How to Create Your Own "Home Media Streaming Server" Using Plex with FreeNAS - Part 3 - Part 3

Babin Lonston 2015-02-06 Channel: FreeNAS Linux

Abstract: If media files not loaded we can choose the settings in right top corner and click on Force Refresh to load every media files. Load Media Files in Ple

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21. Click Next to continue with our choose name. Then Click on ADD Folder and choose the media as our content folder and click on Add.

Select Add Folder Add Media Folder

22. Then Click ADD Library to add media.

Add Media Library

23. Now after Adding, we will get our Plex media Dashboard as shown in below picture.

Plex Media Dashboard

24. Now there is no media files currently added, we have to add some media files now. We can Add several Channels by navigating to Home at the top left side Corner.

Step 6: Adding Media Files to Plex

25. To add media files to plex server we need to login into the Samba share in any one of the system, here I’m using my desktop machine (Linux Mint 17 Qiana) to add the files to FreeNAS CIFS share, but you can use any Linux, Mac, or Windows machines too.

But, before accessing samba share, we need to install samba packages on client machine.

# sudo apt-get install system-config-samba

Install Samba For Plex

26. Then connect to the samba share as a anonymous user and add the files from our desktop to the Plex Share.

# smbclient //192.168.0.230/tecmint_broadcast -U anonymous
# put Motorcycle.mp4

Add Files to Plex

If you’re using Windows, machine, you can simple use \\192.168.0.230\tecmint_broadcast to access the share from any windows explorer, and drag and drop the files to share.

Step 7: Play Media Files from Plex UI

27. Switch back to browser and Refresh to load the media files, If media files not loaded we can choose the settings in right top corner and click on Force Refresh to load every media files.

Load Media Files in Plex

28. Choose any one of the media file and Click on Play in the Left top Corner to watch the videos.

Video Play 1: Preview Video Play 2: Preview

Here we can see some of the detailed information which we can get for the particular media.

Adjust Media Bitrate Media Information

That’s it! we have successfully deployed a home based streaming server using Plex.

Conclusion

Plex Media, mostly now days using in DLNA enabled devices. Most of them love to watch there favourites videos in the DNLA enabled devices, Hope this setup help you to Share your videos with friends and family. happy streaming.

Reference Links

http://www.freenas.org/
https://plex.tv/

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