Headless Plexamp on RPi4 - Possible to use same Pi as a secondary Plex server?

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Hi - possibly a dumb question, I dunno. Anyhow, I have a Pi4 successfully operating as a headless Plexamp endpoint. It works fantastically.

I am hoping also to set up a secondary Plex server on a Pi mainly to serve movies, TV shows and documentaries. I am aware a Pi cannot act as a server for Plexamp purposes, and I wouldn’t expect it to anyhow. I would use my much more powerful NUC for that. The Pi server is to keep switched on more, as it’s less demanding power-wise.

Is there any reason why I cannot or should not get my Plexamp endpoint Pi to do double duty by operating as said 2nd server? It would just be a case of sticking a USB drive on the end and installing then running the Plex server.

Possible? Or a terrible idea due to compatibility things? Or just not feasible?

Thanks for any insights people! :pray: :grin:

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Possible? Yes, but definitely not recommended.

Plexamp Headless will always work best when not fighting other apps for limited resources. I wouldn’t be surprised if you experience audio stuttering or dropouts when Plex Media Server runs some of its more intensive tasks.

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Thanks for this. This was what I thought, but thanks for confirming :+1: :grinning:

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