Install and Setup Plex Media Server on CentOS/Fedora

Written by Anand Singh on the 27th Aug 2021

Exported on 24-Sep-2021 13:18:32

Install Plex Media Server On CentOS and Fedora With AttuneOps

This Blueprint Installs Plex Media Server On A CentOS or Fedora System.

Plex Media Server (PMS) is the back-end media server component that is used by Plex clients for streaming your media. It centralizes your media and allows you to access it via a multitude of clients across all your devices, e.g. on your phone, tablet or computer.

Pre-Blueprint Attune setup
  1. On the Inputs tab, a Linux node for the host you wish to install the stack on.
  2. On the Inputs tab, create Linux credentials to connect to the host you wish to install the stack on.
Steps Involved
  • Download Plex Media Server Installer From Official Website
  • Configure And Install Plex

Parameters

Name Type Script Reference Default Value Comment
Linux Node Linux / Unix Server linuxNode
Linux User Linux OS Credential linuxUser

1 - Download Plex Media Server Installer - RPM

Downloads the Plex media server installer in home directory.

v1.23.3 was the latest version on 28th June 2021, change the url to latest version if new releases have been published by Plex.

You can check for updates here: https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/

The connection details have changed from the last step.

Login as user on node

Connect via SSH 
ssh user@hostname
This is a Bash Script make sure you run it with bash -l from a terminal session 
curl -o plexmediaserver-1.23.3.4707-ebb5fe9f3.x86_64.rpm https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.23.3.4707-ebb5fe9f3/redhat/plexmediaserver-1.23.3.4707-ebb5fe9f3.x86_64.rpm

2 - Launch Plex Media Server Installer

This starts the installation of the deb package downloaded in the last step.

Once the installation has finished you can visit http://YOUR_IP:32400/web to access the fresh installation of the Plex Media Server.

Login as user on node

Connect via SSH 
ssh user@hostname
This is a Bash Script make sure you run it with bash -l from a terminal session 
sudo yum install -y plexmediaserver-1.23.3.4707-ebb5fe9f3.x86_64.rpm