After failing to configure a plex lxc container, I decided to go the old fashioned way and just start a fresh Ubuntu 22.04 VM and go from there. Now this post won't get into security and the various things you should do to a fresh install, but we will assume you have an install ready to go.
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The first command you run will be:
sudo wget -c downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.40.2.8395-c67dce28e/debian/plexmediaserver_1.40.2.8395-c67dce28e_amd64.debThis is the current version of plex, however this can and will change. so you can click here. Remove the HTTPS:// from the link and copy/paste into Ubuntu with
sudo wget -cprefixed. -
Then you will run
sudo wget -c downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.40.2.8395-c67dce28e/debian/plexmediaserver_1.40.2.8395-c67dce28e_amd64.debAgain you may need to append to the most updated version. This will install plex.
Optional: You can delete the plex downloaded files after the install if you would like with this command.
sudo rm plexmediaserver_1.40.2.8395-c67dce28e_amd64.debNow you're plex server is fully installed but we must start the service
sudo service plexmediaserver startopen your browser and go to:
http://<your-server-IP>:32400/webNow you're in the portal and can setup your libraries. Next post will be on how we can setup a NFS server so you can have your plex media seperate from your server.