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- CentOS 7 system<\/li>\n
- Root privileges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What we will do<\/h2>\n
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- Add Plex Repository to the CentOS 7 System<\/li>\n
- Install Plex Media Server on CentOS 7<\/li>\n
- Configure Firewalld Rules for Plex Media Server<\/li>\n
- Testing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Step 1 – Add Plex Repository<\/h2>\n
The first step we need to do for this guide is to\u00a0add the Plex repository to our CentOS 7 system.<\/p>\n
Go to the ‘yum.repos.d’ directory and create new repo file ‘plex.repo’ using the vim editor<\/a>.<\/p>\n
cd \/etc\/yum.repos.d\/
vim plex.repo<\/p>\nPaste the following Plex repository configuration there.<\/p>\n
# Plex.repo file will allow dynamic install\/update of plexmediaserver.
Save and exit.<\/p>\n
Plex repository has been added to the CentOS 7 system.<\/p>\n
Now we will install Plex media server on our CentOS server.<\/p>\n
Run the yum command below.<\/p>\n
sudo yum -y install plexmediaserver<\/p>\n
After the installation is complete, start the plex service and enable\u00a0it to launch everytime at system boot using the systemctl commands below.<\/p>\n
systemctl start plexmediaserver
systemctl enable plexmediaserver<\/p>\nPlex media server has been installed – check it using the following command.<\/p>\n
systemctl status plexmediaserver<\/p>\n
And you will get the result as shown below.<\/p>\n
![\"Start](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/how-to-install-plex-media-server-on-centos-7.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nThe Plex Media Server is now running on the CentOS 7 server.<\/p>\n
In this tutorial, we will enable Firewalld services. Make sure firewalld packages are installed on the system.<\/p>\n
Or you can install them\u00a0using the yum command below.<\/p>\n
sudo yum -y install firewalld<\/p>\n
Now start the firewalld service and enable\u00a0it to launch every time at system boot.<\/p>\n
systemctl start firewalld
systemctl enable firewalld<\/p>\nNext, we need to add new firewalld configuration for our plex installation. Plex media server needs some port in the\u00a0‘LISTEN’ state, so we will create new firewalld XML configuration.<\/p>\n
Go to the ‘\/etc\/firewalld\/service’ directory and create a new service firewalld configuration ‘plex.xml’ using vim<\/a>.<\/p>\n
cd \/etc\/firewalld\/services\/
vim plexmediaserver.xml<\/p>\nThere, paste the following configuration.<\/p>\n
<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>
Save and exit.<\/p>\n
Now add the ‘plexmediaserver’ service to the firewalld services list, then reload the configuration.<\/p>\n
sudo firewall-cmd –add-service=plexmediaserver –permanent
sudo firewall-cmd –reload<\/p>\nAnd you will get the result as below.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe plexmediaserver service has been added to firewalld – check it using the firewalld command below.<\/p>\n
firewall-cmd –list-all<\/p>\n
And you should\u00a0get ‘plexmediaserver’ on service list.<\/p>\n
![\"List](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/how-to-install-plex-media-server-on-centos-7-2.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nBefore configuring the Plex media server, make sure you have an account for Plex. If not, you can register using the URL below.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/app.plex.tv\/<\/a><\/p>\n
And then login to your account.<\/p>\n
If you’re a registered user and logged in with your browser, you can open your Plex media server installation\u00a0url in the following way.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/192.168.33.10:32400\/web\/<\/a><\/p>\n
And you will be redirected to the plex login as below.<\/p>\n
![\"Plex](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/how-to-install-plex-media-server-on-centos-7-3.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nClick the ‘SIGN IN<\/strong>‘ button.<\/p>\n
And you will get the page about how plex works – just click the GOT IT button.<\/p>\n
![\"How](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/how-to-install-plex-media-server-on-centos-7-4.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nNow the server setup page.<\/p>\n
![\"Plex](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/how-to-install-plex-media-server-on-centos-7-5.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nType your server name and click the ‘NEXT<\/strong>‘ button.<\/p>\n
Now you will see the page for plex library configuration.<\/p>\n
![\"Organize](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/how-to-install-plex-media-server-on-centos-7-6.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nClick the ‘NEXT<\/strong>‘ button again.<\/p>\n
And the plexmediaserver configuration has been completed – click the ‘DONE’ button.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAnd you will get the plex Dashboard.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nNow you can add media files to your plex media server.<\/p>\n
Below is an example library\u00a0from our Plex installation.<\/p>\n
![\"Plex](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/how-to-install-plex-media-server-on-centos-7-9.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nPlex Media Server installation and configuration on CentOS 7 server has been completed successfully.<\/p>\n
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