[ COMMUNITY ] - c/Plex Sunday Advice / No Stupid Questions Post - 2023-08-13
[ COMMUNITY ] - c/Plex Sunday Advice / No Stupid Questions Post - 2023-08-13
Weekly Advice / No Stupid Questions Post
This is part of a weekly series of Plex Advice threads for novices and pros alike to ask questions, give advice, troubleshoot, and share knowledge and resources! Please be polite and helpful to beginners just getting started out, and we want to be as welcoming as we can to newcomers to this community.
Common subjects can include:
- Plex Media Server setup
- System requirements and advice buying components
- Advice choosing the operating system that's right for you
- Getting started with a new operating system (eg. Linux)
- Advanced setup and configuration
- Help with PMS add-ons:
- Docker
- VPN advice
- Setup / configuration of the *arr family of apps (Sonarr, Radarr, etc.)
Anyone who posts good starter guides, FAQs, and/or wikis may get their links added to the sidebar so the rest of the community can benefit!
Cheers!
Useful Resources
- Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
- Useful Plex Add-ons - Detailed info on many Plex add-ons with setup guides and other useful links
- Organizing and Naming Your Media Files
- Troubleshooting Server Connections
- Plex User Forums
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I want to set up a Plex server on a pc that I’d not directly connected to my roster. Not having used Plex before, will this present problems s as opposed to my primary connected unit?
Plex requires an Internet connection for, well, several reasons. Also, how do you plan on getting media onto the server if it’s not connected to (what I assume you meant) router?
The autocorrect certainly did not help the context of my question. I have another pc that is connected to my network but is not directly connected to my router that I would like to use as the media server. Can I still set up Plex on this device?
Do us a favor and repost this question on today’s advice/NSQ post, and we’ll continue from there!