow my steps if you are noob like me

8- paste this into your movie.yml https://pastebin.com/E62fVjcc which will generate movies collections for all the oscars winning movies, best movies via RT for the years selected, trending movies, popular movies

Note: the lines you see with "#" you need to remove the "#", the reason i have it is because i already ran the code once for these years and I don't to waste 30 mins to run every time, i assume there is a better way to do it but imma noob..run it once without the # then return the #

9- paste this into your tv.yml https://pastebin.com/jCY7eUwU , this will give you trending shows, popular shows, and best new shows of 2021

AND YOU ARE DONE !

go to docker container for plex meta manager, double click..go to terminal..go to create..."launch with command" and enter

python plex_meta_manager.py -r

now if you followed everything, the script will run...keep in mind it will run daily at 3 am, this is just to kickstart things...there is many many ways to customize this some more, but for now lets stick with this

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PUBLIC - Version 1.32.3.7192

This release fixes a security issue in Plex Media Server’s auto-update service on Windows. The issue allowed a local unprivileged user to cause denial of service on the system. This cannot be exploited by an attacker without existing user access to the machine, and we’re not aware of any way to use it to escalate to administrator privileges or gain code execution. Nevertheless, we recommend that all users running Plex Media Server on Windows update to this new version as soon as possible, particularly those who run it on shared systems.

NEW:

  • (NAS) - Synology - Add support for DS223 family models (rtd1619 & rtd1619b processors) FIXES:

  • (Collections) Wording of collections display preference was confusing (#12176)

  • (DVR) Finding USB device even if it’s plugged into a different USB port (#14288)

  • (Photos) “Recently Added in Photos” may not include any items in a sub folder (#12469)

  • (PlayQueue) Playing an episode in a show that has a later aired unmatched episode could play the wrong episode (#13315) Fixed release for NVIDIA Shield

  • (Windows) Certain Windows region settings could cause unexpected behaviour in some operations like scanning (#14304)

  • (Windows) Fixed potential file delete/overwrite in updater by an unprivileged user (#14370)

DOWNLOAD LINK

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Version 1.32.4.7195

New

  • (Web) Updated to 4.108.0

Fixes

  • (Analysis) Processing an invalid audio file could result in the scanner stalling while producing very large amounts of log data (#14335)
  • (Bandwidth) Very low WAN bandwidth streams could get starved (#14319)
  • (Collections) Refreshing item counts for smart collections could block other operations during startup (#14327)
  • (Library) Advanced Filter for Editions returning unexpected results (#14106)
  • (Library) Items with EPG data could sometimes lose certain metadata fields (#14303)
  • (Transcoder) Hardware transcoding could fail to be used on older Intel GPUs on Linux (#14338)

DOWNLOAD LINK

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Welcome Redditors to c/Plex on Lemmy! This community was created so Plex users/admins have a place to discuss PMS, get advice, and seek support. The rules here are similar to r/Plex.

Welcome to our community, and welcome to Lemmy!

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ITEMS ADDED:

  • (NAS) - Synology - Add support for DS223 family models (rtd1619 & rtd1619b processors)

ITEMS FIXED:

  • (Collections) Wording of collections display preference was confusing (#12176)
  • (DVR) Finding USB device even if it's plugged into a different USB port (#14288)
  • (Photos) "Recently Added in Photos" may not include any items in a sub folder (#12469)
  • (PlayQueue) Playing an episode in a show that has a later aired unmatched episode could play the wrong episode (#13315)

DOWNLOAD LINK: https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/

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Notes: This release requires an active Plex Pass subscription to download

Beta release note entries are appended between minor releases.

ITEMS ADDED:

  • (Web) Updated to 4.108.0

ITEMS FIXED:

  • (Analysis) Processing an invalid audio file could result in the scanner stalling while producing very large amounts of log data (#14335)
  • (Bandwidth) Very low WAN bandwidth streams could get starved (#14319)
  • (Collections) Refreshing item counts for smart collections could block other operations during startup (#14327)
  • (Library) Advanced Filter for Editions returning unexpected results (#14106)
  • (Library) Items with EPG data could sometimes lose certain metadata fields (#14303)
  • (Transcoder) Hardware transcoding could fail to be used on older Intel GPUs on Linux (#14338)

DOWNLOAD LINK: https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml to c/plex@lemmy.ml
 
 

I'd like to start a weekly share your build post every Saturday. This is a place to share your Plex Server builds and get advice on how to optimize/upgrade your server from other users!

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml to c/plex@lemmy.ml
 
 

Welcome to c/Plex, the home for Plex on Lemmy.ml

This is a new community, but one which will hopefully grow into a place where Plex users will come to discuss, get help, and find current news regarding Plex Media Server and related topics.

Again, Welcome!

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml to c/plex@lemmy.ml
 
 

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