How Install Plex Media Server on Fedora 36

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Plex Media Server on Fedora 36.

Plex is a global streaming media service and a client–server media player platform, made by Plex, Inc. The Plex Media Server organizes video, audio, and photos from a user’s collections and from online services, and streams it to the players. The official clients and unofficial third-party clients run on mobile devices, smart TVs, streaming boxes, and in web apps.

Plex Media Server is a self-hosted media player system for storing your movies, shows, music, and photos. Over time Plex Media Server has grown much and now supports many platforms.

Also vsit: How to install Plex Media Server on CentOS

Install Plex on Fedora 36

• First, make sure that your system packages are up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo dnf update -y && sudo dnf upgrade -y

• Plex repository is not included in the default installation of fedora systems. So add it’s repo as follows:

sudo vim /etc/yum.repos.d/plex.repo

Then add the following:

[Plexrepo]
name=plexrepo
baseurl=https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/rpm/$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-keys/PlexSign.key
gpgcheck=1

• Save and quit from vim editor.

• Next install Plex media server by running the command below:

sudo dnf install plexmediaserver -y

• Start and enable plex

sudo systemctl start plexmediaserver
sudo systemctl enable plexmediaserver

• Check the status of Plex media server as follows:

sudo systemctl status plexmediaserver

• The last step is to access Plex via web, Plex works on port 32400. So open your browser then type:

http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:32400/web
OR
http://localhost:32400/web

• You will be directed as shown below:

• Sign in to Plex account.

• Here is a small guide for how plex works, Click on Got it button.

• Server setup, here setup your server name to help identify it in plex apps on your network then click Next.

• Organize your media library settings by adding a library then click Next

• Here is, you can get Plex Apps by clicking on GET PLEX APPS button, or skip that and finish the setup by clicking on Done as shown below.

• Click on Finish setup

• And Here we go.

Conclusion

That’s it,

I hope this article was useful

Thank you

Also read: How to install Plex Media Server on CentOS systems.