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 browser…

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 updates…

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 giacomo’s install
then
islipfd19’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 don’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

giacomo’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 islipfd19’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 yet…

Now, Will Plex make it to the software center ? with and update button ?
you know plex makes alot of updates…
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 but… plex?.. really?
IMO plex is for home use. In good German it’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 don’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 didn’t know it!

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

It’s a great tool. Very surprising that you didn’t know it.
When you search alternative to Google analytics, it’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 it’s up to the administrator which modules are installed.
I don’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 features…

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

you can already install on NS every kind of rpm available for centos… it’s up to you…

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 it’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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