I was wondering if anyone has setup a single Raspberry Pi 3 to run both Plex server and client software. I currently have that setup on a Windows 7 machine but would like to switch to using a Raspberry Pi 3 with external UBS drive enclosures.
Any input would be helpful, thanks.
My Question is why? If you want to play this only on one device why not use KODI?
@ericrook said:
I was wondering if anyone has setup a single Raspberry Pi 3 to run both Plex server and client software. I currently have that setup on a Windows 7 machine but would like to switch to using a Raspberry Pi 3 with external UBS drive enclosures.Any input would be helpful, thanks.
This question gets asked a lot so you can find longer answers with a quick search of the Rasplex subforum. The short answer is: No, you cannot. The rPi OpenPHT version is âembeddedâ meaning it comes packaged inside (or embedded) in itâs own operating system that is mostly readonly. The hardware limitations doesnât make it a good candidate for running both either.
If you want an all in one solution with a single rPi, you may want to check out LibreElec (kodi/XBMC).
Considering Plex is a client/server solution aimed at situations where that sort of architecture is desired or needed, I failed to see the point or any benefit of the ridiculous over-complication of a solution where both are on the same box. There are countless simpler ways to play media stored locally.
what they appear to be really saying is no-one - not one - has developed a plex media player for a linux OS like raspbian. maybe itâs a open-source issue.
@Colbald said:
what they appear to be really saying is no-one - not one - has developed a plex media player for a linux OS like raspbian. maybe itâs a open-source issue.
Its not an open source issue, its just that its not on the scope of the Rasplex project. Rasplex is a nice UI fork of Kodi, and on Kodi you can do both things. If someone wants a âready to useâ server and client solution, they need to use Kodi
To be precise, Kodi is not a âserver and clientâ solution.
Kodi is a media player with access to network and the ability to build a media library based on a combination of networked and local file systems. But itâs not a server, as it can not share its media library with any other playback clients.
Thus Kodi is suitable for cases where you ONLY want to play media on the same device that holds the media library, as no server is needed for this usage.
A Plex server is motivated when you need to access media from another device than the one holding the media library.
And for these cases itâs sometimes possible to also have some Plex client program(s) on the same device, though that depends on the OS used for both server and client. And as stated above, RasPlex uses an embedded OS that currently does not allow for a PMS server.
For those running PMS under some Linux distro for the RPi, it may be possible to use Kodi as a Plex client through one of the available addons for that purpose. Three such addons exist that Iâm aware of, those being âPlexBMCâ, âPlexKodiConnectâ, and the official âPlex for Kodiâ addon from Plex Inc, though I believe that one is still in a preview âPlexPass-onlyâ release state.
Best regards: dlanor
I found this thread and can explain a very valid reason why youâd want this. If the Pi could be server and player at the same time, it could behave as the box that can serve media anytime to any of my devices including remote ones when Iâm away. And then when Iâm at home it would also be the box that connects to my main TV and plays media.
The answers in this thread tell me the reality is I will need two Pis or a Pi for server duties and another device for playback on the main TV. Not a big deal, but just one device would be nice.
