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diff --git a/multimedia/plexmediaserver/README b/multimedia/plexmediaserver/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..c964ec8f6eee0 --- /dev/null +++ b/multimedia/plexmediaserver/README @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Plex Media Server is the backend for the Plex media system. + +Plex's frontend media player, Plex Home Theater, is Windows/Mac only; +however, you can stream your local files on Linux from your web browser. +Plex Home Theater allows the user to manage and play video, photos, music, +and podcasts from a local or remote computer running Plex Media Server. + +Plex Media Server runs as plex:plex (UID/GID 279) with its $HOME as +/var/lib/plexmediaserver: + +# groupadd -g 279 plex +# useradd -u 279 -d /var/lib/plexmediaserver -s /bin/false -g plex plex + +After installing, grab an account from https://my.plexapp.com/ and visit +http://localhost:32400/manage to configure your server. |