Install PLEX Media Server on Ubutnu 20.04

Install PLEX Media Server on Ubutnu 20.04.md

Install (PMS) PLEX Media Server on Ubutnu 20.04

Update OS

minimal

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

optional

sudo su
apt update -y && apt upgrade -y && apt install -y mc tree htop p7zip-full apt-transport-https curl cifs-utils
timedatectl && timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Berlin

Install PMS

sudo curl https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-keys/PlexSign.key | apt-key add -
sudo echo deb https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb public main | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plex.list
sudo apt update -y
sudo apt install -y plexmediaserver
systemctl status plexmediaserver
mkdir -p /media/plex/{movies,serials,music}
chown plex:plex -R /media/plex/
# go to http://YourServerIP:32400/web/index.html#!/setup and claim the PMS.

Create Apache Reverse Proxy - HTTP

sudo su

apt update && \
apt install -y apache2 && \
a2enmod proxy proxy_http headers proxy_wstunnel

DOMAIN=plex.jiripocta.cz && \
rm -f /etc/apache2/sites-available/$DOMAIN.conf && \
cat > /etc/apache2/sites-available/$DOMAIN.conf << EOF
<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerName $DOMAIN
   ErrorDocument 404 /404.html

   #HTTP proxy
   ProxyPass / http://localhost:32400/
   ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:32400/

   #Websocket proxy
   SSLProxyEngine on
   <Location /:/websockets/notifications>
        ProxyPass wss://localhost:32400/:/websockets/notifications
        ProxyPassReverse wss://localhost:32400/:/websockets/notifications
   </Location>

   Header always unset X-Frame-Options
</VirtualHost>
EOF

DOMAIN=plex.jiripocta.cz && \
a2ensite $DOMAIN.conf && \
systemctl restart apache2

Optional - Enable HTTPS

sudo su

apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-apache

DOMAIN=plex.jiripocta.cz && \
[email protected] && \
certbot --apache --agree-tos --redirect --hsts --staple-ocsp --email $EMAIL -d $DOMAIN

systemctl restart apache2

Speed Test

iperf3 - https://iperf.fr/iperf-servers.php

sudo apt install -y iperf3
#Download to PMS server:
iperf3 -c ping.online.net -P 20 -R
#Upload from PMS server:
iperf3 -c ping.online.net -P 20