# How to create a Plex Media Server on an Android Chrome notebook

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-create-a-plex-media-server-on-an-android-chrome-notebook/939636>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** chromecast\
**Created:** [June 12, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-create-a-plex-media-server-on-an-android-chrome-notebook/939636 "2026-06-12T21:53:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![radjag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@radjag](https://forums.plex.tv/u/radjag)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-create-a-plex-media-server-on-an-android-chrome-notebook/939636/1 "2026-06-12T21:53:26Z")

</div>

I keep all of my TV shows on a large USB HDD and have in the past been using a Windows Notebook for my Plex Media Server. I am trying to migrate to a smaller, simpler Acer Chromebook, but I cannot find a Plex Media Server for this platform??? Is there a fix for this problem?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-create-a-plex-media-server-on-an-android-chrome-notebook/939636/2 "2026-06-12T21:56:45Z")

</div>

There’s no PMS executables for Android.  
Android is generally considered to be a mobile OS and not necessarily suited for operating a server – the exception being the NVIDIA SHIELD