Category Archives: Plex

Temporary fix for updating external HPFS/NTFS/exFAT hard drive’s permissions so Plex can access

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

When I plugged in my external hard drive that was on Windows to a Linux machine (Raspberry Pi 3), it was automatically mounted at /media/brian/Brian-HD, but the permissions were drw- — — 1 brian brian. I needed Plex to be able … Continue reading →

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Plex loading local subtitles

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

Plex tends to do a good job of loading local subtitle files (usually .srt) and it can even automatically load subtitles for you [2]. But sometimes, it will not load a file that is in your directory with your video … Continue reading →

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UPnP on Plex

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

Getting your Plex server to use UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) will increase speeds, along with allowing it to run on more clients. For example, one Smart TV’s Plex app did not work until UPnP was enabled on the server’s … Continue reading →

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Plex Media Server Review

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

I am very impressed with the Plex Media server. It runs on all your operating systems but I have it running on Linux. It sets up the server and accessing the server through any of the Plex apps. It then … Continue reading →

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Plex

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

I found Plex was a good solution for streaming a video from my laptop to my TV. It removes the need for an HDMI cord and the quality was great with no buffering. I have not gotten to streaming my music or … Continue reading →

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