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.
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.