How to Install Plex Media Server on Debian 10

Install Plex Media Server on Debian 10

In this article, we will have explained the necessary steps to install and configure Install Plex Media Server on Debian 10. Before continuing with this tutorial, make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges. All the commands in this tutorial should be run as a non-root user.

Plex Media Server is a great application that turn Linux into a rich features multimedia streaming server. You can then stream your favorite movies, music, TV Shows, Photos from any devices. Plex can run on Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS, Windows and various NAS systems.

Install Plex Media Server on Debian

Step 1. The first command will update the package lists to ensure you get the latest version and dependencies.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install curl
sudo apt install apt-transport-https

Step 2. Install Plex Media Server on Debian 10.

First, add Plex official repository:

curl https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-keys/PlexSign.key | sudo apt-key add -

Next, add the Plex APT repository to your system:

echo deb https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb ./public main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plexmediaserver.list

Then, Install Plex package with apt command:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install plexmediaserver

Once installed, Start Plex Media server using the systemctl command:

sudo systemctl status plexmediaserver
sudo systemctl start plexmediaserver

Step 3. Accessing Plex Media Server.

The web-based management interface is available at port 32400. Open your browser and access Plex Media set up page by going to the below URL:

http://your-ipaddress:32400/web

Congratulation, you have learned how to install and configure Install Plex on Debian 10 on Debian 10 Buster. If you have any question, please leave a comment below.