# Control server from second PC

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-server-from-second-pc/926283>\
**Category:** Remote Access\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [July 18, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-server-from-second-pc/926283 "2025-07-18T14:31:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![imWACC0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/35a633/32.png) [@imWACC0](https://forums.plex.tv/u/imWACC0)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-server-from-second-pc/926283/1 "2025-07-18T14:31:03Z")

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I want to put Plex on my Linux server. How can I control it from my Win PC?  
I don’t mean WATCH, I mean things like update, scan for new…

Server Version#: 1.41.8.9834 _[edit]_

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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-server-from-second-pc/926283/2 "2025-07-18T14:42:02Z")

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Just use the web app on any computer. If you have remote access enabled you can access it from almost any computer anywhere.  
Use [https://app.plex.tv](https://app.plex.tv) local or remote (or via [https://LocalIPaddress:32400/web](https://LocalIPaddress:32400/web) if local)

> [@imWACC0](#):
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> Server Version#: 4.146.0

That isn’t the server version is it the web app version.

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**Author:** ![imWACC0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/35a633/32.png) [@imWACC0](https://forums.plex.tv/u/imWACC0)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-server-from-second-pc/926283/3 "2025-07-18T14:51:47Z")

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> Use [https://app.plex.tv](https://app.plex.tv/)

Ok, let me see if I got this right?  
Plex uses a web interface that can be used anywhere in the LAN to access the server. I use [https://app.plex.tv/](https://app.plex.tv/) , enter PIN, and click settings?

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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-server-from-second-pc/926283/4 "2025-07-18T15:04:20Z")

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Yes. Some people don’t even have monitors on their computer the server is installed and always manage it from some other computer.

To be clear you can access it from anywhere ( assuming remote access is enabled and things are not blocked by whatever network you are on)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-server-from-second-pc/926283/5 "2025-10-16T15:04:57Z")

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