Do you want to use the Plex plugin on OpenMediaVault? OpenMediaVault is the Linux server app for those who don’t want to create a fuss. With the help of it, anyone can set up or use Samba, FTP, and also NFS shares from the web browser comfort. Well, special thanks to the OMV Extras project, Plex Media Server can now be set up or install very easily. If you want to get Plex working, you want to install or download the Plex plugin on OpenMediaVault.
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How To Install OMV Extras
Plex Integration into Open Media Vault is impossible without the OMV Extras third-party software repo. There are various ways to install or download it. The simplest method to install or download the Extras repo is from the web interface. Initially, open a web browser and logging into OMV. Then, open up a 2nd browser tab and install the OMV Extras plugin file. If you want to install the Plex plugin on OpenMediaVault then dive down below!
Note: Well, there are three various downloads, as it depends on what model of OpenMediaVault you use. In this guide, we’ll be working with model 3.0 (the new stable version).
Head over to the download page, choose the link located next to “For OMV 3.x (Erasmus)”. Then download or install the Debian package file. Once you’ve got it downloaded, move back to the OMV web interface and then tap on “Plugins” in the side-bar menu.
To initiate the installation, tap the “upload” button, and then browse for openmediavault-omvextrasorg_latest_all3.deb.
Now upload the package. When the whole process completes, dive down to the plugin list all the way to the bottom and search for “openmediavault-omvextrasorg”. Tap the box located next to it to turn it on.
After choosing it in the checkbox, return back to the top of the plugin list and then tap on “Install” to install or download the plugin into OpenMediaVault.
Once you tap install, OpenMediaVault will ask you for confirmation. Well, the confirmation says “do you really wish to install or download the selected plugin(s)?” Tap the “yes” button to continue on.
Well, the OMV installation tool is automated in the Web UI, so you don’t want any passwords. If you want to install the Plex plugin on OpenMediaVault then dive down below!
Install OMV Extras Through Terminal
If you would like to install the OMV Extras plugin in the terminal, then there is a script installer. If you want to use it, SSH into your OMV machine and then gain root access. From there, execute this command:
wget -O - https://omv-extras.org/install | bash
Follow the on-screen prompts to fully turn on the third-party software repos.
Install Plex Plugin On OpenMediaVault
You can install the Plex Plugin when the OMV Extras software repo is working. However, OMV Extras can make Plex available, it doesn’t distribute it. If you want to get Plex, you can then re-load the OMV Web UI. When you refresh it, check the side-bar menu for “OMV-Extras”, underneath plugins. Tap on it, and view for “Plexmediaserver repo”. This repo is needed to turn on Plex.
Tap the slider button located next to “Plexmediaserver” to turn it on. You can then tap “Apply” when it appears to refresh the OMV’s software sources.
As the repo working, tap on “Plugins” in the side-bar menu again. You can then look for “Plex” and then tap the checkbox located next to it to choose it. Then move up and tap “Install” to finally install the Plex plugin on OpenMediaVault.
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Plex Plugin Configuration
Now Plex is part of Open Media Vault. However, it provides a dedicated menu entry. Head over to it after looking under “Services” for “Plex Media Server”.
The initial step to setting up Plex on OMV is to turn on the service in the Web UI. Move to the Plex Media Center menu, view for “enable” and tap the slider located next to it to enable it. If you want to install the Plex plugin on OpenMediaVault then dive down below!
Plex is now enabled on OMV. Now you’d like to specify a hard drive for it to run on. Please remember that OMV is a NAS OS, and will not allow users to share files on the same hard drive that the OS is on. Make sure that you’ve already got a second hard drive. If not, then tap on “Shared Folders” in the side-bar and then manually set one up.
If you want to specify a database volume. You can then tap the drop-down menu and choose an available hard drive. Done setting up the database? Tap “save”.
How To Set Up Plex
At this point in the process, Plex is now ready to be configured. Also though it was installed in an unconventional way. Well, the Plex on OpenMediaVault follows the same steps. Head over to a web browser and move to the website below.
https://server-ip-address:32400/web/index.html
If you don’t know what the IP address is of your OMV server is? If you want to check it out, use SSH and then try to log in. Also, it displays a prompt right away listing the IP address. On the other hand, execute this command in the console:
ip addr show | grep "inet 192.168"
The command ip addr will show your local IP address.
Conclusion:
I hope you can now understand how to use and install the Plex plugin on OpenMediaVault. If you want to share any other alternative method ten let us know below!
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