Plexopedia Blog
The Plexopedia blog contains my thoughts and ideas of how I manage my own Plex server. I will provide tips and tricks on how I use Plex to stream all my media in my home.
How to Transfer Plex Settings Between Servers
Transferring settings between two Plex servers is made easy with the Plex API. This guide will walk you through the process of calling the API to move your configurations, preferences, and metadata. Whether you're upgrading or migrating, this method ensures a smooth transition without losing important settings, saving you time and effort.
The Naming Conventions I Use for My Media Files for Plex
Struggling to keep your Plex library organized? In this guide, I’ll share the naming conventions I use to ensure Plex correctly identifies and sorts my media files. From movies to TV shows, learn how to name your files for a clean, hassle-free streaming experience. Say goodbye to mismatched titles and hello to a perfectly organized library!
How to Get Handbrake to Update Plex
This guide explains how to set up HandBrake to call Plex’s partial scan endpoint using a batch file. By automating the scan process after encoding, you can ensure your Plex library stays updated without manual intervention, saving time and effort. Perfect for streamlining your media management workflow!
How to Get a Plex Server's Session History
Learn how to retrieve a Plex server's session history using the Plex API with a Python script. Step-by-step guide for accessing detailed playback data, including user activity, media titles, and timestamps, to better manage and analyze your Plex server usage.
How to Access the Plex Server Logs in Real-Time
Learn how to view your Plex Server logs live to fix problems and improve performance. This guide explains simple steps to access and watch real-time logs using a basic script. See what's happening on your server, find issues quickly, and make your Plex setup run smoothly and without interruptions.
What Media File Formats Do I Use With Plex?
Plex supports a wide range of media file formats. The client determines what format can be streamed without transcoding. In this post I talk about what formats I used for my media and what formats I would recommend today.
How to Download Movies from Your Plex Server
Plex provides the ability to download movies from your server for offline viewing. You can also download movies from your Plex server to play outside of Plex. The Python script to do this is provided in this post.
How to Download Movie Posters from Your Plex Server
To help prevent Plex from changing your movie posters, you can place posters in the same folder as your movie files. This script will download your current movie posters and place them in the correct folder.
How to Stop Plex from Changing Movie Posters
When Plex updates the metadata for movies it may change movie posters. This can be frustrating if you have carefully changed the poster. Here are some steps you can take to prevent this from happening.
How to Stop a Transcode Session Automatically in Plex
A movie transcoding on your Plex server can use a lot of resources, especially for those that run low power servers. These scripts will stop any transcode sessions on a server automatically.
Can a Hard Drive Handle Streaming High Bitrate Movies?
Streaming high bitrate movies can be a challenge for some Plex servers. Will a spinning hard drive be able to handle the requirements of a 4K movie? Let's have a look.
How I Automatically Empty Trash When Files are Deleted in Plex
When I bulk delete files that are no longer needed, I have Plex automatically scan and then empty the trash to remove the media from Plex. These are the steps I use to make that happen.
How I Automatically Scan My Media Library in Plex
Learn how I easily have Plex automatically scan and new or changed media content on my media server. This has helped streamline adding media to my Plex server.
How I Backup My Plex Server
Discover the story of my Plex setup – from choosing the right hardware to fine-tuning transcoding. See how I made streaming smoother and more convenient.
Seamless Streaming: My Plex Server Setup
Discover the story of my Plex setup – from choosing the right hardware to fine-tuning transcoding. See how I made streaming smoother and more convenient.