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Useful Resources

Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
Plex App Setup Guide - Visual guide for first-run setup of Plex apps on smart devices
c/Plex Add-ons Guide - Detailed info on many of the most popular Plex add-ons with links to setup guides and other resources. Mantained for this community.
Servarr Wiki - The consolidated wiki for Lidarr, Prowlarr, Radarr, Readarr, and Sonarr.
TRaSH-Guides - Guides mainly for Sonarr/Radarr/Bazarr and everything related to it.
Awesome-arr - a complete list of Plex-related companion apps, user scripts, etc.
Plex Hardware Transcoding Cheat Sheet - NVidia GPUs
Organizing and Naming Your Media Files
Troubleshooting Server Connections
Plex User Forums

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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've installed plex but I don't even know where to start with it. Is there an "idiots guide" anywhere that I can follow?

What can it do? Can I access it from my chromecast? Is there a difference between plex player and plex? Why do I even need it? If I get it to work, what else do I need to make it useful?

So many questions and most guides I've found are far too advanced, or they don't tell you enough. I want to know, just explained in a way that doesn't assume I'm an plex expert.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks everyone for your input. I've set it up and it's kind of working. At least I can see one of my videos on the built in player. It's choppy as hell which seems to be a cpu constraint, but it's kind of working.

I'll just have to tinker with it a bit more and then I'm sure to come back with more questions. Making the media library a webdav share didn't quite work as expected for example. Don't know why yet.