Information and Guides
While Plex Media Server does run under multiple operating systems, and on many different devices, there are many aspects of Plex that are the same regardless of either the operating system or device.
This section will contain aspects of Plex that aren't specific to any particular operating system or device, but rather pertain to Plex Media Server in general.
Regardless of where you run Plex, you will be able to use the following sections to help configure and maintain your Plex Media Server to keep it running as optimally as possible.
About Plex
Setting Up Your Plex Server
- What is the Best CPU for Plex?
- What Operating System Should You Use for Plex?
- What Hardware Does My Plex Server Need?
- What is the Recommended Media Storage?
- The Best External Hard Drive for Plex
- How to Claim Your Plex Server
- How to Get the Plex Token
- How to Set up Plex to Use an Nginx Reverse Proxy
- How to Migrate to a New Server
Managing Your Plex Server
- Suggested Server Settings
- Where is the Plex Data Directory Location?
- Where is the Plex Database Location?
- Where is the Metadata Stored?
- How to Backup Your Plex Media Server
- How to Remove a Server from Plex Media Server
- How to Remove a Device from Plex Media Server
- Running Scheduled Tasks
- How to Ignore Files or Folders
- How to Scan a Library
- How to Refresh Metadata
- How to Empty Trash
- How to Clean Bundles
- How to Optimize the Database
- How to Download the Database
- How to Clear the Cache
- Advanced Server Settings
- What are Plex Client Profiles?
Managing Your Media
- Movie Naming Conventions
- TV Show Naming Conventions
- Music Naming Conventions
- How to Add a Library
- How to Edit a Library
- How to Delete a Library
- How to Add Movies
- How to Add TV Shows
- How to Add Music
- How to Fix an Incorrect Match
- How to Add Posters and Artwork
- How to Use Local Assets
- How to Use Embedded Metadata for Music
- How to Rip Blu-Ray Discs
- How to Rip CD Music
Streaming Your Media
Troubleshooting
- How to Use Plex Media Server Without the Internet
- How to Repair a Corrupted Database
- How to do the Plex Dance
- Fix: Plex Media Server Not Opening
- Movie Posters Not Showing Up
- This Server is not Powerful Enough to Convert Video
- Fix: Plex Offline Download Not Working
- How to Download the Log Files
- Fix: A required codec could not be found with Plex
- Fix: The transcoder exited due to an error with Plex
- Fix: The Transcoder Crashed or Failed to Start Up
- Plex Transcoding H.264 to H.264
- Why Can’t a Movie Play in a Web Browser from Plex?