Autostart Plexconnect - Windows

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Hi

 

This maybe a simple question but how do I automatically start PlexConnect on a Windows PC so I dont have to manually start it?

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Create a file "start-plexconnect.bat". Add the following text:

c:\python27\python -b C:\yourPathToPlexConnect\PlexConnect.py

Save it, then go the control panel->administrative tools->scheduled tasks.

Add a new simple scheduled task.

Trigger: When I log on

Action: Start a program

Add the full path to your start-plexconnect.bat file.

After creating the task, right click it and choose properties. Under general, make sure the following:

Only run when the user is logged on should be checked

Run with highest privileges should be checked.

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Thank You!!

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Hi there, i have set it up according to the above and it seems to work. Unfortunately I still have that ugly taskeng.exe window  popping up, is there a way that it starts the process in the background, without the screen coming up?

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Add "start /min" to the front of your bat file text

start /min c:\python27\python -b C:\yourPathToPlexConnect\PlexConnect.py
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I must be doing something wrong.

Originally I created a scheduled task which started the plexconnect.py file via python.exe automatically. The start-plexconnect.bat file is saved on the harddrive but nothing is making use of it I think. How do I make use of the .bat file.

I tried a scheduled task and directed it to the.bat file instead. I see the black screen coming up just for an instant but it disappears. Do i have a mistake in the wording, is the wording above correct, should the .bat file work already by double clicking on it, is the location of the .bat file important?

I guess what I am after is a step by step guide how to launch plexconnect automatically without a screen pop up and after internet and plex media server is up and running. 

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Found the issue!!! The path of the plexconnect.py which I entered in the .bat file had spaces between words and that caused the file not to start.

Moved the 'plexconnect-xml_templates' folder out of the 'Program Files' folder into C: drive only hence no spaces and voila it worked.

Don't forget to adjust the task scheduler to the .bat file location.