I have a raspberry pi5 running Ubuntu 24.04. I also have a local Plex server at home on a Synology NAS with plenty of movies on it. What is the best way to access this server other than a web page? I have installed Kodi and the Add-On but I don’t see how that would access the local Plex. Any insigh…

Thank you for the quick reply, I have added this “Add-On” but how do I configure it to access my local Plex? It seems to want to connect to the web.

[image] arac88: It seems to want to connect to the web. Of course it does. Each Plex client needs to log into a Plex account. From there, it will fetch the authentication and the address of the server(s) to which it was granted access.

Plex uses online authentication to secure the connection between the client and the server. It (the online company) knows the IP address of your server, so any (authorized) client anywhere can connect to your home server without you having to do things like setting up domains or having to remember …

How do I access my local Plex server on my NAS in Ubuntu

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How do I access my local Plex server on my NAS in Ubuntu

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