![]() Install the Operating Systemīegin by installing your selected Linux OS to the machine. I will be using Ubuntu 18.04 as my base OS, you can use any OS you want although this tutorial will focus on Debian based OS. This will allow us to run not only Plex, but most any software we want in an easily managed and scriptable environment. This might be ok for your living room couch, but you are going to go through the trouble anyway, why not get the ability to stream?Īs mentioned in the title we are going to be using Docker as well as Docker compose on a Linux based server environment. Kodi works well to display local media but was not designed to allow you to watch that media anywhere. Kodi is a media center, just not a media server. Some may try to honorable mention Kodi, but Kodi is not a media server. These are truly the only competition in existence. Though, some of the features such as access to podcasts or the ability to stream to a TV, are features that are free on Plex already. Emby also has its own premium subscription that is on par price-wise as Plex. The biggest competitor to Plex is also open source. I would make the argument that the premium version of Plex, Plex Pass, is generally not needed by the large majority of users.īut for the sake of argument and awareness, let’s take a quick look at Plex some modern alternatives you may want to consider. Plex offers quite a bit out of the box completely for free and it continuously gets better over time, with many of the features that once required “Plex Pass” eventually making their way into the free version. ![]() You do need to spend $5 to access the Plex mobile app if you intend to watch from your phone or tablet (Unless you have Plex Pass), and Plex is not open-source. There are a lot of alternative streaming servers out there you could choose besides Plex, you may even prefer them but I have found Plex to be the best overall, with the most features. You can even share your content with as many people as you like, assuming your home server and bandwidth can handle it. ![]() This incredibly easy to use software allows you to simply connect hard drives full of movies, tv shows, and music and then organize and display it in your web browser or from an app anywhere, including smart TVs. Plex Media Server is a media organization and streaming server software you can install on any operating system. Plex is not Netflix, but it’s pretty darn similar. If you are new to home media servers, take a chance to see quickly why we are choosing Plex. ![]() If you are familiar with Plex, you can skip down below where we get started with the install. ![]()
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