See, I’ve tried media server apps in the past only to end up frustrated by haphazard indexing, amnesic scanning, and incorrect labelling. One big advantage of Plex over other media server apps like is its impressive organisational capabilities. This means you can watch videos on your computer on your Android phone while you’re on the bus listen to your music library on your iPad while on holiday and scoff popcorn with your besties while watching a movie on your computer on their smart TV. The Plex model is simple: you install the server part on the computer where you keep your media, and then install a Plex player app on any/all your other devices to access it over the internet. You might be sort of person who likes to “backup” DVDs and Blu-Rays to their hard drive, rip CDs, or shoot a lot of video while travelling or perhaps you just purchase a lot of digital media from online content stores like iTunes, 7Digital and Amazon.Įither way: if have media on your computer that you sometimes want to watch elsewhere, the Plex Media Server (PMS) can help. Plex is like running your own private Netflix or Spotify: you are in control of curating the content available, and who can access itĪn app of two halfs, Plex makes it easy to organise, browse and stream your digital media library on other devices when you like, from pretty much wherever you like!Ĭhances are you have a stack of media files strewn about your computer already, ranging from from music and podcasts to movies and TV shows. The free media server app, spun out of Kodi (formerly XMBC), is a veritable stalwart on the “self-catering” media streaming scene.

Media savvy readers will need no introduction to Plex. If you’re interested in learning more about Plex, or want to kniow how to install the Plex media server on Ubuntu for yourself, keep on reading… What is Plex Media Server?

Plex recently announced a raft of new on-demand web shows will be available to users - a staggering 19,000 episodes across 67 shows! “Canonical’s Snap Store provides an easy and secure way to distribute our software to an increasing number of consumers.” We can also expect to get future Plex updates automatically, through the Snap store, directly from the Plex team, a benefit Tamas Szelei, Software Engineer at Plex, notes: Snaps ruin the pretence that Linux is difficult or unwieldy to useĪdding the popular media tool to the shelves of the Snap store means you, me, and anyone else can install and set-up their own personal media server faster, and with less effort than before.

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