Sysrc 'plexmediaserver_plexpass_enable=YES' OR It’s pretty simple, all you need to do is run the following command: The next step in this TrueNAS: Plex Manual Install article is to set Plex to start automatically every time the jail starts. That’s it! Plex is now installed, but now we need to configure it a bit. If you DO NOT have a PlexPass, use this command to install: If you DO have a PlexPass, use this command to install: Go to the command line interface for the jail in which you want to install Plex and enter one of the two following commands. There are two versions of Plex to install – the PlexPass version and the basic version if you don’t have a PlexPass.

However, theoretically there’s no reason these steps wouldn’t work with other jails.

I started from a fresh jail using release 12.1-p10 which obtains a separate IP using DHCP and uses all the default jail creation options. This TrueNAS: Plex Manual Install article assumes that you already have TrueNAS installed and configured and you have already created a jail in which you want to run Plex. This is part of my ongoing series of TrueNAS and FreeNAS setup, configuration and install articles.

You may want to setup Plex after you have setup some of your automated downloading agents which you can read about how to setup in my Sonarr, Radarr, Jackett, Qbittorrent, OpenVPN. This article will show you how to install Plex Media Server on your TrueNAS server (formally FreeNAS) without using the standard TrueNAS plugin interface and will instruct you on how to update your install your Plex Media Server to the latest version. It will serve, and transcode as necessary based on the client devices requirements, all your movies, TV shows, music personal videos and more. The Plex Media Server is the core of your PVR setup here and will provide all the media that you are ripping, downloading, etc to all of your clients. Plex is a digital media player and organizational tool that allows you to access the music, pictures, and videos stored on one computer with any other computer, set top device or compatible mobile device. Completing a TrueNAS: Plex manual install allows you to further customize the jail you’ve installed with additional programs and services such as Tautulli. Installing Plex Media Server in a jail on your TrueNAS server (formally FreeNAS) is an absolute essential.

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