What about Plex Server addon in the software center?

Form network services from the panel:

dnsmasq (DNS and DHCP) TCP: 53 UDP: 53,67,69 green
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dovecot (IMAP) TCP: 110,143,4190,993,995 green red
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ejabberd (Chat - XMPP) TCP: 5222,5223,5280 green red
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httpd (HTTP) TCP: 80,443 green red
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httpd-admin (NethServer web interface) TCP: 980 green red
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mysqld (MySQL database) TCP: 3306 green
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nmb (NetBIOS) UDP: 137,138 green
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ntpd (Network Time Protocol) UDP: 123 green
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plexmediaserver TCP: 32400 green
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postfix (SMTP) TCP: 25,465,587 green red
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postgresql TCP: 5432 localhost
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slapd (OpenLDAP) TCP: 389 green
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smb (Windows share - Samba) TCP: 139,445 green
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sshd (Secure Shell) TCP: 22 green red
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tomcat TCP: 8080 green
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vsftpd TCP: 21 green
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from Green it should accept all connections :slight_smile:
show pls
netstat -plane | grep 32400

This webpage is not available

ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

the above is from web browserā€¦

below is the command:

[root@nethserver5150 ~]# service plexmediaserver stop
Stopping PlexMediaServer: [ OK ]
Stopped PlexMediaServer [ OK ]
[root@nethserver5150 ~]# service plexmediaserver start
Starting PlexMediaServer: [ OK ]
[root@nethserver5150 ~]# netstat -plane | grep 32400
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:32400 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 5000 22885 3101/./Plex Media S
tcp 0 0 192.168.1.230:32400 192.168.1.230:55664 TIME_WAIT 0 0 -
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:32400 127.0.0.1:51282 TIME_WAIT 0 0 -
tcp 0 0 192.168.1.230:32400 192.168.1.230:55668 TIME_WAIT 0 0 -
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:32400 127.0.0.1:51285 TIME_WAIT 0 0 -
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:32400 127.0.0.1:51287 TIME_WAIT 0 0 -
tcp 0 0 192.168.1.230:32400 192.168.1.230:55665 TIME_WAIT 0 0 -
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:32400 127.0.0.1:51279 TIME_WAIT 0 0 -
tcp 0 0 192.168.1.230:32400 192.168.1.230:55666 TIME_WAIT 0 0 -
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:32400 127.0.0.1:51281 TIME_WAIT 0 0 -
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:32400 127.0.0.1:51280 TIME_WAIT 0 0 -
[root@nethserver5150 ~]#

This is from Nethserver 6.6 with all updatesā€¦

It is not firewall problem, look at the apache conf for Plex maybe there you can find the answer .

O.k. Now I made a new install of Nethserver 6.7rc-1 and I got plex server working.
I used giacomoā€™s install
then
islipfd19ā€™s directions from
Now we add plex media server as a service and a network service: from there on down
Looks like I have a working Plex Server on Nethserver 6.7rc-1
I will not work on NS 6.6 why I donā€™t know.

Now can others test it and build a package from it to install in the software center?
I want to thank all those who helped send these scripts to help on the installation process!
I had downloaded 6.7 from distrowatch.com and tried it since 6.6 was not working for me.

BTW I had apache web server on and it did not work at first, I took it off the server, then I was able to use the browser to http://myipaddress:32400/web

My testing was done on a Dell Poweredege Server running VMWARE 6.0 server I gave it 4 cores and 8gigs of mem works great!

I have successfully setup Plex on 6.6 , but i do not know credentials to access from Inet , i have no local lan to my NS

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Hi Nas. I think you need a Plexpass for that option.
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200484543
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200393036-Internet-Connection

Or create a vpn :smile:

BR
Bogdan

Happy to hear about your success!
Could you please merge @giacomo and @islipfd19 suggestions and write down a simple howto?

Sure, Here goes

giacomoā€™s install as follows:
Login to a terminal shell and become root sudo -i

yum localinstall https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.12.13.1464-4ccd2ca/plexmediaserver-0.9.12.13.1464-4ccd2ca.x86_64.rpm

Then islipfd19ā€™s install as follows:

Now we add plex media server as a service and a network service:

config set plexmediaserver service status enabled
mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/plexmediaserver
echo "service" > /etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/plexmediaserver/type
echo "enabled" > /etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/plexmediaserver/status

and we signal the new service with:

 signal-event runlevel-adjust

Add the network service:

config set plexmediaserver service TCPPort 32400 access private status enabled

Inform NS about the update:

signal-event firewall-adjust

And finally, start plex:

service plexmediaserver start

I got it working on Nethserver 6.7 just moments ago. I did not install the webserver because I thought it might conflict trying to connect to the plexserver via browser.

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Wow it looks pretty easy! Thanks for sharing your notes! :stuck_out_tongue:
@warren_midgley @apradoc @jobezic would you like to test it?

Did anyone else test it ? any comments ? Updates ?
My server Has been Plexing with no problems yetā€¦

Now, Will Plex make it to the software center ? with and update button ?
you know plex makes alot of updatesā€¦
please advise
Thanks

After having tested your command, a simple meta package called nethserver-plexmediaserver might be build.
Might it be a simple starting point for our learning devs? @stephdl @Jim @Ctek @fasttech @dz00te @filippo_carletti anybody else?

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Excuse me for being blunt butā€¦ plex?.. really?
IMO plex is for home use. In good German itā€™s ā€œspielereiā€ (or in English: just for fun)
I mean, a SMB server is mainly developed for businesses right? Then install plex if you like on your home NS, but wasting valuable dev time on creating a module for this is (again, IMO) throwing away resources.

But since we are here discussing possible new features I do have some ideas:

  • piwik, so you donā€™t need big-brother-is-watching-you Google analytics on your website/portal
  • Drupal (there is already work in progress on Joomla, but I would prefer Drupal :wink: )
  • Wiki like MediaWiki
  • Alfresco Document management system

Very cool, I didnā€™t know it!

2 posts were merged into an existing topic: NethServer for businesses or home users?

Itā€™s a great tool. Very surprising that you didnā€™t know it.
When you search alternative to Google analytics, itā€™s the first result

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I am coming to NethServer from ClearOS where Plex is an addon module, the company I work for uses Plex to stream training videos. So for me Plex on NethServer would be awesome.

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It seems to me, Nethserver has the capability and flexibility to be a great system for both small business AND home use.
Surely itā€™s up to the administrator which modules are installed.
I donā€™t know how many NS installations there are, but I think the more modules that are available, the more attractive the system as a whole.
And a media server would be a valuable addition for many users.

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as somebody already pointed out, core devs should deal only with enterprise aimed featuresā€¦

if the community needs to run a media server or $whatever there are no problems at allā€¦ but IMVHO such kind of modules must be developed by contributors, not by core devsā€¦

you can already install on NS every kind of rpm available for centosā€¦ itā€™s up to youā€¦

but if you expect/need it to be integrated and managed by NS gui (and the underlying logic), you have to start to do it yourself

hope now itā€™s clear

I would like to add to this that it should be high priority to get clear documentation how to create a module for $application.

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